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Cornett, Lynn M. – Regional Spotlight, 1984
The uses of computers in the classroom are discussed, and the implications of these uses in an information-based society are addressed. Three types of computer applications are examined: learning about computers and their relation to society, including computer programming; learning through computers, which includes drill-and-practice, diagnostic…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1983
The uses of computers by colleges and universities are described, and some definitions of computer literacy are proposed. In addition, an essay, "Computing and Higher Education: The Revolution Is Through the Gates," by Robert G. Gillespie briefly considers the efforts colleges are making to explore the potential of the personal computer.…
Descriptors: College Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Cornu, Bernard, Ed.; Ralston, Anthony, Ed. – 1992
In 1985 the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) published the first edition of a book of studies on the topic of the influence of computers on mathematics and the teaching of mathematics. This document is an updated version of that book and includes five articles from the 1985 ICMI conference at Strasbourg, France; reports…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Calculus, Computer Assisted Instruction
Pannwitt, Barbara – Curriculum Report, 1983
The first of a three-part series on computer-assisted instruction (CAI), this report describes 11 exemplary programs across the country that involve the use of microcomputers for instruction in computer science, mathematics, and science at the elementary and secondary levels. At the head of each description are the name and address of the school…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Taitt, Henry A. – NASSP Curriculum Report, 1993
To ensure that the classroom of the next century offers all its potential, schools must plan for changes in technology that will bring opportunities that currently can only be imagined. Virtual reality is already amazing, and has the potential to be the most effective method for training people who learn and remember best by doing. Verbal computer…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education