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Challe, Odile; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1985
Describes a French project entitled "Lecticiel," jointly undertaken by specialists in reading, computer programing, and second language instruction to integrate these disciplines and provide assistance for students learning to read French as a foreign language. (MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, French
Adams, Dennis M. – 1983
The need for the liberal arts curriculum to incorporate new technology in order for education to reach its potential is examined in this paper, which also looks at the potential for computer-based telecommunications to extend continued education for professionals. A survey of applications of computer-based telecommunications in reading and writing…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Liberal Arts, Programing
Blohm, Paul J. – 1985
A growing number of computer software companies currently offer reading software that provides teachers with author/editing procedures, allowing them to enter their own text (specialized words, sentences, concepts, and so forth) and match the software content to their objectives for reading instruction. Programs of modification contain "frames" in…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Swartz, Donna – Research in Developmental Education, 1985
A mail survey of two-year colleges was conducted to identify (1) two-year colleges using computer technology to teach reading, (2) the types of hardware and software used, (3) the courses in which computer technology is used, and (4) the ways in which computer technology is used in two-year college reading programs. Responses from 181 two-year…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. Div. of Educational Technologies. – 1993
With funds from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, Project SYNERGY was launched in January 1990 to address the problem of students deficient in basic skills entering colleges. Project SYNERGY I focused on reviewing and compiling a list of useful instructional software for basic skills remediation; Project SYNERGY II focused on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. Div. of Educational Technologies. – 1995
With funds from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, Project SYNERGY was launched in January 1990 to address the problem of students deficient in basic skills entering colleges. Project SYNERGY I focused on reviewing and compiling a list of useful instructional software for basic skills remediation; Project SYNERGY II focused on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Cohen, Linda M. – 1989
Significant advances in hardware and software have increased the possible applications for educating limited-English-proficient students. Two major studies have focused on technology and its relationship to the education of this population. There is a great diversity of hardware currently in use in schools, either stand-alone computers or computer…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software

Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1985
This directory contains 111 reviews of computer software programs suitable for use in adult basic education, general educational development, and English as a second language (ESL) programs. Each one-page review contains the following information: program title, version, producer, cost, hardware requirements, typical run time, back-up disk,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Region X Adult Education Software Consortium, The Dalles, OR. – 1986
This buyer's guide is based upon more than 300 software reviews made by members of an educational consortium in Oregon, all of whom work with adult students. The guide represents the recommendations for a core program in adult basic education and is split into two parts: (1) an initial kit, which is designed for those who are just beginning to set…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Annotated Bibliographies
Wyatt, David H. – 1984
The state of the art of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in instruction of English as a second language (ESL) is examined. An overview of computer applications in the field discusses computer roles in language learning, computers and the standard curriculum, computer requirements for different types of CALL (instructional, collaborative,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Nunes, Evelyn H., Ed. – 1992
This manual contains evaluations of 196 instructional products listed in Virginia's Adult Basic Education Curricula Resource Catalog. It is intended as a convenient reference manual for making informed decisions concerning materials for adult learners in adult basic education, English-as-a-Second-Language instruction, and general educational…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Development, Career Education, Citizenship Education