Deciphering Cyberspace

Leonard Shyles (Ph.D., Communication, Ohio State University) is Associate Professor of Communication at Villanova University. His publications include journal articles and book chapters dealing with the content and impact of televised political advertising in presidential campaigns. He is co-editor and co-author of The 1000 hour war: communication in the gulf (1994) for Greenwood Press, dealing with the use of telecommunications technologies to conduct the war in the Persian Gulf and to provide journalistic coverage of the conflict. Most recently, Shyles has published a comprehensive television production textbook, Video production handbook (1997) for Houghton Mifflin Company. Shyles’ current research focuses on understanding digital technology in the contexts of markets and policy.

• PART I: TECHNOLOGY1. Radio and Television Broadcasting - Leonard ShylesBroadcasting in AmericaThe Basics of Electromagnetic RadiationFrom Radio to Television TransmissionThe Expanded Video SystemCyberinterview: Michael Young2. Computers in Communication: Concepts and Application - Leonard ShylesThe Language of Binary CodeThe Move Toward Machine CalculationConceptual FoundationsFrom Theory to PracticeASCII: Why 1 Is a Beautiful Number in the Computer IndustryCapturing Sound with Binary CodeCapturing ImagesStandard Computer ArchitectureModern ComputersChip ManufacturingCyberinterview: Dan Birenbaum3. Sending Messages Across the Network - Leonard ShylesConnecting Users: AccessFrom Analog to Digital TransmissionGrowth of Telecommunications NetworkCellular TelephonyCyberinterview: Charles EhlinPART II: MARKETS4. Children in Cyberspace - Mark R. Banschick and Josepha S. BanschickThe Child/Internet InterfaceIntellectual DevelopmentInternet and the Social WorldIdentity Formation and the Internet5. Social and Psychological Uses of the Internet - JoAnn Magdoff and Jeffrey B. RubinWho Uses the Internet?When the Web Resembles the Real WorldRe-creating IdentityWhat is the True Self? Online and OfflineEmergence and ComplexityCyberinterview: Marvin Kane6. Connected Learning in the Information Age - Thomas McCain and Leigh MaxwellThe Infrastructure of EducationThe Unique Qualities of Digital MediaAdministrative ChallengesCyberinterview: Rick Marx7. Adopting Instructional Technologies - Judy C. PearsonBrief OverviewAssessing the Impact of Instructional TechnologiesThe Promise of Instructional TechnologiesChallenges Facing AdministratorsPART III: POLICY8. Law and Regulation, Part I: Individual Interests - Keith Lee and Janessa LightFreedom of ExpressionConstitutional Right to PrivacyCopyrightsEpilogue9. Law and Regulation, Part II: Business Interests - Janessa Light and Katherine NeikirkTrademarksJurisdictionDefamationEpilogueAppendix A: US Radio Spectrum Allocations and Uses