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Cooper, Bridget; Brna, Paul – Educational Technology & Society, 2001
Explains the Networked Interactive Media in Schools (NIMIS) project based in Germany, England, and Portugal that is supported by the EU (European Union), and describes software that was designed to encourage literacy and creative writing using cartoon-style stories with pictures, sound, and text with the help of an agent. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Collaborative Writing, Computer Software Development, Courseware
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Cox, Margaret; Bosler, Ulrich – Computers and Education, 1991
Discussion of the lack of quality educational software in European countries to support computer-assisted learning (CAL) focuses on a collaboration between England and West Germany to train German software authoring teams. The effectiveness of the collaboration is discussed, and implications for other international collaborations and for software…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Dimitrova, Maia; Sharp, Helen; Wilson, Stephanie – 2001
The usability of Instructional Multimedia (IMM) applications is vital for their success and for the satisfaction of their users, as the confusion resulting from using poorly designed programs can be particularly detrimental to learning performance. A number of approaches for expert-based evaluation of IMM have been proposed during the past few…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Courseware, Designers
Cook, John; Oliver, Martin; Conole, Grainne – 2001
In this paper, a model is presented that uses educational dialogues to support the design process for learning support systems. The model is argued to provide a structure that links pedagogically motivated empirical studies of student-tutor-system interactions to problem specification and system design, and to result in the creation of learning…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
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Jarvis, Tina; Hargreaves, Linda; Comber, Chris – Research in Science Education, 1997
Discusses the effect of collaboration via e-mail links on the quality of 10- to 11-year-old students' science investigative skills in six elementary rural schools. The project identified several important issues related to teacher-inservice training requirements, development in cooperative groupwork for children, and software design. (AIM)
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Elementary Education
Barker, Philip; And Others – 1990
The five papers in this collection discuss various aspects of the Electronic Learning-Package Factory (ELF) project at the University of Bradford in England. In the first paper, "Adoption of CAL in Higher Education: A Cooperative Approach to Research, Development and Implementation," Philip Barker considers the opportunities for…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
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Plasschaert, Alphons J. M.; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1995
A study investigated the experiences and attitudes of students and faculty in three dental schools in England, Netherlands, and the United States concerning computer-assisted learning (CAL), including their access to computers at home and at school, experience with interactive multimedia, and familiarity with the technique. Implications for use of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Faculty, Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction