Thirty-four papers from a 1983 conference on the use of microcomputers in special education focus on specific applications of the new technology. An overview section, section 1, includes papers on computer literacy and daily living skills, considerations for marketing software, and the role of special educators in the information age. Section 2…

This report of a symposium for educators in the province of Alberta provides background information on the symposium, a set of six major recommendations made by the participants, reports from the working groups to which participants were assigned; and the text of 12 papers presented at the meeting. The nine chapters of the report document the…

Thirty presentations are included from a 1983 conference on computers for the disabled. The conference blended viewpoints from vocational rehabilitation and special education. The first section presents three keynote addresses: "High Tech/High Touch: Making Good on the Promise" (D. A. Fenderson); "Curbcuts and Computers: Providing Access to…

Brief papers authored by staff of the Trace Research and Development Center on Communication, Control, and Computer Access for Handicapped Individuals and presented at the first through ninth annual conferences on rehabilitation engineering technology are presented. Papers have the following titles and authors: "The Data Routing Module:…

Sixteen papers from a workshop on computer applications sponsored by the University of Cape Town (South Africa) School of Librarianship are presented in this volume: (1) "Introduction to the Use of Information Technology" (Sue Bleimschein); (2) "Searching Remote Databases" (Steve Rossouw); (3) "SABINET [South African Bibliographic and Information…

Summaries are presented of five conference papers on communication, control, and computer access for handicapped individuals. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Accessibility of Graphically Based User Interface Computer Systems for Individuals with Visual Impairments" (Charles Lee and Gregg Vanderheiden); "Data Base vs. Information…

Presents highlights from a panel discussion by well known San Francisco Bay area documentation writers, instructional designers, and human performance technologists. Three issues on user performance and documentation are addressed: whether people avoid reading user manuals and why; major human factors influencing documentation use; and…

The first half of the proceedings consists of three papers presented during the program session of a Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee (NAC) meeting. The first, a background paper by Robert L. Oakley, identifies some of the problems that modern information technology has created for the intellectual property system in the United…

Selected from presentations made at the 1987 conference of the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL), the 13 papers in this proceedings address topics related to computer applications, computer literacy, and software applications: (1) "Keys to Programming Success for College Students" (Henry S. Austin); (2)…

These proceedings include 31 papers presented at the 1985 conference of the Alaska Association for Computers in Education. Generally oriented toward the use of microcomputers in elementary and secondary schools, papers deal with both administrative and instructional microcomputer applications. Topics addressed include: microcomputer literacy…

The 46 papers in this proceedings summarize the work of academic and private groups which seek to provide a means of integrating the utilization of the computer into an established curriculum; descriptions of sample courses are included. The contents include: (1) Four Precollege Computer Curricula: A Symposium; (2) Data Processing Management…

The role of copyright and other limitations on use of educational software and the effective training of teachers to utilize changing technology were the focus of the third and final session of a 1983 series of educational technology review panels. Daniel Brooks and Michael Remington discussed the current and changing status of copyright…

LOGO programming language and microcomputer applications for educators are the primary themes addressed in this conference collection of 2 keynote speeches and 32 presentation abstracts (with reference lists). The keynote papers are "LOGO and the Retraining of Teachers," by Kathleen A. Martin and "Should I Use LOGO?" by James…

This report presents a national agenda for research on the learning of thinking skills via computer technology which was developed at a National Academy of Sciences conference on educational, methodological, and practical issues involved in the use of computers to promote complex thought in grades K-12. The discussion of research topics agreed…

Conference papers and descriptions of panels, workshops, and poster sessions are separated by topic into five "stems." The first stem, Advanced Technology Applications, contains papers covering advanced technology training, evaluation and applications of word processing equipment, publication databases, electronic and online…