This publication is the new edition of EDC's popular 2011 guide by the same name, completely revised to include lessons learned over the last decade, including the massive move to online learning during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Drawing on data from 188 countries and nearly 700 publications, this comprehensive guide explores distance education…

Described is the Alfa Project in Uruguay, designed to integrate computer education into secondary schools through teacher-training. Both teacher-users and teacher-authors were considered. Course objectives, curriculum content, and teaching guidelines are presented. (MNS)

This document presents a comprehensive plan for future growth in instructional computing in the Washington community colleges. Two chapters define the curriculum objectives and content recommended for instructional courses in the community colleges which require access to computing facilities. The courses described include data processing…

A description of current activities in instructional computing in Washington State community colleges is presented, along with curriculum content guidelines and planning procedures to assist colleges which plan to initiate or upgrade their activities in instructional computing. The document provides an overview of computing activities in the…

This is the third in a series of reports which the PLATO Services Organization is publishing to keep users up to date on curricular developments on the PLATO system. Materials are listed here under 71 general subject matter areas. The report presents first a list of all subject areas and instructional levels in which PLATO lesson development is in…

This description of computer-based courseware for a beginning reading curriculum developed by the PLATO Elementary Reading Project indicates the philosophical approach to lesson development and describes the interactive capabilities of the system, as well as the types of visual displays, routines for data collection by teachers, and uses of the…

Presents a model that provides guidelines that colleges and universities can follow when including technology in their music-degree requirements. Discusses the role of technology in music education, especially as related to the National Association of Schools of Music guidelines. Includes a glossary of technical terms used in the article. (DSK)

This is the sixth report in the series published by the PLATO Services Organization to keep users and prospective users up to date on curricular developments on the PLATO system. The series provides information on completed lessons which have been used in actual instructional situations. At present there are 6,000 hours of instructional materials…

Developing computer-assisted instruction courseware in which a microcomputer interfaces with videotape recordings is discussed. A sample sequence is listed. (MNS)

This report is the fourth in a series of reports which the PLATO Services Organization publishes to keep users up to date on curricular developments on the PLATO system. Materials are listed here under 71 subject areas. The report first presents all subject areas in which PLATO lesson development is in progress; it then provides a summary of…

Computer-based courseware for the intermediate grades developed by the PLATO Elementary Mathematics Project was tested for a three year period in the public schools of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois. This brief report describes the project in terms of the student session, curriculum, educational effectiveness, and data feedback to teachers.…

This report is the second of a series of semi-annual reports which the PLATO Services Organization publishes to keep users up to date on curricular development on the PLATO system. Materials are listed here under 65 general subject matter headings. Section II, the summary, presents a list of all subject areas in which lesson development on PLATO…

The role of computers (especially microcomputers) in the mathematics curriculum and suggestions for using them in mathematics instruction are discussed in this yearbook. The 27 articles are presented under five headings. Part 1, Issues, includes articles on comprehensive instructional computing, possible new curricula, and a syllabus for a…

This brief information guide presents a model for developing a global classroom using computer-based technologies. The first chapter provides a working definition of global education and the reasons it is needed. Global networks enable students at all grade levels to acquire the knowledge and develop the skills to understand and guide their world.…

The purpose of this manual is to help teachers and administrators develop a realistic plan for integrating microcomputers into the curriculum. It is based on the assumptions that (1) computers are a tool appropriate for every child, (2) teachers need additional training to use microcomputers effectively, (3) computer activities should be…