If the computer is viewed as an exciting instructional tool in the current Information society rather than as the answer to schools' dilemmas, school professionals can begin to explore its humanistic potential to provide challenge and active inquiry. Professionals should be wary of the computer as orchestrator of educational experiences. (MBR)

Discusses the changing roles of teachers as technology is integrated into the classroom. Topics addressed include models of teacher roles; instructional innovations, including cooperative learning, interactive learning environments, computer-assisted instruction, and interactive media; the role of teacher as facilitator; teacher training that…

Discussion of second-language learning and the use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) focuses on a study in an elementary school in Seoul, Korea, that determined ways in which computers can best be used to enhance language learning by evaluating the relative effectiveness of contrasting instructional approaches for designing CALL…