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From Mainframe to Micro: Converting a Computer-Based Management Game.
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Burkhard, Donald L.; Watson, Hugh J. – Simulation and Games, 1989
Discussion of the impact of microcomputers on gaming focuses on converting a mainframe-based game to a microcomputer. Software, hardware, and documentation are considered, and a case study is presented that describes the conversion of a mainframe-based management game--the Credit Union Management Game--to a microcomputer. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Games, Computer Printers, Computer Software
Hyping the OPAC: Adapting a Macintosh User Interface to the NOTIS Online Catalog.
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Antelman, Kristin – Reference Services Review, 1992
Describes a Macintosh user interface to the NOTIS (Northwestern Online Total Integrated System) online public access catalog (OPAC) developed at the University of Delaware. Adaptation of the HyperCard-based interface from Cornell University, MacPAC, is described; testing and marketing is discussed; and future developments are addressed. (six…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer System Design, Evaluation Methods
Protocols and Processes for Promoting Interactive Cross-Cultural Media Transfer.
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Ely, Donald P. – Educational Media International, 1989
Discusses interaction and the need for considering cultural dimensions when translating instructional materials between nations. A taxonomy of educational objectives for interaction is introduced and Stolovitch's procedures for learning verification and revision (LVR) are discussed, including case studies describing interactive radio instruction,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classification, Courseware, Cultural Awareness
Adopting Technology in Third World Classrooms: Students' Viewpoint about Computers in Science Teaching and Learning.
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Jegede, Olugbemiro J.; Okebukola, Peter Akinsola – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1992
Discussion of the use of computers in classrooms in Third World countries focuses on a survey of secondary school students in Lagos (Nigeria) that examined pupils' conception of a computer and their perceptions of the role and sociocultural consequences of computers in the classroom. (18 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Instruction
Translating Software: What It Means and What It Costs for Small Cultures and Large Cultures.
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Griffiths, Dai; And Others – Computers and Education, 1994
Discusses benefits of the adoption of educational software for other languages and cultures and describes experiences translating "Work Rooms" HyperCard software into Catalan and Bulgarian. Topics addressed include English as a foreign language; social and financial benefits; language issues; and visual issues. (Contains three…
Descriptors: Bulgarian, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Library Schools: Resource Laboratories for School Media Centers.
Main, Linda – Technological Horizons in Education, 1987
Discusses the development of automated management systems for school library media centers. Suggests that schools of library and information science establish microcomputer laboratories containing state-of-the-art library management software and hardware that could be used for field work, inservices, and conferences. (TW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Implementation of Generative Learning Principles in Interactive Video Using Repurpose Video Materials.
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Cambre, Marjorie A.; And Others – Journal of Visual Literacy, 1992
Describes how instructional television and other existing videos can be repurposed to develop theory-based interactive videodiscs. Barriers to videodisc use in education are discussed; and two models are described that integrate curriculum theory and cognitive learning theory in the creation of social studies and foreign language curriculum…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Educational Television