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Bork, Alfred – Creative Computing, 1984
Provides a list of statements which focus on: (1) computers in education; (2) the current situation with computers in schools; (3) courseware production; and (4) computers and the future of education. One of the points noted is that training is a major problem since few districts are approaching it adequately. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Courseware, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Bork, Alfred – Technological Horizons in Education, 1984
The director of an educational technology center, who maintains that much of today's computer courseware is of low quality, provides a checklist of points which can be used to identify educationally viable software then outlines two future scenarios for academia, illustrating the results of courseware selection. (JN)
Descriptors: Courseware, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
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Bork, Alfred – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1988
Discusses general social, moral, and ethical issues connected with computers in education; considers ethical issues related to the development of computer-based learning materials; and examines the use of the computer as a medium for ethical and moral education. Highlights include equity of access, games and learning, and cultural bias. (seven…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Cultural Awareness, Equal Education
Crowell, Peter; Bork, Alfred – Instruction Delivery Systems, 1989
Three articles discuss the development, availability, uses, and future of authoring systems. An overview of 74 authoring software packages is provided that includes vendors and costs; Crowell describes the development of interactive software, including programing and authoring languages; and Bork describes tools for developing technology-based…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Costs
Bork, Alfred – 1979
This paper describes the history, philosophy, and outcomes of work at the Educational Technology Center at the University of California, Irvine, with particular emphasis on the activities of the Physics Computer Development Project. Ten years of evolution for the physics projects and its basis of grant support are examined, and a series of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Graphics, Computer Managed Instruction
Arons, Arnold; Bork, Alfred – 1975
A pair of interactive computer-student dialogs developed for use primarily with elementary and high school teachers are described. The dialogs use graphic facilities for teaching about the sky as seen from the earth and about the phases of the moon. The primary aim is for the teachers to understand the nature of a scientific model, in this case…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs
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Bork, Alfred – Education and Computing, 1985
Reflects on major advantage of computers as learning devices--interaction--and discusses stages involved in production of materials for computer-based learning. Use of authoring languages is discouraged. A vision of the future includes hardware; producers, distributors, and users of computer-based learning materials; and educational changes…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Display Systems
Bork, Alfred – 1982
The personal computer is sparking a major historical change in the way people learn, a change that could lead to the disappearance of formal education as we know it. The computer can help resolve many of the difficulties now crippling education by enabling expert teachers and curriculum developers to prepare interactive and individualized…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs, Curriculum Development
Bork, Alfred – 1975
With support from the National Science Foundation and the University of California, the Physics Computer Development Project have produced in the last six years computer based material in a wide variety of modes. Among the major products are science learning dialogs, graphic additions to APL (A Programming Language), the underlying software, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Computer Science