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KUON-TV, Lincoln, NE. – 1985
An overview of the current status of the videodisc industry and observations on future directions for videodisc technology are presented in this paper. Information was drawn from interviews with presenters at the 1984 Nebraska Videodisc Symposium and the February 1985 Society for Applied Technology Conference, discussions with hardware…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Broadcast Industry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Crawley, Mary – 1998
This paper is based on the premise that as computer assisted learning becomes more prevalent, teachers will be required to make decisions as to the quality of the software available for instruction. Assessment guidelines from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication Digest No. 79 and the North Carolina Department of Public…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
Perra, Leonel L. – 1992
The purpose of this study was to determine the status of the use of computers in the schools within the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia (Canada). Thirty teachers, librarians, principals, and senior district administrators were interviewed to determine the computing background of the interviewees and how they were using…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Brussino, Gabriella; Luciano, Bernadette; Gunn, Cathy – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1999
Presents the theoretical principles, integration, and final evaluation of a multimedia program tailored for an intermediate Italian language course. The program, designed as a metaphorical journey, contextualizes the themes of the course while bringing the student into contact with real Italian cities and people. Provides a sociocultural context…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Awareness, Evaluation Methods
Fleming, Stephen; Hiple, David; Ning, Cynthia – 2000
This compact disc (CD) offers 20 lessons based on selected Chinese language video clips. Filmed on location in Beijing, these naturalistic video clips consist mainly of unrehearsed interviews with ordinary people. The learner is lead through a series of activities aiding comprehension and learning that sharpen communication strategies and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
Fleming, Stephen; Hiple, David; Ning, Cynthia – 2000
This compact disc offers several lessons in Chinese, including a photo feature from a Chinese newspaper, the service directory from a Chinese hotel room, a pamphlet for travelers from Taiwan, a family letter, an introduction to Chinese cuisine, an article about a hijacking, a letter of agreement between institutions, an odyssey of a teenaged boy,…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
Fleming, Stephen; Hipley, David; Ning, Cynthia – 1999
This compact disc includes video clips covering six topics for the learner of Chinese: personal information, commercial transactions, travel and leisure, health and sports, food and school. Filmed on location in Beijing, these naturalistic video clips consist mainly of unrehearsed interviews of ordinary people. The learner is lead through a series…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
Joo, H.; Yuen, Soo-ah Kim; Hiple, David – 1999
This compact disc offers 15 Korean lessons from a variety of authentic sources including notes found on the family refrigerator, traditional folk tales, modern poetry, and Web journal articles about politics, technology, and popular culture. The learner is lead through a series of activities aiding comprehension and learning that sharpen…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Study
Joo, H.; Choo, M.; Yeun, Soo-ah Kim; Hiple, David – 1999
This compact disc offers 10 Korean lessons from a variety of authentic sources, including the following: television commercials and scenes from a soap opera, news reports on politics, sports, the environment, and a book fair; and scenes from a Korean film, "Our Twisted Hero." The learner is lead through a series of activities aiding…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Study
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Neuman, 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
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Macdonald, Janet; Mason, Robin – Open Learning, 1998
Discusses the results of an interview survey of 21 students enrolled in an Open University (Great Britain) course with a resource-based structure. The study examined use of CD-ROM materials, use of computer-mediated-communication as an information source, use of the Internet, and attitudes toward resource-based learning. (PEN)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Foreign Countries