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Anderson, Margaret D. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1998
Outlines design issues for developing an asynchronous distance course, including appropriate technology, format, academic rigor, communication and feedback, group identity, and evaluation. The components of a graduate course in psychology at the State University of New York at Cortland, currently being offered using this model are described, and…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Course Descriptions
Johnson, Marvin L. – 1992
Technology can be an effective educational device if it is part of a well-conceived plan blending together other factors that also positively influence achievement. The body of research documenting the benefits of integrating technology into academic programs grows each day, particularly concerning the use of calculators and computers in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Courses, Appropriate Technology, Calculators
Ramirez, Alejandro; Rivard, Suzanne – 1998
Using the cognitive fit paradigm as a theoretical framework, this study compared the problem-solving performance of users of a hypertext-based learning aid to the performance of users of a computer-based linear text learning aid. Subjects were 103 undergraduate MIS (Management Information Systems) majors enrolled in an information systems analysis…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Business Administration Education, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
Messing, John – 1998
The goals of this study at Charles Sturt University (Australia) were to collect and interpret data about the way that students used various features of an electronic study guide in the context of a distance education setting and to uncover any relationship that affected the desirability of this medium of delivering educational materials. The study…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Environment
Bandi, Rajendra; Nakatani, Kazuo – 1998
The emergence of newer World Wide Web-based technologies has resulted in increased offering of distance education courses in most academic areas. However, to a great extent, the choice of technology is governed by the availability of technology rather than by the appropriateness of the technology for the course being taught and for the learning…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Classification, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
McCaslin, N. L.; Torres, Robert M. – 1992
An exploratory study of the factors underlying vocational teachers' attitudes toward using microcomputers to supplement inservice education found that two factors (the teachers' belief in the educational value of microcomputers and their confidence in using the computers) accounted for about 44 percent of the variance in their attitudes. Data were…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy