We are evaluating electronic classrooms used to support collaborative
strategies for learning. The classrooms feature a network of 20 workstations
built into the desks to support as many as 40 students. Two large screen
projectors enable instructors to show computer demonstrations, student
workstations, video, or other images. Text, graphics, and video are shared
on the network, thereby enabling instructors to distribute class notes,
homework assignments, etc. The AT&T Teaching Theater and the IBM-TQM
Teaching Theater provide an unusual opportunity to investigate the application
of hypermedia and collaborative groupware to lecture and college seminar
environments. Educational issues involve the appropriate mix of multimedia
materials, anonymity and disclosure of ideas, and learning to navigate
versus navigating to learn.