University of West Virginia Promotes NETIE 
(National Education Technology Information Exchange)

The National Education Technology Information Exchange (NETIE) represents 
a national database of education and teacher preparation materials 
designed to promote communication among schools of education and selected 
K-12 agencies.  This project is a joint venture between the University of 
West Virginia College of Graduate Studies and IBM.  The IBM AS/400 
mainframe computer which contains the database is managed by UWVCOGS and 
is funded by IBM through a $1.1 million grant.

The underlying principle of NETIE is that communication in education is 
vital.  If education is to thrive, classroom teachers need to be aware of 
the latest research in curriculum and instruction.  At the same time it is 
important that teacher education programs reflect the ideas and concerns 
of the classroom teacher.  The NETIE philosophy stresses the need for 
teacher education to provide not only a theoretical basis for learning but 
also an arsenal of delivery strategies for the teacher to take into the 
classroom.  By establishing communication links between Schools of 
Education and K-12 schools, this principle can be maximized to benefit 
both.

To achieve its goals, NETIE plans to implement four major components:

1.  Information Center  -a communications hub where participants can 
    obtain information, share ideas, and access a demographic database of
    projects within schools of education.  Initial information is being 
    collected from more than 140 School of Education projects funded 
    through IBM's $30 million teacher preparation initiative.

2.  NETIE Notes  -will be comprised of a collection of technical topics, 
    topical educational opinions, notices of grants, and notices of 
    upcoming events.

3.  Colleague's Corner  -will include a library of case studies, 
    proceedings of relevant conventions, and reviews of new technologies, 
    software, and research dealing with education and technology.

4.  NETIE Journal  -is planned as an on-line, refereed electronic journal 
    specializing in articles on the uses of technology in education based  
    on research methodologies.  The Journal's relational database will  
    allow for retrospective searches and referencing capabilities not  
    currently available within the field of teacher education.

For further information, contact:  
Nancy M. Wilson, Ed.D.  
Netie, UVWCOGS 
P.O. Box 1003 
Institute, WV 25112-1003 
1-800-642-2647 ext 2011 or 1934
NANCY@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU
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