role of pedagogy in distance learning

White students lacking a home computer, but not African American students, 
appear to find an alternative means of accessing the Internet.








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Hu Shouping and George D. Kuh (2001, November).  Computing Experience and Good 
Practices in Undergraduate Education:  Does the Degree of Campus Wiredness 
Matter?  Education Policy Analysis Archives, 9(49).

Responses to the College Student Experience Questionnaire 4th Edition from
18,844 students at 71 colleges and universities were analyzed to determine if the 
presence of computing and information technology influenced the frequency of 
use of various forms of technology and other educational resources and the 
exposure to good educational practices.  Undergraduates attending more wired 
campuses as determined by the 1998 and 1999Yahoo! Most Wired Campus 
survey more frequently used computing and information technology and reported 
higher levels of engagement in good educational practices than their counterparts 
at less wired institutions.  Non-traditional students benefited less than traditional 
students, but both women and men students benefited comparably from campus
wiredness.


Johnson, Dan (2001, September/October).  The Cyber Children Have Arrived, Futurist,
35(5).

This article focuses on the impact of computers in the United States.  It discusses 
the benefits of computers to children as well as the effects of excessive computer 
activity.  Recommendations to ease the digital divide include significant 
initiatives from government and the private sector to boost low-income families 
access to computers and the Internetat home, at school, and in libraries and 
community centers.


Kominski, Robert and Eric Newberger (1999, August).  Access Denied:  Changes in
Computer Ownership and Use, 1984-1997.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Sociological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

This paper reports research and analysis undertaken by Census Bureau staff. 
Using data from a series of questionnaire supplements conducted as part of the 
Current Population Survey, questions addressed home ownership and use of 

	

	

		

			

				

					

						





						

							
								
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