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Elliot, Sergio; Irigoin, Maria – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1980
Describes the National System of Distance Training (SINCAD) which is a long-term effort at a systems approach application of educational technology in Chile. The history, system of course design, and work that has been done are discussed within the context of the role of vocational training in Latin America. (CHC)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Technology, History, Instructional Design
Rojas, Alicia Mabel – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1980
Describes a project which is being implemented in the field of educational technology in Panama and Venezuela. The project emphasizes inservice training of a cadre of professionals who will direct efforts to identify and resolve significant problems in education. (Author/CHC)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology, History
Willis, Norman E. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1987
This examination of the activities of the Council for Educational Technology that support the improvement of learning focuses on support for: using new techniques; training educational technologists; the development and use of resources; access to information; and the work of administrators, providers, and policy makers. (LRW)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Improvement, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries
Jonassen, David H. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1984
Describes types of learning and organizational strategies and suggests that pattern noting--a technique to organize information in a relational manner showing linkages between topics--is a powerful organizational strategy. An algorithmic procedure for semantically analyzing pattern notes and various pattern note applications are described.…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Diagrams, Educational Technology
Freshwater, Mike; Crawley, Rick – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1985
Describes Manpower Services Commissions Open Tech Programme, a developmental, project-based program begun in 1982 to open adult access to updating and upgrading training at technical and supervisory skill levels. Discussion includes issues arising in the program's management, administration, and the design and process of open learning and impact…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Instructional Design
Lister, Alan, Ed. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1985
Eight articles on educational technology's application to youth education and training describe United Kingdom's Junior Army leadership skills training; educational technology within Youth Training Scheme (YTS); YTS hotel and catering industry initiatives; Coventry's computer based learning project; cross-cultural courseware transfer; mathematics…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Cross Cultural Studies
Bowles, John C. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Results of survey of high technology educational delivery systems in nine two-year colleges (five in the United States and four in Canada) emphasize the use of computers to provide alternatives to traditional classroom teaching. Topics discussed include open education, self-paced (fleximode) learning, artificial intelligence, software, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Courseware, Delivery Systems