A task force was formed to facilitate resource sharing of computer services among Ontario universities. The long range objective was to make available to the universities computer services of the highest quality, effectiveness, and efficiency. Control and financing of the system had to be arranged first. Different system structures were considered…

Expenses related to the instructional use of computers in education are reviewed in depth. These expenses can be in seven different areas; terminals, computer, telecommunications, software, courseware, operation, and human resources. A cost breakdown is given for the different instructional uses classified in volume 1 and for different educational…

A description of the computer courses offered in the Ontario, Canada high Schools. (HB)

The "Discredit" Bureau borrows some of the computerized information-processing techniques adopted by credit-reporting agencies and uses them in the interest of consumers to help them press complaints against suppliers and prospective employers. This is an additional service currently being incorporated into those already afforded by a…

The different uses of computers in education were surveyed. Three major uses were defined: as a laboratory tool, as an instructional management tool, and as a teaching instrument. As a laboratory tool the computer is used as electronic equipment, a calculator, an automaton, a simulator, and a research and development tool. Instructional management…

The extent to which computers are presently used for instructional purposes is surveyed. The evaluation of computers and the more recent development of computers for education are traced. The growth of computer-assisted instruction centers and instructional computer languages is described. Computers, terminals, telecommunications, computer…

This report focuses on the consumer information potential of computerized telecommunication systems, their possible advantages and drawbacks for the consumer, and the new policy issues created by the new medium, i.e., the possible economic, social, and legal implications for consumers. Topics addressed include the main features of the new…

This study is on the examination of a battery developed to aid managers and personnel directors in selecting persons with the aptitudes for computer programmer and system analyst positions. It comprises five separately timed tests, measuring the following skills and aptitudes: verbal meaning, reasoning, letter series, number ability, and…

This study examined computerized scheduling in 16 Vancouver secondary schools by analyzing (1) the results of a questionnaire to the principals of the schools, (2) class size balancing by computer, and (3) the effect of additional simulate runs on the number of student conflicts and the "date of smooth operation." A simulate run is…

This overview of the programs, activities, and facilities relating to computer-based education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) includes, (1) a brief account of the history and mission of OISE; (2) a description of the OISE Computer Applications Department and its merger with the Department of Measurement and Evaluation in…

The evolution and current operation of the Ontario Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) Network are described. Sponsored by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and including 11 community colleges in Ontario, the network has computer installations and access devices throughout the province. Initial development work was done using a…

The Canadian Department of Education developed this manual to provide teachers and administrators with information about the potential use of computers. Part I describes at length the five components of the computer input, output, storage, control, and arithmetic/logic functions) and gives a discussion of computer languages, programing, batch…

Highlights several aspects of the role computer technology will play in education and counseling. Discusses administrative uses of computers including the management of attendance and school records. Considers the issue of counselor computer literacy. Also discusses the influence of computers on curriculum, and changing roles of teachers and…

This interim curriculum guide is designed to provide a framework upon which teachers in Manitoba may base their secondary school data processing program for 1982-1983. Covered first are course rationales, time allotments, and goals and objectives for Data Processing 202 and Data Processing 302. The bulk of the guide consists of lists of goals and…

A Symposium was held in May of 1972 to assist in the resolution of the varied problems effecting the advance of educational technology. Most of the papers presented at the symposium dealt with the current situation of various aspects of computer assisted instruction (CAI) throughout Canada. Other papers covered CAI centralization, minicomputers,…