+ Page 1 + --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ####### ######## ######## ########### ### ### ## ### ## # ### # Interpersonal Computing and ### ### ## ### ## ### Technology: ### ### ## ### ### An Electronic Journal for ### ######## ### ### the 21st Century ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ## ### ISSN: 1064-4326 ### ### ### ## ### October 1996 ####### ### ######## ### Volume 4, Number 3-4, pp. 1-6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Published by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Additional support provided by Georgetown University University of Maryland Baltimore County Northern Arizona University This article is archived as CONTENTS IPCTV4N4 on LISTSERV@LISTSERV.GEORGETOWN.EDU -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Letter from the Publisher 2. Retrieval Instructions for Articles 3. Table of Contents and Abstracts 4. Editorial Board 5. Copyright Statement ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Letter from the Senior Editor Dear Readers, Some of you may recall that in 1994, the publisher and editorial board of _Interpersonal Computing and Technology: An Electronic Journal for the 21st Century_ conducted a readership survey of its subscribers. We did this for several reasons. We wanted to gather information on a few issues of general concern to the scholarly community that we identified regarding electronic publishing, authoring, and reading. We sought to add to our understanding of authors' and readers' concerns with the credibility, access, and permanence of electronic journals within a changing technological environment. We also were interested in discussing the use of electronic surveys as a data gathering methodology. I am pleased to announce that the results of this survey are reported in the September 1996 issue of the _Journal of the American Society for Information Science_ (see the citation below). A note: The complete Appendix that lists the survey questions and includes the response rate for each item was inadvertently left out of the article. At least until an Erratum is printed, the Appendix is available for interested readers on my homepage: http://cac.psu.edu/~mauri/zane.html Reference: Berge, Z.L. and Collins, M.P. (1996). IPCT Journal Readership Survey. _Journal of the American Society for Information Science_. 47(9): 701-710 We again invite your submissions to IPCT-J. IPCT-J is indexed in ERIC and articles with a distance education emphasis are indexed in the British Open University database. I have also found links to the IPCT-J web pages turning up in an increasing number of lists of distance education resources. Regards, Zane Berge, Editorial Board IPCT Journal + Page 2 + ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Retrieval Instructions for Articles LISTSERV Articles are stored as files at LISTSERV@LISTSERV.GEORGETOWN.EDU. To retrieve this file, send the GET command appearing both before and after the article abstract to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.GEORGETOWN.EDU. Back issues of the journal are stored at LISTSERV@LISTSERV.GEORGETOWN.EDU. To obtain a list of all available files, send the following message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.GEORGETOWN.EDU: INDEX The name of each issue's table of contents file begins with the word "CONTENTS". WORLD WIDE WEB IPCT-J has its own WEB pages, where you can retrieve current and back issues: URL http://www.helsinki.fi/science/optek/ FTP and Gopher are no longer supported at Georgetown for the journal. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Contents ------------------------- To retrieve this article GET BARNES.IPCTV4N4 LITERACY SKILLS IN THE AGE OF GRAPHICAL INTERFRACES AND NEW MEDIA Susan Barnes Fordham University ABSTRACT Graphical interfaces that use icons to execute computer commands are influencing traditional literacy skills. By adding a new visual language to the reading process this technology alters prinbased reading skills because it adds visual thinking to verbal reading skills. The introduction of new media, such as hypertext and multimedia, further reinforce this trend by adding visual elements to texts. To date, educators have mixed reactions to the influence of new media on traditional literacy skills. However, some educators fear that computer technology will require people to learn additional skills to become literate, as a result, a huge gap will be created between people who are techno-literate and techno-illiterate. This article describes some of the literacy issues raised by the introduction of graphical interfaces and new media in education. To retrieve this article GET BARNES.IPCTV4N4 Pages: 7-26 + Page 3 + ----------------------------- To retrieve this article GET DEMAC.IPCTV4N4 BOOK REVIEW : THE DISTANCE LEARNING FUNDING $OURCEBOOK Donna Demac Among the numerous directories listing foundation and corporate giving programs, none is as comprehensive and up-to-date as the recently-published Distance Learning Funding $ourcebook by Arlene Krebs. Here is where educators, grassroots community organizers, media activists and producers can find a concise, practical, down-to-earth resource. To retrieve this article GET DEMAC.IPCTV4N4 Pages : 27-28 -------------------------------------------------- To retrieve this article GET FERRIS.IPCTV4N4 WOMEN ON-LINE: CULTURAL AND RELATIONAL ASPECTS OF WOMEN'S COMMUNICATION IN ON-LINE DISCUSSION GROUPS Sharmilla Pixy Ferris William Patterson College ABSTRACT Researchers have predicted that the unique characteristics of computer- mediated communication would mitigate gender differences. The recent increase in women's participation on-line provides an opportunity to investigate this prediction. A review of the literature leads to the conclusion that women's communications in cyberspace often mirrors that of face-to-face communication, linguistically and relationally. However, on-line communities can offer women a unique communication opportunity, allowing for the development and display of a distinct relational and cultural style. To retrieve this article GET FERRIS.IPCTV4N4 Pages: 29-40 -------------------------------------------------- To retrieve this article GET SALVADOR.IPCTV4N4 A MATTER OF GOOD PRACTICE Tony Salvador ABSTRACT This article considers the cultural context of target markets and relates responsible technology development to good business practice, using the family as a cultural context and the personal computer as a technological example. The personal computers was designed to fit within a business culture, and is now being marketed to fit within a family context. Also discussed is the role that consumers and consumer advocates can play in fashioning their own cultural contexts, thus fulfilling their part of the business-consumer partnership. Pages: 41-48 To retrieve this article GET SALVADOR.IPCTV4N4 + Page 4 + --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Editorial Board ------------------------ PUBLISHER: Department of Education University of Maryland Baltimore County and AECT - Association for Educational Communication and Technology EDITOR: Susan B. Barnes Department of Communication & Media Studies Fordham University EDITORIAL BOARD: Zane L. Berge Director, Training Systems, ISD Graduate Program UMBC Gerald M. Santoro Center for Academic Computing, Pennsylvania State University MANAGING EDITOR: Mauri P. Collins Research Associate, Office of the Provost Northern Arizona University ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Manuel Bermudez University of Florida Computer & Information Sciences Thomas Berner The Pennsylvania State University. Journalism & American Studies Morton Cotlar University of Hawaii Management Paulo A. Dasilva Military Institute of Engineering San Paulo, Brazil William Eadie Speech Communication Association Associate Director LaDonna C. Garrett Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York Fashion Buying & Merchandising Dept. Stephanie B. Gibson University of Baltimore Communications Design Theodore S. Hopf Washington State University Communication Alice Horning Oakland University English and Rhetoric Vladimir Klonowski Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw Donald Kraft Louisiana State University Computer Science Scott Kuehn Clarion University of Pennsylvania Communication + Page 5 + Paul J. Lippert East Stroudsburg State University Pennsylvania Communications Edward Mabry University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Communication Rory McGreal TeleEducation New Brunswick, Canada Executive Director David Schroeder Valparaiso University Business Administration David Sims University of Prince Edward Island, Canada Veterinary Medicine Wendy Snetsinger The Pennsylvania State University. Instructional Systems Lance Strate Fordham University Communication and Media Studies Pekka L. Vakkilainen Oy EDI Management Finland Ltd CMC & EDI Engineer Amy Zelmer Central Queensland University, Australia Health Science + Page 6 + 5. Copyright Statement ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Interpersonal Computing and Technology: An Electronic Journal for the 21st Century Copyright 1996 UMBC and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Copyright of individual articles in this publication is retained by the individual authors. Copyright of the compilation as a whole is held by UMBC and AECT. It is asked that any republication of this article state that the article was first published in IPCT-J. Contributions to IPCT-J can be submitted by electronic mail in APA style to: Susan Barnes, Editor IPCT-J SBBARNES@PIPLELINE.COM or BARNES@MURRAY.FORDHAM.EDU