Discusses problems and deficiencies in computer technology in American schools based on results of a worldwide study on educational computer use. Highlights include outdated computer equipment; results of computer literacy tests of eighth- and 11th-grade students; lack of curriculum integration; lack of systematic computer acquisition; and lack of…

Describes the international Multi-Media Classrooms Project that involves schools in Alabama and British Columbia, and explains how to set up a multi-media classroom. Types of equipment needed to support video, audio, telecommunications, and desktop publishing projects are explained, and methods to integrate media into the curriculum are suggested.…

This document provides the proceedings for the 21st Annual Conference of the Community Colleges for International Development. It begins with a letter of welcome from the Chancellor of Pima Community College, the conference's host institution. It then outlines the schedule of activities for each day of the conference, listing workshops and…

As a Transversal Action under the European eLearning Programme, the Open e-Learning Content Observatory Services (OLCOS) project carries out a set of activities that aim at fostering the creation, sharing and re-use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Europe and beyond. OER are understood to comprise content for teaching and learning,…

This document is a historical account of the first 50 years (1959-98) of the Syracuse University (New York) School of Education's Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation (IDD&E) program. Ten chapters cover the following topics: (1) a capsule history, including a brief review of program leaders and a decade-by-decade review of program…