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The Design and Implementation of a Multimedia Information System with Automatic Content Retrieval.
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O'Docherty, M. H.; And Others – Information Services and Use, 1991
Explains multimedia information systems (MMIS) and describes a pilot system with automatic content retrieval developed at the Victoria University of Manchester (England). Topics discussed include types of databases; requirements of the Manchester MMIS; system architecture and operation; semantic data and their representation of images; queries;…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Home Computing as an Integral Part of Distance Learning.
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Davies, Gordon; Preece, Jenny – Education and Computing, 1990
Discusses distance learning, describes the Open University in the United Kingdom, and describes the incorporation of home computing into computer courses at the Open University. Industrial training is discussed, a course using televised classes and one using video and printed materials are described, and future possibilities are suggested. (Three…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design, Courseware
"France Interactive": A Hypermedia Approach to Language Teaching.
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Ingraham, Bruce; Emery, Chris – Educational and Training Technology International, 1991
Describes an interactive hypermedia approach to computer-assisted language learning (CALL) that is being developed in the United Kingdom for second-language learning in higher education. The use of microcomputers and optical storage devices is discussed; software authoring packages are examined; and issues concerning human-computer interface,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer System Design