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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1980
In October 1979, representatives of six of the twenty member nations of the Asia Programme of Educational Innovation for Development met in Indonesia to discuss formulation of guidelines for developing instructional materials for teaching productive skills. This report on that conference begins with comments on experiences in materials development…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials
Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, Budapest. – 1981
This document provides summaries of the conference organization, opening speeches, election of the chairperson, 4 presented papers and 11 contributions, conclusions, and recommendations. The following papers are presented in full in the appendix: (1) "Design and Production of Educational Materials for the Modernization of Teacher Training in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Technology, Educational Television, Foreign Countries
Thurston, Walter, Ed. – Performance and Instruction, 1986
Presents highlights from a panel discussion by well known San Francisco Bay area documentation writers, instructional designers, and human performance technologists. Three issues on user performance and documentation are addressed: whether people avoid reading user manuals and why; major human factors influencing documentation use; and…
Descriptors: Behavior, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Guides
Geradts, Alice; And Others – 1981
These seven papers from the section on children's libraries address such topics as library services for children, training of children's librarians, outreach programs for children, bibliographic instruction, and children's literature. Titles of the presentations are "Children's Libraries Information Services to Children, Adults and…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Laborde, Ilia M., Ed.; And Others – 1980
General session, small group activities, and on-site visits are represented in these papers from a conference which had the objectives of defining alternatives for systematic curriculum development, providing for the interchange of experiences in determining needs and instructional specifications for material production, and developing a plan for…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Media, Educational Technology
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1983
Cooperation among institutions, ways of facilitating exchanges of specialists and experience, and the joint development of learning resources were examined in a meeting of leaders from 31 regional training institutions from all world regions. Part of UNESCO's long-term concern with the training of media professionals, the meeting opened with a…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Bonnette, Della, Ed. – 1983
Recent research and current trends in the field of computers and education are reflected in this collection of reviewed papers, tutorials, panels, project presentations and other sessions. More than 80 papers are grouped in the following topic areas: administrative applications, composition and literature, computing for the learning disabled or…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs
Trout, B. Thomas; And Others – 1983
This conference report addresses education on national security and international relations in secondary school courses in the social studies. Main conclusions of the conference are: (1) Topics on national security should be added to the secondary school curriculum. (2) Current institutional and instructional settings are open to inclusion of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disarmament, Education, International Relations
Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems. – 1982
This collection of 116 papers begins with 5 presentations on the general theme of computer literacy and intelligent computer assisted instruction, and covers a wide variety of topics related to training and education at all grade levels. The remaining papers are divided according to special interest group categories: (1) computer-based training;…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy
Clarke, Mark A. Ed.; Handscombe, Jean, Ed. – 1983
A selection of the ideas presented at the 1982 TESOL convention is presented. The volume is divided into four sections: (1) Policy and Planning, (2) Challenging Assumptions, (3) Conditions for Learning, and (4) In--or out of--the Classroom. Part I provides five perspectives on varieties of English, the relationship between English and other…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Influences
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. – 1981
The leadership of the foreign language education profession convened to discuss the major issues for that profession in the 1980s. Several papers each were devoted to the following subjects: (1) curriculum and materials, (2) global education, (3) evaluation, (4) research, and (5) teacher education. Brief reaction papers for each subject are…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Global Approach
Redard, F., Ed.; And Others – 1979
This special issue concerns the content, function, and form of instructional materials dealing with second language instruction. The following articles appear: (1) "Deliberate Semantics--an 'Interventionist' Approach to Second Language Teaching Methodology," by A.P.R. Howatt; (2) "Sprechakte und Sprachunterricht (Speech Acts and Language…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Development
Lesgold, Alan; Reif, Frederick – 1983
The future of computers in education and the research needed to realize the computer's potential are discussed in this report, which presents a summary and the conclusions from an invitational conference involving 40 computer scientists, psychologists, educational researchers, teachers, school administrators, and parents. The summary stresses the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. – 1981
The following papers on foreign language curriculum development for the 1980s are included: (1) "Foreign Language and the Humanistic Tradition: The Relationship to the Coming Decade," by Claire Gaudiani; (2) "Practical Implications of New Trends and Directions," by Wilga Rivers; (3) "Directions in Foreign Language Curriculum Development," by H. H.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Humanistic Education
Parer, Michael S., Ed. – 1988
A workshop for nurse and health educators involved in the development of distance education study materials, methods, and delivery systems was held in February 1987 at the Center for Distance Learning at Gippsland Institute. Goals were: (1) to explore distance education approaches to meet nursing education needs; (2) to develop skills to plan,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Efficiency, External Degree Programs
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