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Getting Counselor Expertise into a Computer: A Cyberassistant for Students of Brief Counseling.
Presbury, Jack; Marchal, Joe – 2000
The brief therapy approach to counseling was born in the post-World War II cybernetics movement. The shift from a problem focus to a solution focus altered the way in which counselors approached helping clients out of their inflexible cognitive representations. Alongside this evolution in psychotherapy were the growth of research in artificial…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Brief Psychotherapy, Computers
The Story of Closely and Loosely Coupled Organisations.
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Plowman, Travis S. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1998
Examines five types of collegiate organizations (collegial, bureaucratic, political, anarchical, cybernetic) in terms of their interactiveness within closely and loosely coupled organizations. The terminology of closely and loosely coupled organizations is examined and existing definitions are refined. Examples are drawn from contemporary…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bureaucracy, College Administration, Collegiality
Restructuring a Large IT Organization: Theory, Model, Process, and Initial Results.
Luker, Mark; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1995
Recently the University of Wisconsin-Madison merged three existing but disparate technology-related units into a single division reporting to a chief information officer. The new division faced many challenges, beginning with the need to restructure the old units into a cohesive new organization. The restructuring process, based on structural…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Cybernetics, Higher Education
Constructivism as a Scientific Method.
Von Glasersfeld, Ernst – Scientific Reasoning Research Institute Newsletter, 1988
States that constructivism is a theory of knowledge which asserts that knowledge is not primarily received, but actively built, and that the function of cognition is adaptive and serves the organization of the experiential world. Gives a brief history and discusses impact of the constructivist approach. (RT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, College Science
Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Simulation: Future Applications in Special Education.
Moore, Gwendolyn B.; And Others – Technological Horizons in Education, 1986
Describes possible applications of new technologies to special education. Discusses results of a study designed to explore the use of robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer simulations to aid people with handicapping conditions. Presents several scenarios in which specific technological advances may contribute to special education…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Bionics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Hypertext Hamlet.
Hayles, N. Katherine – Humanities, 1995
Examines the ways that hypertext technology is changing the understanding and teaching of literature. Hypertext routinely provides links from the literary text to critical commentary, graphic material, and biographical information. Includes a brief example of hypertext experimental fiction. (MJP)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Cybernetics
Tracking the Missing Biologist.
Morgenstern, Douglas; Murray, Janet H. – Humanities, 1995
Describes an interactive computer simulation where the student assumes the role of a reporter searching for a missing biologist in Columbia. The search involves simulated news broadcasts, documentary footage, and interviews with Colombians, all in Spanish. The student accesses help via electronic archives (translated words) and faxing the editor.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Cybernetics