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Acuta Enews October 1985, Vol. 14, No. 10

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President's Message

Party Line

Deju Vu

21st Century Telecommunications

Potpourri

Acuta Enews September 1985, Vol. 14, No. 9

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President's Message

Party Line

Inevitable result of breakup of AT&T is reduction of jobs

The Shape of Phone Calls to Come: Dial 'M' for Muddle

Consultant's Corner

Top 17 Installation Screw-Ups

Acuta Enews July & August 1985, Vol. 14, No. 7 & 8

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Party Line

Super-phone of future eyed by FCC

How Cellular Technology Works

The University of Chicago

Acuta Enews June 1985, Vol. 14, No. 6

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Party Line

Northwestern Phone System

New voice and data features for Centrex

LASS: Putting the telephone customer in charge

Acuta Enews May 1985, Vol. 14, No. 5

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Bell Atlantic Boasts: 1st With Centrex Data

Party Line

Personal Affairs

Phone Phreaks

Acuta Enews April 1985, Vol. 14, No. 4

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Party Line

Pay-As-You-Talk? Fad or Fortune?

Potpourri

Telephone System at The University of Oklahoma

AT&T Private-Line Tariffs Said to Offer Options, Risk

Acuta Enews March 1985, Vol. 14, No. 3

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Party Line

Telecomm: What Hath Been Wrought?

High Hopes and Tough Realities for Centrex

Acuta Enews January 1985, Vol. 14, No. 1

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Yale University

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The Intelligent Campus

Centrex/ Essx Service

Potpourri

Some Recollections About The Early Days Of The Agronomy Club, David Mcgill

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Monthly Newsletters

Includes some recollections by David McGill about the early days of the Agronomy Club at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Love Memorial Hall (University Of Nebraska–Lincoln) Scrapbook, 1985-1 (Spring)

Love Memorial Hall Scrapbooks (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Love Memorial Hall (University of Nebraska–Lincoln) Scrapbook, 1985-1 (Spring)

Factors Indicating Voag/Ffa Program Quality As Perceived By Idaho Voag Instructors And Principals, Richard M. Foster, Louis E. Riensenberg

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

In public school education, as in private industry, a difference of opinion may exist between management and production about the quality of activities inherent in an occupation. The high school principals and vocational agriculture teachers in our public school systems are certainly no exception. Both have the common goal of making the vocational program within the school district the highest quality possible. In order to develop a high-quality vocational agriculture program, these two individuals must not only communicate with one another what they think are the most important and highest quality activities in which the vocational agriculture teacher should participate, …

An Assessment Of Microcomputer Competencies Needed By Vocational Agriculture Instructors In Nebraska And Iowa, W. Wade Miller, Richard M. Foster

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

In order to provide effective preservice and inservice instruction to vocational agriculture teachers, certain baseline data are necessary. It was the intent of this study to: a) identify specific microcomputer competencies needed by vocational agriculture instructors and to make comparisons by state, size of vocational agriculture department, and years of teaching experience; b) identify barriers that may impede the use of microcomputers; and c) assess the current status of microcomputer usage in Nebraska and Iowa vocational agriculture programs.

Personality-Type Differences Of Students And Faculty And Their Effect On Student Achievement, Leverne Barrett

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

There is an increasing int rest among agricultural educators to find ways to improve instruction and learning. Within the last 10 years considerable attention has been given tot he effects of personality type on teaching and learning. Nearly 700 studies have been completed, but few have involved students of agriculture. Lawrence (1982) has stated that one of the greatest problems of American education today is the failure to recognize the unique learning needs of differing personality types.

Acuta Enews December 1984, Vol. 13, No. 12

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CABLING SYSTEMS FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXPLOSION

PARTY LINE

GETTING OVER YOUR TELEPHONE HANG-UPS

POTPOURRI

Acuta Enews November 1984, Vol. 13, No. 11

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PARTY LINE

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

EVOLUTION OF THE MODERN PBX

POTPOURRI

TEN CENTS A MINUTE

Acuta Enews October 1984, Vol. 13, No. 10

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TELEPHONE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMICS

WASHINGTON PERSPECTIVE

BITS & PIECES

Acuta Enews September 1984, Vol. 13, No. 9

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

BOSTON CONFERENCE

MULTIPLE POSSIBILITIES FOR MULTI-POINT NETWORKS

Acuta Enews August 1984, Vol. 13, No. 8

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President's Message

Bits & Pieces

Telecom Study Program to Begin

Information Management says Telecom Manager Fulfill Critical Role

MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AT&T: WHAT WAS IT WE WERE TRYING TO FIX

MIDWESTERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE '84

Acuta Enews July 1984, Vol. 13, No. 7

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Time-Compression Multiplexing Squeezing Digits Through Loops

Bits & Pieces

Repair Records lmportant

Wanted, Telecomm Pros

Acuta Enews June 1984, Vol. 13, No. 6

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Bell Labs Won't Have To Share ldeas As Much

Why AT&T Will Lose More Long-Distance Business

United Telecom Makes Long Distance Phone Plan

AT&T Long Distance Plan Stirs Varied Reactions

The lrony Of lt All

Acuta Enews May 1984, Vol. 13, No. 5

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President's Message

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BOCs Revamp Centrex Service To Vie With PBXs

Communications Gear Showcased For L.A. Olympics

AT&T: A Period of Adjustment

Lincoln Tel Tackles First Light guide Job

Court: Cops Can Tape Cordless Talk

Acuta Enews March & April 1984, Vol. 13, No. 3 & 4

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Telpak May Be Dead, But Closer Look Shows a Better Deal Ahead

Metro Tel lntroduces Quick Call 2000 For "intelligent" Speed Dialing And LCR

If A Client Orders Whiskey and Beef At Lunch, lt May Be A Power Move

Illegal Telephone Calls Hit Total Of $350,000

Acuta Enews February 1984, Vol. 13, No. 2

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Corporation Managers of Telecommunication Find Job Gets Tougher

It's Rush Hour For "Telecommuting"

Cutting The Cord Of Office Bell Ringers

Acuta Enews January 1984, Vol. 13, No. 1

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President's Message

Colorado State University

Potpourri

Resale of Telephone Service to Students

Telecom Managers Need to Check Impact of Post-Divestiture Changes on Networks

Conclusion Five

Bits N' Pieces

Perceptions Of Northwest Vocational Agriculture Instructors Regarding Knowledge Of Microcomputers And Value Of Proposed Microcomputer Programs In Agriculture, James A. Church, Richard M. Foster

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

The primary purpose of this study (Church, 1982) was to identify microcomputer topics that might be of value as part of the instructional programs of secondary vocational agriculture in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The specific objectives were to:

1. Determine the knowledge possessed by Northwest vocational agriculture instructors regarding microcomputer usage and capability.
2. Determine the need for inservice training in microcomputer usage for Northwest vocational agriculture instructors.
3. Determine which microcomputer systems were most readily available to Northwest vocational agriculture instructors.
4. Analyze the value placed by Northwest vocational agriculture instructors on selected microcomputer topics for use in the curriculum.

A Comparison Of The Attitudes Of School Superintendents, Agriculture Teachers, Advisory Council Chairpersons, Vocational Agricultural Graduates, And Their Employers, Of The Nebraska Vocational Agriculture Core Curriculum, Roy D. Dillon

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

During the academic year 1976–1977, a new Vocational Agriculture Core curriculum was implemented in Nebraska (Nebraska, 1977). This new curriculum, patterned from the Oklahoma Vocational Agriculture Core Curriculum, was prepared at the University of Nebraska during the summer of 1976 (Oklahoma, 1974). During the 1976–1977 academic ·year, the Core Curriculum was implemented through district workshops for vocational agriculture teachers.

Perceptions Of Northwest Vocational Agriculture Instructors Regarding Knowledge Of Microcomputers And Value Of Proposed Micrcomputer Programs In Agriculture, James A. Church, Richard M. Foster

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

The primary purpose of this study (Church, 1982) was to identify microcomputer topics that might be of value as part of the instructional programs of secondary vocational agriculture in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The specific objectives were to:

1. Determine the knowledge possessed by Northwest vocational agriculture instructors regarding microcomputer usage and capability.
2. Determine the need for inservice training in microcomputer usage for Northwest vocational agriculture instructors
3. Determine which microcomputer systems were most readily available to Northwest vocational agriculture instructors.

4. Analyze the value placed by Northwest vocational agriculture instructors on selected microcomputer topics for use in the curriculum.

The Importance Of Selected Activities Affecting The Role Of Vocational Agriculture Instructors As Perceived By Vocational Agriculture Instructors, Principals, And Superintendents In Idaho, Michael G. Rush, Richard M. Foster

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

The primary purpose of this study (Rush, 1982) was to evaluate differences in how vocational agriculture instructors and their administrators viewed the importance of selected activities of vocational agriculture instructors. Views of principals and superintendents regarding the importance of the duties and responsibilities of the vocational agriculture instructor were also compared.

1. To identify the differences between vocational agriculture instructors and administrators in their perceptions of the importance of selected activities of vocational agriculture instructors.
2. To identify the amount of time vocational agriculture instructors and administrators believe the vocational agriculture teacher should spend carrying out responsibilities of the job.
3. To identify …

Acuta Enews December 1983, Vol. 12, No. 12

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

TRIVIA

BITS & PIECES

INNOVATIVE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM OUTS F.I.T. IN FRONT

A QUANTUM LEAP FOR COMMUNICATIONS

A Profile Of Nebraska Extension Agents Related To Their Awareness, Self-Perceived Confidence Levels, Attitudes And Present Practices In Selected Areas Of Mass Media Communications, Susan Louise Register

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Purpose. It was the purpose of this study to construct a profile of Nebraska Extension Agents related to their awareness, self-perceived confidence levels, attitudes and present practices in selected areas of mass media communications. Method. A questionnaire, developed by the author, was mailed to 100 percent of the Nebraska Extension Agents. The questionnaire used a Likert scale to measure self-perceived confidence levels and educational effectiveness in regard to selected mass media tasks. A five point Likert scale was used to measure how often selected source materials were used in creating media releases. Personal media habits were revealed as well as …