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Web3D Technologies in Learning, Education and Training: Motivations, Issues, Opportunities
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Chittaro, Luca; Ranon, Roberto – Computers and Education, 2007
Web3D open standards allow the delivery of interactive 3D virtual learning environments through the Internet, reaching potentially large numbers of learners worldwide, at any time. This paper introduces the educational use of virtual reality based on Web3D technologies. After briefly presenting the main Web3D technologies, we summarize the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Courseware, Web Based Instruction, Constructivism (Learning)
Computer Systems Simulation in Education: Description of an Experience.
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Toval, Ambrosio; Flores, Mariano – Computers and Education, 1987
Description of Atenea, the Spanish National Project for Computers in Education, focuses on the use of computer simulation and modeling in elementary and secondary education. Highlights include system dynamics, training courses for teachers, a microcomputer-based software package called System Dynamics Simulator for Education (SDSE), and a list of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Developing Nations
Understanding Management Activity: A Computer Based Approach.
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Rae, John – Computers and Education, 1988
Outlines an approach to teaching management control activities via the use of case study material, microcomputer technology, and commercially available software. A case study for use by an undergraduate class is described; it includes a single regression analysis, a spreadsheet model, and a description of the man/machine decision process.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Hardware for CAL!
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Rogers, David F., Ed.; Smith, P. R., Ed. – Computers and Education, 1984
Hardware for computer-assisted learning is discussed in three papers. Two papers report on projects using computer graphics, one for teaching structural analysis to university students and the other to teach graph concepts at the secondary level. Guidelines for selecting microcomputers focus on analyzing applications and matching them with…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Computer Simulation of Laboratory Experiments: An Unrealized Potential.
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Magin, D. J.; Reizes, J. A. – Computers and Education, 1990
Discussion of the use of computer simulation for laboratory experiments in undergraduate engineering education focuses on work at the University of New South Wales in the instructional design and software development of a package simulating a heat exchange device. The importance of integrating theory, design, and experimentation is also discussed.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Computer Assisted Learning in Higher Education in The Netherlands: A Review of Findings.
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de Jong, Ton; And Others – Computers and Education, 1992
Presents results of a 1991 national survey conducted in The Netherlands that investigated the use of computer-assisted learning (CAL) in higher education. Topics addressed include academic disciplines using CAL; types of CAL, including drills, tutorials, and simulations; level of learner control; authoring languages and programing languages; and…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware
Designing and Using an Open Graphic Interface for Instruction in Geometrical Optics.
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Ronen, Miky; And Others – Computers and Education, 1993
Discusses conceptual difficulties in the field of geometrical optics and describes RAY, a microcomputer-based graphic interface that was designed to serve as a teaching aid and as a learning environment. The ability to combine theory and formal representations with real demonstrations and experiments is discussed. (Contains seven references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development
Models for the Integration of Computing into Mathematics Curricula.
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Fong, Ho-Kheong – Computers and Education, 1989
Presents an alternative model for using the computer as an aid in teaching mathematics. Highlights include a mathematics teaching model; computer software for drill and practice, tutorials, simulation, games, and computer managed instruction; integrating computers into the mathematics curriculum; and examples of computer activities for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Simulation
Courseware Evaluation by Teachers: An Implementation Perspective.
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Voogt, Joke – Computers and Education, 1990
Describes study that investigated teachers' criteria for the use of courseware packages in Dutch junior high school physics classes. The development of a courseware evaluation instrument is described; drill and practice, simulation, and tutorial courseware packages are evaluated; motivating elements are considered; and implications for the design…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation