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It's Building, But Is It Designing? Constructing Internet-Based Learning Environments.
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Burge, Elizabeth J.; Carter, Nicola M. – 1997
At Canada's University of New Brunswick (UNB), adult educators and computer experts jointly identified criteria for designing UNB's new Internet-based distance education delivery system called PSyCo (Presentation System for Courses). The 10 criteria that became the PSyCo blueprint were based on principles from three areas: architecture and design,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Cognitive Structures, Computer Software Development
I Object! Moving beyond Learning Objects to Learning Components.
Anderson, Thor A. – Educational Technology, 2003
Explores why "learning" and "object" have been combined in the field of instructional technology. Examines why current definitions of these terms are lacking when looked at from a standards and interoperability point of view. Suggests a new definition with a rationale to satisfy needs of technologists for precise, practical…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Design Preferences, Educational Development
Software Systems in Distance Teaching and Learning.
Saba, Farhad – Distance Education Report, 1999
Focuses on software for distance education. Discusses the cost of course development and highlights three classes of distance education tools: communication tools, course development tools, and digital imaging and video production software. Presents three scenarios that reflect the most likely approaches to course development and presentation.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Computer Software Development
The Design, Development and Use of a CD-ROM Resource Library for an Open University Course.
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Jones, Mark; Kear, Karen; Reilly, Andy – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1998
Describes a CD-ROM containing a resource library for students in an information science/technology course at the Open University (United Kingdom). Development gave rise to several issues: adaptation of print-based content to the electronic medium; development of quality-control methods; and adaptation of staff roles. Feedback from students shows…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Software for Managing Complex Learning: Examples from an Educational Psychology Course.
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Schwartz, Daniel L.; Brophy, Sean; Lin, Xiaodong; Bransford, John D. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1999
Describes a software shell, STAR.Legacy, designed to guide attempts to help students learn from case, problem, and project-based learning. STAR.Legacy supports the integration of four types of learning environments: learner-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered. Describes how a STAR.Legacy constructed for an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment
STEPS: An EPSS Tool for Instructional Planning.
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Northrup, Pamela Taylor; Pilcher, Janet K. – 1998
Support for Teachers Enhancing Performance in Schools (STEPS) is a World Wide Web and CD-ROM electronic performance support system (EPSS) designed for preK-12 and preservice educators to assist in designing and developing lessons, units, or curricula; this tool was developed around school reform and accountability initiatives in Florida. To…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education