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Bosley, Sara – Adults Learning, 2011
Everyone knows that lack of internet access can reinforce the social and economic disadvantages already facing some older people. Recognising the divisive nature of digital exclusion, the government has invested 2.8 million British Pounds in Get Digital, a project that will enable sheltered housing residents to develop computer and internet…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Computers, Housing, Educational Technology
Jacobs, Ronald L.; Aron, Robert D. – 1987
As educators become more interested in the use of qualitative methods, a major concern is the management of the large amounts of textual data during analysis. The efficiency and possibly the effectiveness of manual systems, i.e., color-coded index cards and wall-mounted systems, are reduced as the amount of textual data increases. An emerging…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Software, Data Analysis, Educational Research
Hollin, Freda – 1990
Computer-assisted learning in numeracy for adults is far less developed than computer-assisted learning in literacy. Although a great many software programs exist, few are suitable for adults and many offer only drill and practice exercises instead of teaching genuine computer skills. One approach instructors can take is to have their students use…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Database Management Systems
Taitt, Kathy – 1983
Designed to improve students' thinking, learning, and creative skills while they learn to program a microcomputer in BASIC programing language, this instructional manual for intermediate learners provides a brief section of information for each new topic together with a sample program to enter, run on the computer, and observe; a suggested change…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Editing
Huss, Susan; And Others – 1990
An overview is presented of the ways in which various types of computer software and instructional strategies can be used effectively with English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) adult literacy learners. Computer use in language and literacy development in general is first reviewed. It is then noted that in spite of the progress made in hardware and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction
Education Service Center Region 20, San Antonio, TX. – 1986
A continuation of an earlier manual, this guide was written to help adult education teachers and their students to go beyond the information of part 1 and learn more about the uses of computers. Although this manual is directed more toward teachers and administrators than toward students, activities for students are provided. As in part 1, some of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Arlington County Public Schools, VA. REEP, Arlington Education and Employment Program. – 1999
The guide discusses the role of computers in the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom, drawing heavily on the experiences of the Arlington (Virginia) Education and Employment Program (REEP). After an introductory section, chapters address these topics in brief articles written by practitioners: initial considerations in program design (the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software