In this paper the present state of the art in authoring systems in surveyed and the other papers in this special issue are introduced. (Author)

Teachers can create support materials to help maximize computer software efficiency in the curriculum. Guidelines for developing descriptive, teacher-oriented, and student-oriented supplementary materials are offered. (DF)

Author states: Where the environment provides limited resources, CAI curriculum can come face to face with a major obstacle--but the curriculum itself can be an invaluable teaching aid. (Author)

Computer assisted instruction as used in the public schools of Waterford, Michigan is described and evaluated. (DB)

A podcast is audio or visual content that is automatically delivered over a network via free subscription. The advantage podcasts have over traditional oral reports is that students can edit and revise until what they say and how they say it is perfected. iLife applications are ideal for creating podcasts and other digital projects because of…

If educators realized the capabilities of the computer as it relates to separate subjects or a particular discipline, computer science would become an integral part of the secondary curriculum for all student programs. (MB)

This paper contains a report about a collaborative project of the University of Twente (Netherlands) Faculty of Educational Science and Technology, Department of Curriculum and the Dutch National Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO). The project explores the potentially supportive role of the computer in improving the quality and efficiency…

A discussion of a new curriculum for exceptional child education that emphasizes the uses of educational technology. Approximately 100 referenes are appended. (AA)

Summarizes some of the currently available computer teaching media and illustrates the integration of computers with other audiovisual techniques by reference to PLATO. (Author/CMV)

Describes the design and equipment configuration of four mediated classrooms installed at a small university. Topics include audio, visual, and environmental subsystems; the teaching workstation; integration into learning, including teaching faculty how to use it and providing support services; and an instructional technology integration model.…

Intended to guide teachers, librarians, and administrators in meeting the educational technology needs of students at all grade levels and subject areas, this curriculum focuses on how computers, telecommunications, automated libraries, television, and satellite links, impact schools. The curriculum addresses both the teaching of technology and…

Illustrates the approach of using viewable computer programs to simulate ecological processes. Gives a detailed example dealing with population dynamics. (LS)

Describes the use of simulation to improve the effectiveness of health education. The types of simulation described include written simulations, simulated patients, audiovisual simulations, computer simulations, and mannequins. (CMV)

The shift to new paradigms in education pushed by new media has initiated a critical rethinking in the conversation about and practice of teaching and learning. This paper proposes a new description of curriculum design based on a traditional conceptual knowledge framework. The goal is to make a theoretical contribution for interpreting the…

The Classroom Information System (CIS) is an effort to apply computer technology to the problem of managing information in the classroom to relieve teachers of clerical duties, and also to provide them with a daily account of each child's progress. There are two curricular components: a prescriptive learning program focusing on basic skills…