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Download full textIllinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Dept. of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education. – 1983
This manual is designed for use with the Apple II microcomputer and software packages for the Microcomputer Vocational Education Reporting System 1.0 (MICRO-VERS). It is intended to aid local agencies in building and managing a database of information required by the State Board for reporting vocational program enrollment. An introduction…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Microcomputers
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Dept. of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education. – 1983
This manual is designed for use with the Apple II microcomputer and software packages for the Microcomputer Vocational Education Reporting System 2.0 MICRO-VERS. It is intended to aid local agencies in building and managing a database of information required by the State Board for reporting vocational program enrollment. An introductory section,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Instructional Materials
Gillfillan, Nancy M. – 1987
Via an LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) Title VI Library Literacy grant for fiscal year 1986, the Dixon (Illinois) Public Library expanded its involvement in the literacy effort. Additional rooms were made available for tutoring, materials and equipment for literacy students and books and equipment for literacy tutors were provided,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Courseware
Peer reviewedHenderson, Janet L. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1985
A study was conducted to assess the current status of microcomputer use by vocational agriculture instructors in Illinois. The study identified the number and types of microcomputers currently being used by vocational agriculture instructors, determined the techniques for managing microcomputer use, and identified the types of software currently…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Software, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedPotter, William Gray – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
Describes use of personal computer connected to large, multilibrary bibliographic system (Illinois' Library Computer System network) to model an analysis of record duplication across entire system. The pilot project, compressed records, the test database utilizing records from four libraries, and the matching scheme are discussed. Five sources are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWentling, Tim L.; Roegge, Chris A. – Evaluation Review, 1991
An outcomes-based model was developed to evaluate vocational education programs in Illinois. The model, which evaluates programs based on six vital signs of program quality, uses a series of computer technology expert systems to give local personnel assistance in exploring program problems and improvement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Expert Systems
Peer reviewedHutinger, Patricia L.; And Others – Children Today, 1990
Describes the development and implementation of the Activating Children through Technology (ACTT) computer curriculum in Parents and Child Together (PACT) Head Start classrooms in Springfield, Illinois. (BB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Olgetree, Earl J.; Haskins, Therese C. – 1983
A needs assessment of microcomputer use in Illinois school districts was conducted as a basis for developing resources for identifying microcomputer applications for administrative, instructional, and student purposes. A 20-item questionnaire mailed to 200 Illinois school district superintendents and administrators addressed current and potential…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board of Education Role, Competence, Computer Assisted Instruction
Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. Dept. of Technology. – 1987
This guide was developed in an Illinois program to help home economics teachers integrate the use of computers and program-related software into existing programs. After students are taught the basic computer skills outlined in the beginning of the guide, 50 learning activities can be used as an integral part of the instructional program. (One or…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. Dept. of Technology. – 1987
This computer-aided drafting (CAD) curriculum was developed to provide drafting instructors in Illinois with a useful guide for relating an important new technological advance to the vocational classroom. The competency-based learning activity guides are written to be used with any CAD system being used at the secondary and postsecondary levels.…
Descriptors: Architectural Drafting, Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Graphics
Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. Dept. of Technology. – 1987
This information processing curriculum was developed to provide business education instructors in Illinois with a useful guide for relating important new technological advances to the vocational classroom. The competency-based learning activity guides are written to be used with computer hardware and software available at the secondary and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
