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Download full textCollis, Betty – 1988
This essay considers several areas of research in computer technology for education in North America and the implications of these areas of focus for the implementation of educational computer technologies in developing nations. The five areas of focus are: (1) curriculum integration, or the general rationale for using computer technology in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cultural Differences, Developed Nations
Akst, Geoffrey, Ed.; And Others – 1984
An outgrowth of a conference of developmental faculty and administrators interested in exploring computer-based education, this monograph presents 26 papers devoted to microcomputer applications in college basic skills programs. Included are 5 papers on general topics, 13 on language teaching, 7 on mathematics, and 1 dissent paper. Articles range…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Wilmot, R. – 1984
From a European perspective, this paper focuses on a set of issues affecting the emerging information economy. Among the issues covered are: developing a means of measuring the value of information and knowledge; studying other institutions such as the United States Department of Defense and the United States venture capital industry which are…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Information Needs
Peer reviewedBaldwin, Donald R. – Research Management Review, 1988
Changes in federal policies and new federal programs intended to improve American competitiveness in the world markets have spurred increased interest in university developed technologies and the technology transfer programs that attempt to move these technologies from the campus into commercial application. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Role, Computer Software, Economic Development, Federal Government
Jain, Sushil K. – 1987
This overview of the issues involved in introducing educational computing into a school system at either the district, building, or classroom level begins by defining the terms "educational computing" and "computer literacy." A discussion of the curriculum development process focuses on the role of educational technologies in…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Peer reviewedBottino, Rosa Maria; Forcheri, Paola; Molfino, Maria Teresa – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1998
Discusses the peculiarity of information technology transfer in schools as opposed to the transfer of technology in companies. Central problems of educational technology transfer are indicated. A typology of approaches to the transfer of technology from research to school is discussed, and a table shows actors and actions at different stages in…
Descriptors: Business, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Riel, Margaret M.; Levin, James A. – 1985
The controversy over appropriate educational uses of computers is framed along a continuum based on the amount of support provided to the user. Software programs in which the user's role is to respond in a pre-determined structure (program controlled software) anchors one end of the continuum, while software which empowers the user to create new…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Games
