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Law School Experience in Pervasive Electronic Communications.
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Shiels, Rosemary – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1994
Installation of a schoolwide local area computer network at Chicago-Kent College of Law (Illinois) is described. Uses of electronic mail within a course on computer law are described. Additional social, administrative, and research uses of electronic mail are noted as are positive effects and emerging problems (e.g., burdens on recipients and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Facilities, Educational Technology
Virtual Reality and Multiple Intelligences: Potentials for Higher Education.
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McLellan, Hilary – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1994
Discussion of the use of virtual reality in higher education looks at how this emerging computer-based technology can promote learning that engages all seven forms of intelligence proposed in H. Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Technical and conceptual issues in implementation of virtual reality in education are also examined.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Lessons in Developing Mathematical Courseware.
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Harding, R. D.; And Others – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1995
As part of a cross-disciplinary project to develop interactive, multimedia college instruction, a mathematics team developed a hypertext version of an existing textbook and created seven modules in basic calculus. Lessons and principles learned about courseware development are presented here to help faculty without previous software experience to…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
A Framework for the Contextual Analysis of Technology-Based Learning Environments.
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Jacobson, Michael J.; Spiro, Rand J. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1994
A framework for examining the effectiveness of different types of educational computing environments addresses the conceptual characteristics of the knowledge domain being learned and the learner's stage of knowledge. Characteristics of certain technology-based learning environments (computer-based drill, intelligent tutoring systems, hypertext)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Evaluation
Multimedia Educational Software: A Radical New Era for Software Design and Authorship.
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Owens, Peter – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1992
Advances in multimedia and video technology have made more sophistication in educational software almost necessary, requiring complex team authorship and production considerations. Colleges and schools can be active in software development and perhaps keep software production down to earth. The transition will be expensive and require many and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Costs, Courseware
The Impact of Computers on Learning: Research on In-School and Out-of-School Settings.
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Krendl, Kathy A.; Clark, Ginger – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1994
Literature on the influence of computers on learning in formal classroom and informal out-of-school contexts is reviewed, and the primary policy considerations in diffusion of computer-based educational technology are examined. The article suggests that the boundaries between formal and informal learning environments can be overcome with…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education