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Multimedia and the Changing Experience of the Learner.
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Laurillard, Diana – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1995
Summarizes a framework for analyzing educational media in terms of how well multimedia systems support the teaching-learning process. Relates four types of media to different "modes" of learning: (1) discussion; (2) interactive media; (3) adaptive media; and (4) reflection. Concludes that multimedia can support student-guided learning. (JMV)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Media, Learner Controlled Instruction, Learning Processes
Individualization of Teaching and Learning: Where Have We Been; Where Are We Going?
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Romiszowski, Alexander – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1994
This article reviews the history of approaches to the individualization of instruction, from earlier "system-controlled" methodologies to the current multimedia/hypermedia-based "learner-controlled" approaches. One aspect of a suggested research agenda is discussed--the support of computer-based learning exercises by means of electronic networking…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational History, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Self-Assembling Texts & Courses of Study.
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Gibson, David – 2001
This paper describes the development of an interoperable meta-database system--a system of applications using metadata--that is intended to facilitate learner-centered collaboration, access to learning resources, and the fitness of channels of information to the emerging needs of learners at both individual and group levels. Highlights include:…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Education, Databases
Teaching on the Internet.
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Kubala, Tom – Visions: The Journal of Applied Research for the Florida Association of Community Colleges, 1998
Discusses Internet graduate teaching experiences at the University of Central Florida and explores the pros and cons of online instruction. Describes Internet courses as asynchronous, allowing students to participate at any time and place. States that faculty must be excellent teachers, able to translate their styles into effective,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education
Hypermedia Pre-Reading Lessons: Learner-Centered Software for Kindergarten.
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Boone, Randall; And Others – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1996
A three-year study investigated two areas of inquiry in the field of special education: (1) maintaining students with disabilities within general education kindergarten environment; and (2) impact of hypermedia software technology on the learning of kindergarten students. Results suggest that hypermedia pre-reading materials hold significant…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
A Qualitative Look at Preservice Teacher's Perceptions of the Future of Computers in Education.
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Schnackenberg, Heidi L.; Savenye, Wilhelmina C. – 1997
A qualitative study was conducted to determine the perceptions of preservice teachers on how computers will be used in schools in the future. Undergraduate students (n=40) were given a 60-minute multimedia presentation on how computer and multimedia technologies are used in schools, followed by group discussions on the ways in which computers will…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education