Describes ways that schools are equipping electronics labs to keep pace with technological developments, including using Electronics Workbench simulation software and developing partnerships with telecommunications companies to provide hands-on, real-world conditions for learning. (SK)

Discussion of computer-assisted learning (CAL) versus book learning focuses on software called a book emulator that was applied to CAL to reflect desirable attributes of learning from books. A project at the University of York that used the book emulator in an electronics course is described, and future possibilities are suggested. (12 references)…