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Sugar, William A. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 2001
Describes how novice software designers interpreted usability sessions and how the designers responded to users' reactions to their prototypes. Describes qualitative analysis of class projects, usability sessions, and interviews with graduate students and proposes recommendations on how to improve the training of educational software developers.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Designers

Hammond, Nick; And Others – Computers and Education, 1992
Reports on the outcome of a seminar that addressed issues relating to the use of information technology (IT) in universities in the United Kingdom. Results of three surveys of faculty attitudes toward the use of computers in teaching are discussed, and directions for courseware development and for institutional support are suggested. (13…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Foreign Countries

Hakkinen, Paivi – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1996
Describes a study conducted in Finland that investigated designers' and teachers' conceptions of learning and evaluation criteria for educational software. Results indicate that designers emphasized the appearance of software while teachers referred more to practical teaching arrangements, and that participative and collaborative design is needed.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware

Neuman, Delia – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1991
Describes a study that investigated the interaction of learning-disabled students and their teachers with instructional elements of commercial courseware. The relationship of courseware design to student independence and motivation is discussed, implications for improving courseware design are noted, and ideas for further research are suggested.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education

McDonough, Denise; And Others – Computers and Education, 1994
Describes the development and use of computer-based teaching (CBT) at the University of Liverpool based on interviews with faculty members. Topics discussed include why CBT is used, including cost effectiveness and remedial instruction; how courseware should be developed; and case studies in a variety of subject areas. (Contains 20 references.)…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development

Lee, Victor; And Others – Open Learning, 1997
Describes the development, design, and implementation of study units for computer-assisted distance learning at the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong that provides higher education opportunities to working adults. Discusses evaluation of the system, including questionnaire and interview results. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
Olsen, Dale E. – 1997
Interactive, multimedia software involving a simulated subject has been created to help trainees develop interview and interrogation techniques using personal computers, because practice interviews are not always realistic and are too expensive. New and experienced law enforcement agents, among others, need such extensive training in techniques…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development

Laridon, Paul E. – Educational and Training Technology International, 1990
Describes the development of a computer-based interactive videodisc (CBIVD) that was used to present inservice education to high school math teachers in South Africa. The role of the instructor during inservice classes is emphasized, courseware is described, and results of formative evaluation are discussed. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Foreign Countries
Hinn, D. Michelle – 1999
This paper presents the methods and results of a year-long evaluation study, conducted for the purpose of determining disability accessibility barriers and potential solutions for those barriers found in four World Wide Web-based learning environments. The primary questions used to frame the evaluation study were: (1) Are there any features of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction
Jeris, Laurel; Poppie, Ann – 2002
Fourteen university instructors of Internet-based courses were interviewed and their course syllabi examined to produce instructor profiles of philosophical orientations and instructional strategies. How the instructors' belief systems regarding the effective teaching of adults changed as a result of teaching online was examined. The Philosophical…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Citizenship