Project LOCAL, a not-for-profit regional consortium, offers a broad spectrum of in-service training courses tailored to meet the needs of educators in various disciplines and levels of experience. The purpose of these offerings is to bridge the communication gap between innovative centers in computer-oriented education and staff members in Boston…

This paper argues that computers are the first form of educational technology that can be honestly described as "revolutionary". It also argues that this is because the real forte of computers is to support person-to-person educational influence, not replace it. (Author)

A brief overview of how computer assisted instruction came into wide use and its present cost effectiveness as an instructional tool. (HB)

This paper discusses the various types of easy author entry systems that have been developed, describing the salient features of particular systems, and suggests where each type might be used. It also describes a prototype system whose design aims have concentrated particularly on the problems of ease of use, documentation and standardizatiion.…

Author states: Where the environment provides limited resources, CAI curriculum can come face to face with a major obstacle--but the curriculum itself can be an invaluable teaching aid. (Author)

Article discusses what constitutes a good statement of an instructional problem. Then, applications of computers and author languages are discussed in relation to several examples of instructional problems. (Author)

A discussion of the problems of initiating teachers to computer assisted instruction, in particular programing languages. (Author/HB)

Two large, modularized, computer programs were developed to explore the possibilities for utilizing the processing speed and power of digital computers in interactions with students designed to teach them procedural and diagnostic tasks. (Author)

A look at the Air Force Advanced Instructional System (AIS), which is a proposed computer-based multimedia system for the administration and management of individualized technical training on a large scale. (Author)

A discussion of the origins and application of Great Britain's National Development Program in Computer Assisted Learning. (HB)

The article demonstrates how the effective use of examples in computer instruction can facilitate student learning of the BASIC language and thereby enhance the educational process. (Author)

A computer assisted approach to accountability and performance based instruction is discussed. (HB)

This report addresses the problems of using natural language (English) as the communication language for advanced computer-based instructional systems. The instructional environment places requirements on a natural language understanding system that exceed the capabilities of all existing systems, including: (1) efficiency, (2) habitability, (3)…

This booklet was written to answer some basic questions about the use of the computer in education. A number of ways in which computers are used in the learning process are listed, followed by the rationale for using computers in education. Benefits of using computers to improve instruction, to provide learner control, and to develop a…