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An Architectural Experience for Interface Design
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Gong, Susan P. – Educational Technology, 2016
The problem of human-computer interface design was brought to the foreground with the emergence of the personal computer, the increasing complexity of electronic systems, and the need to accommodate the human operator in these systems. With each new technological generation discovering the interface design problems of its own technologies, initial…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Mobile Technology in 2020: Predictions and Implications for K-12 Education
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Norris, Cathleen A.; Soloway, Elliot – Educational Technology, 2015
While "mobile learning" has gained recognition in K-12 as a category in educational technology, the authors argue that, between 2010 and 2015, at least, its impact hasn't matched the hype. But between 2015 and 2020, hardware, software, and network technologies will mature sufficiently such that educational technology's Holy…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Prediction, Elementary Secondary Education
Video-Based Learning Platforms: A Key to Educational Transformation in Emerging Markets
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Aji, Sandeep – Educational Technology, 2016
One of the most explosive areas of growth in the field of higher education is currently in emerging international markets. In developing nations, lack of access to high-quality teachers and educational materials is often the key obstacle preventing students from gaining the skills and knowledge they need to pursue new opportunities and advance in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education
Small Knowledge-Based Systems in Education and Training: Something New Under the Sun.
Wilson, Brent G.; Welsh, Jack R. – Educational Technology, 1986
Discusses artificial intelligence, robotics, natural language processing, and expert or knowledge-based systems research; examines two large expert systems, MYCIN and XCON; and reviews the resources required to build large expert systems and affordable smaller systems (intelligent job aids) for training. Expert system vendors and products are…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Design, Expert Systems
History in the Making: A Report from Microsoft's First International Conference on CD ROM.
Rosen, David – Educational Technology, 1986
Reviews important developments of Microsoft's first international conference on CD ROM, focusing on the announcement of a new medium called Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I). Discussion covers CD-I's design, applications, kinds of programming made possible compatibility with current CD ROM products, impact on consumer market, and impact on overall…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Software, Conferences, Costs
Adding Educational Value to the Web: Active Learning with AlivePages.
Ward, Douglas R.; Tiessen, Esther L. – Educational Technology, 1997
Introduces an instructional approach referred to as collaborative project-based learning and describes a new Web-based technology, "ALiVE" designed to support this instructional approach. Discusses information resources management; scaffolding with templates; communication; collaboration; coordination; and technological overhead.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning