The students who are technology-literate are increasingly expecting faculty to be familiar with and to use computer technology. A recent article in THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ["Students Say They Check Courses' Web Pages Before Deciding to Enroll" by Jeffrey R. Young, May 27, 1999 issue] reports that some students believe that "the best professors are the ones who bother to make Web pages for their courses. And a growing number of students use the quality of course Web pages as a deciding factor when picking classes."

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TECHNOLOGY IN ADULT AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION - In "Using Technologies Effectively in Adult and Vocational Education" [ERIC Adult, Career, and Vocational Education Clearinghouse Practice Application Brief No. 2, 1999], Susan Imel presents information about educational applications of technology and provides some guidelines for its use in adult and vocational education. Imel shows how some of the aspects of educational technologies - providing more opportunities for learner- centered instruction, affording more active and interactive modes of instruction, facilitating collaborative and small group work - have particular advantages for adult learners.

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