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Putting the Library at Students' Fingertips
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Foley, Marianne – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2012
The absence of a well-defined space for library resources within course-management systems has been well documented in library literature. Academic libraries have sought to remedy this deficiency in numerous ways. This article describes how a "library nugget," or module, was added to the Buffalo State College course-management system,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Management Systems, State Colleges, Library Services
An Overview of U.S. Trends in Educational Software Design.
Colvin, Linda B. – Computing Teacher, 1989
Describes trends in educational software design in the United States for elementary and secondary education. Highlights include user-friendly software; learner control; interfacing the computer with other media, including television, telecommunications networks, and optical disk technology; microworlds; graphics; word processing; database…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Courseware
Integrated Learning Systems: What May We Expect in the Future?
Sherry, Mark – Educational Technology, 1992
Discusses possible future developments in integrated learning systems (ILSs). Highlights include greater integration with outside resources; incorporation of other technologies, including CD-ROM, multimedia, and hypermedia; links with databases; network possibilities; artificial intelligence tutoring systems; better courseware; decreasing prices;…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Networks, Courseware
NEEDS (The National Engineering Education Delivery System): If We Build It (According to Standards) They Will Come!
Saylor, John M. – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1992
Discusses the National Engineering Education System (NEEDS), which provides a fully networked multimedia database, electronic classrooms, and authoring studios for the development of self-paced and collaborative learning environments for engineering education. Topics addressed include program goals; activities, including curriculum, recruitment,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Educational Applications of a Networked Communal Database.
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Scardamalia, M.; And Others – Interactive Learning Environments, 1992
Presents results from elementary school classroom uses of the Computer Supported Integrated Learning Environments (CSILE) software that stores student productions, including text and graphics, in one database to which all users have simultaneous access. Educational uses, effects, and outcomes of CSILE are described; and knowledge construction is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Supporting Educational Uses of Telecommunication in the Secondary School: Part II Strategies for Improved Implementation.
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Collis, Betty – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1992
This second article in a two-part series on telecommunications in secondary schools examines strategies for better support of telecommunications implementation. Highlights include management strategies for CMC (computer-mediated communication) use; instructional strategies for online database inquiries; teacher support strategies; simulation…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Simulation, Courseware