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Zydney, Janet Mannheimer; Hooper, Simon – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
Educators can use video to gain invaluable information about their students. A concern is that collecting videos online can create an increased security risk for children. The purpose of this article is to provide ethical and legal guidelines for designing video-based apps for mobile devices and the web. By reviewing the literature, law, and code…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Design Requirements
Phillips, Rob; McNaught, Carmel; Kennedy, Gregor – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
How can the average educator who teaches online, without experience in evaluating emerging technologies, build on what is successful and modify what is not? Written for educators who feel ill-prepared when required to evaluate e-learning initiatives, "Evaluating e-Learning" offers step-by-step guidance for conducting an evaluation plan of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Research, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction
Earhart, Caroline – Instructor, 1987
The way in which an elementary school teacher involved her students with computer software to create a calendar for school activities (including students' birthdays) is described. Software helpful for this procedure is briefly reviewed. (CB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Courseware, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
Mattas, Linda L. – 1986
Designed to aid teachers, school administrators, and parents in selecting excellent education software for grades K-12, this guide reports the results of over 7,800 evaluations of educational software programs and lists the 250 selected as the newest education software winners. In addition to these programs, this 1986 edition has added software…
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Johnson, James F.; And Others – Educational Technology, 1985
Describes a method for videodisc courseware development utilized by the University of Notre Dame Interactive Videodisc Laboratory staff, which includes production of a storyboard as the final component of the design phase. The three steps of group storyboarding, formative evaluation, and generation of production documents are discussed in detail.…
Descriptors: Courseware, Formative Evaluation, Instructional Design, Material Development
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Abrams, Mary; Kurlychek, Ken – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1989
This article describes the Software Evaluation Clearinghouse for Educators of the Hearing Impaired at Gallaudet University (Washington, DC). Software compatible with Apple and IBM hardware is collected, rated by clearinghouse members, and described in a printed catalog. Tips on starting a software lending library are offered. (PB)
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
Falleur, David M. – 1984
This presentation describes SuperPILOT, an extended version of Apple PILOT, a programming language for developing computer-assisted instruction (CAI) with the Apple II computer that includes the features of its early PILOT (Programmed Inquiry, Learning or Teaching) ancestors together with new features that make use of the Apple computer's advanced…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Individualized Instruction
Hughes, Billie J.; And Others – Performance and Instruction, 1986
Raises critical management issues and proposes guidelines for technical management of large-scale development of courseware with complex content. Discussion covers the technical management of such a project as it relates to organizational structure; leadership shifts throughout the design process; prototype development; and the systematic process…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Guidelines
Waldrop, Phillip B. – Educational Technology, 1984
Reviews possible sources of reinforcement in computer assisted instruction and systematic utilization of these sources in courseware design. Sources reviewed include reinforcement from the machine itself; from the content of the instructional modules and its arrangement in a learning sequence; and from sources external to the modules. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Design Requirements, Feedback
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Waldman, Doreen P. – Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 1996
Interactive multimedia is finding favor as a time-saving training tool. This article discusses how organizations could justify investing in instructional multimedia by quantifying: (1) productivity lost through lack of training; (2) costs of time spent in other types of training, particularly those conducted offsite; and (3) savings represented by…
Descriptors: Costs, Courseware, Measurement Objectives, Measurement Techniques
Mihalevich, J. Richard; Dyrenfurth, Michael J. – 1986
This description of existing hardware and software configurations for integrating computing into higher education instruction emphasizes practical applications for use in the classroom/laboratory setting. Three basic components of a "Computerized Instructional Materials Tool Kit" are discussed: (1) graphic and text generation; (2)…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Graphics, Courseware, Higher Education
Wedman, John F. – Computing Teacher, 1986
Suggests computer assisted instruction software that doesn't provide all necessary components of a lesson can be useful if the teacher identifies instructional functions (Gagne's Events of Instruction) provided by the program and supplies those that are missing. This framework is applied to analysis of a specific computer program. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement
Leonard, Rex; LeCroy, Barbara – 1986
Arguing that software evaluation is crucial to the quality of courseware available in a school, this paper begins by discussing reasons why microcomputers are making such a tremendous impact on education, and notes that, although the quality of software has improved over the years, the challenge for teachers to integrate computing into the…
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Larsen, Ronald E. – Educational Technology, 1985
Reviews characteristics of computer-based training (CBT) that make application of communication theories appropriate and presents principles from communication theory (e.g., general systems theory, symbolic interactionism, rule theories, and interpersonal communication theories) to illustrate how CBT developers can profitably apply them to…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Definitions
Sales, Gregory C.; And Others – Computing Teacher, 1986
Describes a two-part rating scale for use in systematically evaluating lessons. Both computer and noncomputer lesson components are examined in the context of the nine events of instruction of which well-designed lessons are composed, and the effectiveness of each instructional event is rated. The lesson evaluation form is included. (MBR)
Descriptors: Courseware, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Improvement
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