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Peer reviewedVerhagen, Plin W.; Bestebreurtje, R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1994
Discussion of multimedia databases in education focuses on the development of an adaptable database in The Netherlands that uses optical storage media to hold the audiovisual components. Highlights include types of applications; types of users; accessibility; adaptation; an object-oriented approach; levels of the database architecture; and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases
Peer reviewedNeuman, Delia – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1993
This article reports results of a case study of text-based online and CD-ROM databases that identified design characteristics that are important to high school students' use for higher-level learning as well as for information access and retrieval. Implications for the design of databases are suggested. (Contains 62 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Database Design
Peer reviewedClyde, Anne – Emergency Librarian, 1992
Discussion of the use of technology in Australian schools to improve information access and educational outcomes focuses on the impact on school library resource centers. Topics discussed include online information services; electronic bulletin boards; electronic mail via microcomputers; and optical storage media, including CD-ROM, hypermedia, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Storage Devices, Educational Technology
Download full textColey, Richard; Cradler, John; Engel, Penelope K. – 1997
The purpose of this report is to provide a "snapshot" of the status of technology use in United States schools. The report focuses on the following: school access to technology; student use of computers; evaluating the impact of educational technology; connecting teachers and technology; assessing the content and quality of courseware;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cable Television, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Oblinger, Diana – 1992
Multimedia allows computing to move from text and data into the realm of graphics, sound, images, and full-motion video, thus allowing both students and teachers to use the power of computers in new ways. Key elements of multimedia are natural presentation of information and non-linear navigation through applications for access to information on…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administrator Role, College Faculty, Computer Assisted Instruction
Blake, J. – 1997
The "discovery and conquest" of the Internet and its application to the teaching of foreign languages and cultures has created some very serious pedagogical problems. The interest in instructional technology appeared on the horizon at a moment when theorists of foreign language acquisition were promoting notions of proficiency-oriented…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classroom Communication, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
