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Morris, Judith – 1986
Intended for trainers who have little knowledge of information technology (IT) and its use in education and training, this information sheet describes IT as consisting of three elements--information handling, communications technology, and information transformation--and explains how these elements contribute to the conveying of information. To…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Uses in Education, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Council for Educational Technology, London (England). – 1986
This summary of Council for Educational Technology (CET) activities begins by describing supported self-study, which is offered to secondary school pupils so that they will become more actively involved in the learning processes; find their work more adaptable to their individual needs; and learn how to become more responsible for their own…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries, Independent Study
Copeland, Peter – Media in Education and Development, 1988
Discussion of research that evaluates the effectiveness of interactive video used for training in the United States and in the United Kingdom highlights a program developed for the Ford Motor Company. Topics discussed include content-treatment interaction; learning strategies; intermode differences; research criteria; pretest and posttest results;…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Download full textBates, A. W. – 1985
The presentational power of television gives it unique teaching characteristics and it is a source of a wide variety of learning material that would be unavailable to learners in any other way. For instance, it can be used to: (1) demonstrate experiments or experimental situations; (2) explain principles involving movement over space and/or time;…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Cable Television, Cognitive Processes, Communications Satellites
O'Neill, Gerard – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1987
Describes the component parts of interactive video systems and suggests reasons for the increasing popularity of interactive video over other forms of instruction in education and training. A British project is described which is concerned with investigating the potential of interactive video for teaching foreign languages to secondary school…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Instructional Design
Rappaport, Rosalyn; And Others – Media in Education and Development, 1986
Five articles address agriculture handbook development for Sahel farmers; adult and continuing education at University of Western Australia; growth of Australian educational public broadcasting on radio; Open University's educational innovations for better teaching of science and technology; and interactive video design and the Asthma Expert…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Asthma, Developed Nations
Peer reviewedBarker, Philip – Education and Computing, 1986
This discussion of the use of images in learning processes focuses on recent developments in optical storage disc technology, particularly compact disc read-only (CD-ROM) and optical video discs. Interactive video systems and user interfaces are described, and applications in education and industry in the United Kingdom are reviewed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Storage Devices, Developed Nations, Display Systems
Peer reviewedMorris, Sandra – Education and Computing, 1987
Three articles on the use of new technologies in education focus on (1) Digital Video Interactive (DVI) Technology and its value in designing and developing educational materials for children; (2) problem solving with computers by using functions; and (3) new information technology and educational change in Norway. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Developed Nations, Educational Change
Kirchner, Glenn – Optical Information Systems, 1988
Provides an overview of the design, production, and preliminary testing of a microcomputer-controlled interactive learning workstation developed at Simon Fraser University to teach French as a Second Language. Criteria and guidelines are discussed; the authoring system is explained; and field testing with grades four through seven is described.…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Graphics, Computer System Design, Design Requirements
Nelson, John E. – 1988
Evolving from a television library begun in 1962, the Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT) was established by American and Canadian educators in 1973 to strengthen education through technology, and in cooperation with state and provincial agencies, it develops and distributes instructional video and computer materials. It has been active in…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
