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Acuta Enews November 1990, Vol. 19, No. 11

ACUTA Newsletters

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Election of Directors

ICA backs universities

Vendor Liaison

An end to phone tag

Party Line

Hawaii air fares locked in

Acuta Enews October 1990, Vol. 19, No. 10

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Early warning of PVC fires

President's column

Attendant quiets complaints

Party Line

ISDN personalized

What do you charge?

Acuta Enews September 1990, Vol. 19, No. 9

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Are colleges aggregators?

President's column

Four workshops scheduled

Revising the directory

A six-node network

Update on Portland

Acuta Enews August 1990, Vol. 19, No. 8

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New President's column

Conference gets high marks

Regions consolidated

Birds of a Feather

Party Line

Summer-time Blues

Acuta Enews July 1990, Vol. 19, No. 5

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In This Issue

Long distance aggregators: A new wrinkle

Telecommunications: one of 'hottest' careers

Message From President

Portland Seminar to give full story on TMS

Do thorough check before joining aggregator

Portland Seminar to give full story on TMIS

Party Line

Touch screens may replace Touch Tone

Workstations pay for themselves in 9 months

Univ. of Chicago fits old halls with new wires

Funding sought for high speed 'data highway'

Acuta Enews June 1990, Vol. 19, No. 6

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WMU gets 'complete' cable

President's message

Profiles of new staff members

Orlando update

Election preview

Bulletin Board

Acuta Enews May 1990, Vol. 19, No. 5

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In This Issue

IU installs first cohesive telecom network

Fun for the whole family in Orlando

Message From the President

Membership to elect VP, Secretary, Treasurer

On your own with the On-Call Book

Party Line

IU achieves first cohesive telecom system

Acuta Enews April 1990, Vol. 19, No. 4

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In This Issue

Northwest Missouri State Shares Long Distance Resources with Students

Message From The President

News from ACUTA Headquaters

Party Line

To Lan or Not To Lan: Local Area Networks, Part 2

Acuta Enews March 1990, Vol. 19, No. 3

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In This Issue

To LAN or Not to LAN: Do You Really Need a Local Area Network?

Update: Incorporation & Bylaws Committee

Message From The President

Vegas Seminar to Cover Voice, Data, Video

Success Story: Connecting Campuses in Oregon

Party Line

Read Mail

Acuta Enews February 1990, Vol. 19, No. 2

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In This Issue

Ohio State's Innovative Technique for Student Resale: Bar-Coding

Message From The President

Winter Seminar in Scottsdale a Success!

Update: Board of Directors Meetings in Scottsdale

News from ACUTA Headquaters

Cable and Wire: The Ties That Bind, Gag and Choke

Telephone Calling Cards Save Travelers Time And Money

Acuta Enews January 1990, Vol. 19, No. 1

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In This Issue

Seasoned Pro & Nervous Novice

Message From The President

Make a membership

Working with Vendors

Party Line

Rethinking What It Means To Be A Scholar, R. Eugene Rice

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

A broader and more accurate definition of scholarship also includes the integration of knowledge, the application of knowledge, and the representation and dissemination of knowledge-teaching.

Teaching In Action: Criteria For Effective Practice, Ronald Smith, Fred Schwartz

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

This essay describes ways through which teachers enhance their teaching art within the process of teaching itself.

The Meaning Of College Grades, James Eison

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

The often confusing and inconsistent character of academic grades in higher education can be greatly reduced by suggestions offered in this essay.

Why Professors Don't Change, Loren Ekroth

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Even if professors wanted to change their teaching methods, the ways they define themselves and stabilizing aspects of their academic situations often resist their attempts to change.

The Challenge Of Teaching The Introductory-Level Course, Delivee L. Wright

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Introductory-level courses usually offer many more and greater challenges than do advanced courses, and it is appropriate that they be delivered by the most effective instructors.

Critical Thinking By Design, Joanne Gainen Kurfiss

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

This essay offers guidelines for increasing the critical thinking potential of courses in the disciplines in higher education.

Major Project Management: The Yale Telecommunications Project

ACUTA: Other Publications

Back in the good old days, when the telephone business was simpler and Saturday night television was worth watching, I can remember Ted Knight the newsman (remember him on The Mary Tyler Moore Show?) looking off into some imagined horizon in the newsroom when asked how he happened to come to his current position. With head cocked upward and his hand clutching his right lapel, he'd start in his deepest, most pompous voice: “lt all started in a small, 5,000-watt radio station..." Around here it a!! started with a 12,000-line, decade-old Centrex system and a new hospital building going up …

Evaluating Honors Programs: An Outcomes Approach, Jacqueline Reihman, Sara Varhus, William R. Whipple

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs

The evaluation of academic programs has always been a complex and sensitive issue. Evaluations are undertaken to determine which programs will survive in an era of straitened economic circumstances, to gain or maintain accreditation, or to tell us how our programs can be improved. They may apply some normative standard of quality, 0r address an academic program's unique situation and mission. They may include the following: review of budget, evaluation of staff, description of the program's operation, demonstration of faculty and student satisfaction, or measures of what students have learned. They may use standardized or locally developed tests of achievement; …

Acuta Enews November 1989, Vol. 18, No. 11

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A Conversation with Kid Malott, ACUTA Post President

Message From The President

Toronto Seminar a Smash!

Update: More on McGill..

Changing your prefix? Read this first...

Administrative Director's Column

Acuta Enews October 1989, Vol. 18, No. 10

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One of the hottest topics among ACUTA members... Student Services

DO KNOW YOUR ACUTA REGION?

Message From The President

Focus on ACUTA News:

Then and Now

User Groups

Party Line

Acuta Enews September 1989, Vol. 18, No. 9

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In This Issue

ln Memory of Bill D. Morris

Reflection on Bill Morris

Message From The President

Party Line

Protect Your Call Records

Acuta Enews August 1989, Vol. 18, No. 8

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ACUTA Conference o Success in Philly!

PHILADELPHIA BOARD MEETING

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

First Timers Contest

USER Groups

Party Line

Acuta Enews July 1989, Vol. 18, No. 7

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In This Issue

President's Message

ACUTA Welcomes Two New Staff Members to Serve you!

Nanci Unger, Publications Editor

Don't Miss ACUTA's 18th Annual Conference and Exhibit Show July 23-27 in Philadekphia

Kellie Preston Promoted to Staff and Events Coordinator

Another First for ACUTA: Live Satellite Transmission Planned for Annual Conference

Acuta Enews June 1989, Vol. 18, No. 6

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President's Message

Party Line

Administrative Director's Office

The Secondary Marker: Working to Save You Money

The Battle Continues: Centrex vs PBX

Used Equipment Isn't Necessarily Abused Equipment

Acuta Enews April 1989, Vol. 18, No. 4

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In This Issue

President's Message

Party Line

User Groups

1989-90 Dues Notices

Gallaudet University

University of Missouri Adds Video Instruction To Beat The Highway Blue

Wake Forest University Telecommunitcations

Administrative Director's Office

Sky-high satisfaction with SkyDome contract

Acuta Enews March 1989, Vol. 18, No. 3

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Duke University Tel-Com

Bits & Pieces

President's Message

Administrative Director's Office

Palm Springs Seminar

Party Line

Digital Rebel

User Groups

Acuta Enews February 1989, Vol. 18, No. 2

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President's Message

Party Line

Users Must Join The Standards Fray

Video Classroom

User Groups

Bits & Pieces

Attitudes Of Nebraska Superintendents, Principals, And Vocational Agriculture Instructors Regarding Tne Delivery Of Adult Education Through Secondary Programs, Michael F. Adelaine, Richard M. Foster

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes held by Nebraska superintendents, principals, and vocational agriculture instructors about the delivery of adult agricultural education programs within the public secondary school system. The specific objectives identified for investigation were to:

1. Determine if differences principals, and vocational agricultural education, in attitudes exist among superintendents, agriculture instructors toward adult agricultural education.
2. Determine if differences in attitudes exist between administrators (superintendents and principals) and vocational agriculture instructors toward adult agricultural education.
3. Determine the preferred agency or organization (extension, community colleges, etc.) for delivery of adult education as perceived by superintendents, principals, and …

Agribusiness Skills Required By Agriculture Students As Perceived By Nebraska -Vocational Agriculture Instructors And Agribusiness Managers, David R. Spotanski, Richard M. Foster

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to identify agribusiness skills required by a student for entry level employment in Nebraska agribusinesses. The specific objectives were:

1. To determine agribusiness skills perceived to be required for employment, by Nebraska agribusiness managers and vocational agriculture instructors,
2. To determine differences between the perceived importance of selected skills required for employment in an agribusiness, by Nebraska vocational agriculture instructors and agribusiness managers.