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Atherton, Roy – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1979
Reviews the use of computers in Great Britain's educational system, and discusses the development of computer science education, computer assisted instruction, standardization of software and hardware, computer awareness, computers in school administration and teacher training, and future trends for educational computing. (RAO)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computers, Foreign Countries
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Barker, P.; Skipper, T. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1986
Discusses ways of providing graphic support in computer-based learning environments, outlines a simple case study involving a situation requiring graphic support, and describes several author language/systems that contain facilities to support the use of graphics. (MBR)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
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Barker, P. G.; Singh, R. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1982
Explains the role of authoring languages in the development of courseware material for use in computer-assisted instruction and describes examples available on small, medium, and large computers with emphasis on the language/author interface. Briefly considers authoring language evaluation, system integration, and distribution of courseware. 82…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Computers, Information Dissemination
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Barker, P. G; Steele, J. W. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1983
Presents an overview of Instructional Programming System, an authoring tool used for production of programs for computer-assisted instruction, including its language, structure, and mode of operations. Illustrative examples of use and results of initial investigations of its potential as tool in open-learning environment are given. Eighteen…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Higher Education, Material Development
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Barker, Philip; Singh, Ravinder – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1985
Describes Philips Interactive Laser Vision Authoring System (PHILVAS), a special-purpose authoring system designed to prepare programs for controlling interactive video systems. Ease of authoring with PHILVAS is illustrated by a case study and comparisons with two other dialog programing tools. Advantages of PHILVAS are listed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
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Friedler, Yael; Shabo, Amnon – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1991
Describes the evolution of courseware development and compares existing development methods, including traditional programing languages, authoring languages, and authoring systems. The use of a product which includes a customized courseware generator or authoring system is proposed, and an example is described that used HyperCard to teach the…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
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Boyd, Gary – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1988
Presents a theoretical perspective on the impact of society on new technologies, and gives examples of the impact of cultural factors on the development of computer/video-mediated educational technology in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Highlights include the use of television, computer languages, and videotex. (14 references)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Influences, Developed Nations, Educational Technology
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Barker, Philip – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1986
Discusses types of sound-production equipment used for realization of interactive audio within computer assisted instruction (CAI) environments (speech synthesis systems, and speech/sound-recording, retrieval, and playback equipment); describes several authoring systems in which sound processing plays a predominant role; and presents an overview…
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Audio Equipment, Audiotape Cassettes, Audiotape Recordings
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Nicolson, R. I.; Scott, P. J. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1986
Defines eight software production stages, and argues that the key to the production of a higher quantity of reasonable quality software lies in development of support technologies to assist teachers in software development. Three approaches--software toolboxes, computer assisted instruction (CAI) program shells, and software CAI analysts--are…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Literature Reviews
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Baker, Philip G. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1984
Discusses pedagogical factors influencing design and construction of sophisticated educational multimedia workstations, and presents an overview of the Multi-Media Authoring Language system, an experimental test vehicle providing a framework in which to conduct hardware, software, and interfacing experiments necessary to produce a solution to…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics