Attached is a brief summary of the results of the survey we conducted in January, 1991. Thank you for your help and your interest in the data. If you need additional clarification, please contact the state directly or feel free to call us. If you have any additional state network information, please let us know by dropping a note to us online at KURSHAN@VTVM1, or by fax at (703) 344-3152, or as a last resort, via the US mail at 4940 Buckhorn Road, Roanoke, VA 24014. Again, thank you for your interest and support. STATEWIDE EDUCATION NETWORKS SURVEY RESULTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Education is being supplemented and revitalized with the use of networking technology. Schools and students all over the world are "linking together" to share information and learning experiences. While this practice seems almost commonplace in many school districts, it is extremely foreign to others. Some school districts are technologically rich; others grapple with the most archaic of technology. However, the acceptance of technology as a crucial educational element to support restructuring and curricular needs, and to achieve educational equity and meet educational goals, appears to be growing at both the grass roots level and the national level as steps are now being taken to afford K-12 greater access to networking facilities. Spurred in part by this growing awareness, Educorp Consultants earlier this year conducted a nationwide survey requesting information on statewide networks that serve to facilitate distance learning. Surveys were sent to technology leaders from state departments of education, universities, public agencies, and private industry. The results of this survey will be used to assess the current status of networks in education, and to maintain a list of key contacts for each state and network. This survey also serves to update a similar study performed at Virginia Tech in Spring, 1990. The Virginia Tech study was designed to assess computer networks and networking activities in K-12 education. That study documented administrative-support and instructional networks that facilitated the educational environment. It did not specifically target distance learning or distance education activities as the Educorp study does. The Educorp survey response rate was an extremely encouraging 57%. Each state was sent at least one survey. Overall, the state response rate was 82%. Forty-one states responded to the survey. Thirty-two indicated they currently have at least one statewide network for distance learning, and nearly half have more than one. For example, the state of Hawaii has an interactive television system and a computer-based system, and the state of Florida operates two systems, FIRN and SUNSTAR. In addition, 21 of the 41 states that responded have plans to upgrade existing statewide networks or implement new statewide distance learning networks. Upgrading in many cases will be layering atop existing network technology. The technological attributes of the statewide distance learning networks cover a wide spectrum. Many are satellite-based with uplinks and downlinks and offer interactive television, 2-way audio and video and sometimes data. The computer-based systems tend to be associated with universities or schools of higher education. Not all respondents indicated the type of technology their network employs. However, of those that did offer this information, the split was nearly even between satellite and instructional television systems, and computer-based systems. Some of the newer network plans call for fiber optic cabling. Most states did not offer anticipated completion dates for their networks; however, many did indicate that lack of funding was impeding the progress and process. A comparison of results of the Educorp survey to the Virginia Tech study show that five states that did not respond to the Virginia Tech survey now indicate they have a statewide network operating for distance learning. In addition, a few of the networks have grown from their original design and purpose of administrative support (student, staff and financial information) to incorporate distance learning activities. Two tables are attached. The first lists by state, the contact person and network name for those states that currently have operational statewide networks. The second lists the contact person for those states that have plans to install a statewide network. A contact list is also attached which lists by state, the network name, a contact, and his/her address and phone number. Every individual who responded to the survey or who was subsequently contacted by Educorp Consultants is listed here. April, 1991 Educorp Consultants Barbara Kurshan Marcia Harrington 4940 Buckhorn Road 5949 Village Lane Roanoke, VA 24014 Roanoke, VA 24019 Kurshan@vtvm1.bitnet Marciah@vtvm1.bitnet 703/774-0193 EXISTING STATEWIDE NETWORKS BY STATE STATE NETWORK NAME CONTACT AL SDENET Rex C. Jones AK UACN Mike Cinij AK UACN Cathy Carney AZ Arizona EdLink John Cikalo CA CSUNET Craig Blurton CT Knowledge Network Betty Goyette DE University of Delaware William J. Geppert FL SUNSTAR & FIRN Bill Schmid GA GC EduNET Frank Lowney GA GEIS Les Butler HI Hawaii Interactive TV System C J Baehr HI PLATO Jon Nakasone ID Northwest Star Schools Ken Reed IN Electronic School District Michael Halla IN IDEANet Mike Huffman IN IHETS Mark D. Commons IA UNI Bill Callahan KY KET Lydia Wells Sledge ME MENET (MaineNet) Blynn C. Currier ME Community College of Maine Pamela MacBrayne MA MASSNet Ann Von der Lippe MA UMASS Campus Network Randy Sailer MI Michigan Comm. College Network Connie Julius MI Michigan Info. Tech Network Brian Raymond MN MNSAT (Satellite & Technology) Penelope L. Dickhudt MT National Diffusion Network Ron Luckinbill MT Big Sky Telegraph Frank Odasz NE NEB-SAT Wayne Fisher NE SERC, NEB-SAT Melodee Landis NJ Educational Technology Network Ted Smorodin NM Technet/Nedcomm Art St. George NY Technology Network Ties (TNT) Denis Martin NY William Halligan NY New York Network Greg Benson NC NCDLS Network Linda K. DeGrand NC NC DLS Network Elsie L. Brumback OH Ohio Education Computer Network Herb Van Dyke OH Ohio Education Computer Network Gene Miltko OH Ohio Educational Broadcasting Blan Fuller OK Televised Instruction System Robert F. Parker OR OR EdNet Ray Lewis OR OR EdNet James W. Sanner PA PENN*LINK Ann P. Witmer SC SCNET Kemble Oliver SC SERC-SC Bob Reese SD SD Public TV & Radio Networks Doris Spicer TX TEA-NET Connie Stout UT EDNET & UT Net. for Instr. TV Dale Steadman VT Vermont Ed-Net Alan Kousen VT Vermont Interactive TV Judith Hastings VA VA.PEN Cameron Harris VA VA.PEN Glen Bull WA STEP/Star Schools Cheryl Lemke WI STS/CDN Jody McCann STATES PLANNING NEW NETWORKS OR EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING NETWORKS STATE NETWORK NAME CONTACT AZ Kathryn Kilroy CA Vince Madden CA CSUNET Craig Blurton CO Colorado Learning Network Eric Feder DE University of Delaware William J. Geppert DE Thomas F. Brennan HI James Bannan HI PLATO Jon Nakasone IN KnowledgeNet Michael Huffman IA IOWA Communications Network Dean Crocker KS Denise Moore KY KET Lydia Wells Sledge MI Michigan Comm. College Network Connie Julius MN MNSAT (Satellite & Technology) Penelope L. Dickhudt MN Joan Wallin NE NEB-SAT Wayne Fisher NE SERC, NEB-SAT Melodee Landis NH Bob Ross NM Mary Jane Vinella ND Kathryn Pederson OH Ohio Education Computer Network Gene Miltko OH Ohio Educational Broadcasting Blan Fuller SC SCNET Kemble Oliver TX TEA-NET Connie Stout VT Vermont Ed-Net Alan Kousen WA STEP/Star Schools Cheryl Lemke WV SATNET Bobbi Nicholson WI Larry Dickerson NETWORK CONTACT LIST BY STATE ALABAMA --- SDENET Ron Wright Rex C. Jones Alabama DOE Alabama DOE 3317 Gordon Persons Bldg 5327 Gordon Persons Bldg Montgomery, AL 36130 Montgomery, AL 36130 205/242-8071 205/242-9590 ALASKA UACN UACN Mike Cinij Cathy Carney UAS Alaska DOE 11120 Glacier Hway Box F Juneau, AK 99801 Juneau, AK 99811-0500 907/789-4570 907/465-2841 ARIZONA Arizona EdLink --- John Cikalo Kathryn Kilroy EdLink Arizona DOE 1900 W Thomas Ave 1535 W Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85015 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602/255-5061 602/542-5024 CALIFORNIA --- --- Vince Madden Barbara O'Connor California DOE Educ. Techn. Commiss. 721 Capitol Mall Univ of CA at Sacramento Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 916/445-0775 916/278-6415 --- CSUNET Diane Rude Craig Blurton Econ. Dev., Trade & Technology California Techn Project 1100 J Street, Suite 404 PO Box 3842 Sacramento, CA 95814 Seal Beach, CA 90740 916/445-4591 213/985-9631 COLORADO --- Colorado Learning Network Karen Sanstead Eric Feder Business/Education Partnerships Colorado DOE 136 State Capitol 207 Colfax Ave Denver, CO 80203 Denver, CO 80203 303/866-2471 303/866-6859 CONNECTICUT --- --- Linda Naimi Sigmund Abeless Connecticut DOE Connecticut DOE 165 Capitol Ave 165 Capitol Ave Hartford, CT O6106 Hartford, CT O6106 203/566-4987 203/566-4825 Knowledge Network SNET Betty Goyette Thomas Buckley --- SNET 165 Capitol Ave 227 Church Hartford, CT O6106 New Haven, CT 06506 203/566-6660 --- DELAWARE University of Delaware --- William J. Geppert Thomas F. Brennan Dept of Public Instr Dept of Public Instr Townsend Bldg Townsend Bldg Dover, DE 19901 Dover, DE 19903 302/739-4888 302/739-3721 FLORIDA SUNSTAR & FIRN --- Bill Schmid David Brittain Florida DOE Florida DOE B1-14 Florida Educ Center Knott Bldg Tallahassee, FL 32399 Tallahassee, FL 32301 904/487-0911 904/488-0980 GEORGIA GEIS GC EduNET Les Butler Frank Lowney Georgia DOE School of Education 205 Butler Street Georgia College Atlanta, GA 30306 Milledgeville, GA 31061 404/656-2435 912/453-4546 HAWAII PLATO Hawaii Intact. TV System Jon Nakasone C J Baehr Comp Center Keller Hall Hawaii Public TV University of Hawaii 2350 Dole St Honolulu, HI 96822 Honolulu, HI 96822 808/956-2409 808/955-7878 --- James Bannan Hawaii DOE, Dist. Learning Techn 1302 Queen Emma St Rm 204 Honolulu, HI 96813 808/548-6990 IDAHO Northwest Star Schools Ken Reed Idaho DOE 650 W State Boise, ID 83720 208/334-2166 INDIANA KnowledgeNet IDEANet Michael Huffman Michael Huffman Educational Info. Systems Educational Info. Systems Room 229 State House Room 229 State House Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798 Indianapolis, IN 46204 317/232/0808 317/232-0808 IHETS Electronic School District Mark D. Commons Michael Halla Intelenet Commission ESD 17 W Market Street 1000 E 17th St Indianapolis, IN 46204 Bloomington, IN 47405 317/685-8990 812/855-2222 IOWA UNI IOWA Communications Network Bill Callahan Dean Crocker College of Education Communications Division University of Northern Iowa Hoover State Office Bldg Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0615 Des Moines, IA 50319 319/273-2719 515/242-6152 KANSAS --- Denise Moore Kansas DOE 120 E 10th St Topeka, KS 66612 913/296-1230 KENTUCKY KET Lydia Wells Sledge Kentucky DOE 1825 Capital Plaza Tower Frankfort, KY 40601 502/564-2672 MAINE Community College of Maine --- Pamela MacBrayne Richard Riley University of Maine @ Augusta Maine DOE University Heights Mail Sta. 23, Educ Bldg Augusta, ME O4330 Augusta, ME O4333 207/622-7131 207/289-5815 MENET (MaineNet) Blynn C. Currier Maine DOE University of Maine Augusta Augusta, ME 04333 207/621-0903 MASSACHUSETTS MASSNet UMASS Campus Network Ann Von der Lippe Randy Sailer MASSNet University of Mass 6 St James Avenue 239 Whitmore Admin Bldg Boston, MA O2120 Amherst, MA O1003 617/727-9500 413/545-1955 MICHIGAN Michigan Comm. College Network Michigan Info. Tech Network Connie Julius Brian Raymond Michigan Comm. College Assoc --- 2100 Michigan National Tower 4660 S Hagadorn Lansing, MI 48933 East Lansing, MI 48823 517/372-4350 517/336-1321 --- --- Dan Schultz Jamey Fitzpatrick Michigan DOE Michigan DOE PO Box 30008 PO Box 30008 Lansing, MI 58909 Lansing, MI 58909 --- 517/373-1806 MINNESOTA MNSAT (Satellite & Technology) --- Penelope L. Dickhudt Robert Price State Board of Voc. & Techn. Ed Control Data Corp 130 Capitol Sq Bldg 550 Cedar 8100 34th Ave S St Paul, MN 55101 Minneapolis, MN 55425 612/296-2256 --- --- Joan Wallin Minnesota DOE 660 Capitol Sq Bldg 550 Cedar St Paul, MN 55101 612/296-1570 MISSISSIPPI --- Pat Teski --- 102 Waterwood Drive Brandon, MS 39042 601/359-3778 MONTANA National Diffusion Network Big Sky Telegraph Ron Luckenbill Frank Odasz Montana DOE, Public Instr. Western Montana College State Capitol Box 11 Helena, MT 59620 Dillon, MT 59725 406/444-2080 406/683-7338 NEBRASKA NEB-SAT SERC, NEB-SAT Wayne Fisher Melodee Landis Nebraska DOE Techn Center Nebraska DOE 301 Centennial Mall So PO Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 402/471-2918 402/471-2918 NEVADA --- Frank South Nevada DOE 400 W King Street Carson City, NV 89710 702/687-3136 NEW HAMPSHIRE --- Bob Ross --- PO Box 1100 Durham, NH 03824 603/868-1100 NEW JERSEY Educational Technology Network Ted Smorodin New Jersey DOE 225 W State Street, CN500 Trenton, NJ O8625 609/984-1805 NEW MEXICO --- Technet/Nedcomm Kurt Steinhaus Art St. George New Mexico DOE CIRT Education Bldg Univ of New Mexico Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786 Albuquerque, NM 87131 505/827-3806 505/277-8046 --- Mary Jane Vinella New Mexico DOE Education Bldg Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786 505/827-6569 NEW YORK Technology Network Ties (TNT) --- Denis Martin William Halligan NY DOE NY DOE Room 860 EBA Public Broad. Prog. Albany, NY 12234 Albany, NY 12230 518/474-2380 518/474-5862 --- --- Steve Kidder Michael S Radlick NY DOE NY State DOE University of State of NY Elem. & Sec. Educ. Plan Albany, NY 12234 Albany, NY 12234 518/486-6074 518/473-9106 New York Network Greg Benson New York Network AE Smith Bldg, 12th Floor Albany, NY 12225 518/443-5333 NORTH CAROLINA NCDLS Network NCDLS Network Linda K. DeGrand Elsie L. Brumback NC Dept of Public Instr NC Dept of Public Instr 116 W Edenton St 116 W Edenton St Raleigh, NC 27603-1712 Raleigh, NC 27603-1712 919/733-3193 919/733-3170 NORTH DAKOTA --- Kathryn Pederson Dept of Public Instruction 9th Fl State Capitol 600 E Blvd Bismark, ND 58505-0440 --- OHIO --- --- Irene Bandy-Hedden Donna Boylan Ohio Board of Education Ohio Board of Education 65 South Front St 65 South Front St Columbus, OH 43266-0708 Columbus, OH 43266-0708 614/466-3708 614/466-2329 Ohio Educ. Computer Network Ohio Educ. Computer Network Herb Van Dyke Gene Miltko Ohio DOE Ohio DOE, Computing Serv 180 E Engler St 180 E Engler Columbus, OH 43266-0552 Columbus, OH 43266-0552 614/466-7000 614/466-7003 Ohio Educational Broadcasting Blan Fuller Ohio Educational Broadcasting 2470 North Star Road Columbus, OH 43221 614/644-1714 OKLAHOMA Televised Instruction System Robert F. Parker OK State Regents 500 Educ Bldg, State Capitol Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405/524-9160 OREGON OR EdNet OR EdNet Ray Lewis James W. Sanner Oregon ED-NET Oregon DOE 7140 SW Macadam, Suite 260 --- Portland, OR 97219-3013 Salem, OR 97310 503/293-1992 503/378-6405 PENNSYLVANIA PENN*LINK Ann P. Witmer PA DOE 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 717/787-1831 RHODE ISLAND --- Kenneth R. DiPietro RI DOE 22 Hayes Street Providence, RI 02908 401/277-2821 SOUTH CAROLINA SCNET SERC-SC Kemble Oliver Bob Reese University of South Carolina SC DOE Center for Computers & Writing 206 Rutledge Bldg Columbia, SC 29208 Columbia, SC 29201 803/777-5992 803/734-8090 SOUTH DAKOTA SD Public TV & Radio Networks Doris Spicer SD Public Broadcasting Box 5000 Vermillion, SD 57069 605/677-5861 TENNESSEE --- Betty Latture Tennessee DOE Cordell Hull Bldg Nashville, TN 37219 615/741-0874 TEXAS TEA-NET Connie Stout Texas Education Agency 1701 N Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701 512/463-9091 UTAH EDNET & UT Network for Inst TV --- Dale Steadman Helen Lacy Utah DOE 101 Gardner Hall 250 East 500 South University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84060 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 801/538-7947 801/581-5852 VERMONT Vermont Interactive TV Vermont Ed-Net Judith Hastings Alan Kousen VT Techn College Vermont DOE PO Box 500 120 State Street Montpelier, VT O5061 Montpelier, VT 05620 802/728-3391 802/828-3111 VIRGINIA VA.PEN VA.PEN Glen Bull Cameron Harris Curry School of Education VA DOE 405 Emmett Street Info. Serv., PO Box 6Q Charlottesville, VA 22901-2495 Richmond, VA 23216-2060 804/924-7471 804/225-2757(2099) WASHINGTON STEP/Star Schools Cheryl Lemke OSPI Old Capitol Bldg, FG-11 Olympia, WA 98504 206/586-2053 WEST VIRGINIA --- SATNET Brenda Williams Bobbi Nicholson WV DOE SATNET 1800 Washington St E PO Box 707 Charleston, WV 25305 Institute, WV 25112 304/348-2691 304/766-2070 WISCONSIN --- STS/CDN Larry Dickerson Jody McCann WI Educational Communic. Board Info. & Telecomm. Mgt 3319 West Beltline Hwy PO Box 7844 Madison, WI 53713 Madison, WI 53707-7844 608/273-5501 608/266-6700 CANADA W. Leigh Hull Anton Ljutic Alberta Educ Response Center Champlain College 6240 113th Street 900 Riverside Dr Edmonton, Alberta T6H-362 St Lambert, Quebec 403/422-6326 J4P-3P2 Barbara Kurshan "Bobbi" Computer Education Consultant Educorp Consultants 4940 Buckhorn Road Roanoke, Virginia 24014 Bitnet: kurshan@vtvm1 Applelink: B.KURSHAN CompuServe: 71420,3512 Office: (703) 774-0193