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Peer reviewedFoshay, Rob; Bergeron, Corrie – TechTrends, 2000
Discusses faster modems and the limits of telephone lines; applying classroom teaching principles to the Web courseware; computer-based education (CBE) versus instructor-led distance education; necessary components of a Web-based CBE instructional solution (management, courseware, groupware); anatomy and components of the PLATO courseware system;…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Download full textFoshay, Rob; McEvoy, Ellen; Graves, Mike; Park, Rosemarie – 2000
This Technical Paper focuses on the new PLATO[R] reading curricula which represent an innovation in the computer-based teaching of basic reading skills and advanced reading comprehension strategies for adults and young adults in secondary and postsecondary academic settings, as well as adult/job skills training. The first section is divided into…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Curriculum Development
Foshay, Rob – 2002
Professional educators demand that their methods and instructional resources be soundly based on research and theory. From its origins nearly 40 years ago, the PLATO[R] system has built the largest base of basic research on computer-based learning in the field. Beginning with research funded by the National Science Foundation and conducted at the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Educational Research
