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Shaughnessy, Michael F. – Educational Technology, 2014
In this article, Michael F. Shaughnessy, Contributing Editor of this journal, interviews David Dockterman, Chief Architect, Learning Sciences, at Scholastic Education, where he provides guidance on turning research into practical programs. Dockterman was one of the founders of Tom Snyder Productions, a leading educational software developer and…
Descriptors: Interviews, Computer System Design, Computer Software, Computer Simulation
Shaughnessy, Michael F. – Educational Technology, 2014
Michael W. Allen, the Chairman and CEO of Allen Interactions, is an architect of interactive multimedia learning and is recognized for his many insights, inventions, and presentations. With over 50 years of experience in e-learning, both in academic and corporate settings, he is known for his role in creating Authorware and overseeing the work of…
Descriptors: Interviews, Educational Technology, Opinions, Courseware
Fulgham, Susan M.; Shaughnessy, Michael F. – Educational Technology, 2014
Susan M. Fulgham and Michael F. Shaughnessy, Contributing Editors for this journal, present their interview with Marcia C. Linn, Professor of Development and Cognition, specializing in education in mathematics, science, and technology, in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley. Linn is currently investigating…
Descriptors: Interviews, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Alternative Assessment
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American Journal of Distance Education, 2011
Larry Johnson has been the CEO of the New Media Consortium (NMC) for nearly a decade, and he has worked in higher education for more than twenty-five years. Before joining NMC, he served in roles that include faculty member, dean, provost, and president. In this interview, he talks about the position of NMC in distance education and the challenges…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Administrators, Interviews, Consortia
Lynch, Clifford A. – Educom Review, 1997
Clifford A. Lynch, developer of MELVYL and former director of library automation at the University of California, is now executive director for the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). This interview discusses Lynch's background, MELVYL, the Web and the role of libraries and librarians, community and collaborative filtering, the library of…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Cooperation, Futures (of Society), Information Networks
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Case, Donald Owen – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Examines how users interact with text to devise a more effective information retrieval interface. Research in cognitive psychology and information science that relates to the use of metaphors and document categorization is reviewed, and an example of text organization and retrieval by historians is presented. (60 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Psychology, Computer System Design, Documentation
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Puttapithakporn, Somporn – RQ, 1990
Identifies problems that undergraduate searchers encountered in a search of the ERIC database on CD-ROM. Results of participant observation, questionnaires, and interviews are reported; a taxonomy of user problems is proposed that includes syntactic errors and semantic errors; and recommendations for menu selection systems, online help, and…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Higher Education, Interviews, Literature Reviews