EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY, a peer-reviewed online journal, is now available in HTML and PDF format. Articles in the July issue include: Practical Experiences of and Lessons Learned from, Internet Technologies in Higher Education-Stephen Shaw and Simon Polovina; The Impact of Technology and Distance Education: A classical Learning Theory Viewpoint-Herb Thompson; Distance Learning as "Learning by Doing"-Mary E. Lee (Guest Editor); Support Services for Distance Education-Sandra Frieden; Combining Technologies to Deliver Distance Education-Cynthia Martine and Vicki Freeman and...more. Case studies, invited articles, software reviews, Web site reviews and book reviews round out the issue. For free access to the journal see: http://ifets.gmd.de/periodical/

VIDEO AND PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGIES - is the theme of the latest issue of SYLLABUS (vol. 13, no. 1, August 1999). In the July issue, articles include "Video Literacy Series: What Video Does Well in Education-and What It Doesn't," by writer-director Barry Hampe; "Immersive Imaging Technology: VR for the Web in Academia," by Stephen D. Comer, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Citadel; and "The Case for Visual Media in Learning," by Sarah McCormick, chair of the General Studies Program at the University of Advancing Computer Technology in Tempe, AZ. The issue also includes a buyer's guide to video and presentation hardware and software. Syllabus [ISSN 1089-5914] is published ten times a year by Syllabus Press, Inc. For more information see: http://www.syllabus.com/syllsub.html

THE PEW PROGRAM IN LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY - is publishing a free, quarterly electronic newsletter that highlights ongoing examples of redesigned academic learning environments using technology, and examines issues related to academic course redesign and implementation. The Pew Program in Learning and Technology has committed over $6 million in a 3-year grant program to assist universities in the redesign of large, introductory classes using technology. Course redesigns are being undertaken to lower the cost of course delivery while enhancing the educational effectiveness of the curriculum. The free newsletter is published on a quarterly basis: March 15, June 1, September 15 and December 1. For more information see: http://www.center.rpi.edu/PewNews1.html