Discusses the responses of mathematics teachers to the use of videotape recordings of mathematics teaching as a possible solution to the problem of teacher isolation. (Contains 20 references.) (MDH)

An evaluation of the student-centered learning program at Great Britain's Open University is presented. (HB)

A report on the development and use of self-instruction materials within a project which attempted to consider new methods of education in terms of cost-effectiveness, teacher accountability and learner-based self-instruction. (Author)

The first paper, "Pupils--Panaceas and Pragmatism," provides background on computer-assisted instruction and national programs in Great Britain for introducing computers into the schools. The second paper (untitled) looks at the status of computers in education in Great Britain, the effects of the national curriculum on computer use, and…

At the conference two industrialists and senior staff of management studies departments in colleges survey current provisions for management education, review present practices, and develop proposals for the future organization of management education in continuing education in Britain. Papers include: educational technology (J. Black); a survey…

The director of the Open University's Institute of Educational Technology describes the work of the staff in four major areas: analyzing what is involved in subject-matter competence; diagnosing Open University students' abilities; creating conditions for improved instruction; and measuring achievement. (Editor/AK)

It is shown that Open University students are psychologically able to sustain an independent (i.e., student-centered) program of learning and that the Open University degree structure is sufficiently flexible to incorporate truly independent study into its structure in the form of a project credit. (Author/LBH)

Online courses and degree programs are increasingly common feature of higher education, such as those of The University of Phoenix, Western Governor's University, and the Open University in Great Britain. The University System of Georgia, the third largest university system in the United States, has recently created an electronic core curriculum,…

Discusses educational possibilities for microtechnology, indicating impacts on subject content, subject domains, and methodology/assessment methods. Includes comments on microcomputer applications, Microelectronics Education Programme and curriculum development, and on ensuring that changes in schools run smoothly. (Author/JN)

Describes the development of the Microelectronics Education Programme for England, Northern Ireland and Wales, including funding, aims, and relationships of the national program with local organizations. The program focuses on incorporating uses/effects of microelectronic technology into the total school curriculum and ways of using this…

Explores changes in curriculum practice that microcomputing is bringing about and new methodologies that teachers are beginning to employ to operate more effectively in the classroom. Includes implications of computer based learning (CBL) for teacher education. (Author/JN)

Summarizes the results of a meeting of activists from the field of instructional technology who consider the likely impact instructional technology will make on the future science curriculum. Contains 17 references. (DDR)

Discusses a study that investigated the use of word processing for literacy teaching in primary schools in Great Britain. Considers the use of word processing and the attempts to integrate other information and communication technologies into schools; enhancing the curriculum; and shifting focus away from technology and toward the development of…