The term "Smart Classroom" has evolved over time and nowadays reflects the technological advancements incorporated in educational spaces. The rapid advances in technology, and the need to create more efficient and creative classes that support both in-class and remote activities, have led to the integration of Artificial Intelligence and…

These proceedings contain the papers of the 14th International Conference on e-Learning (EL 2020), which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, July 21-23, 2020. This conference is part of the 14th Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2020, July 21-25, which had a total of…

In 2006, the author worked on a pre-service education course in instructional media and revised it to include ICTs and technology integration, as part of a national program to infuse ICTs throughout Namibia's educational system. The course was to be implemented in 2008 at all four Colleges of Education in Namibia responsible for the Basic…

A brief overview of how computer assisted instruction came into wide use and its present cost effectiveness as an instructional tool. (HB)

Unless educational technology is focused on the improvement of learning, it becomes simply a means of making education seem more efficient without being truly effective. Improved materials are urgently needed because of growing demand for individualized learning and teacher accountability. Schools now are forced to use inadequately verified…

This document presents an evaluation of an instructional system to assist students in the general chemistry course. These materials include a series of 16mm sound motion picture films that outline the required laboratory experiments, slide/tape programs for individual student use designed to teach the student how to analyze and draw conclusions…

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the authors discuss the first 6 years of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) in terms of its fundamental purposes and responsibilities and its role in media development. (LS)

The use of microfiche as a means of programed self-instruction was examined in this study. Lessons adapted from a one-hour lecture on the slide rule were typed in large print in order to allow easy reading at distances normally used with microfiche readers. The 58 pages of the course were reproduced on microfilm, strips of which were then inserted…

This study investigated a trial use of simultaneous telephone and computer (audiographics) conferencing to teach a Master of Education unit, "Early Childhood Curriculum Design Issues," at the Queensland University of Technology in 1994. Data were collected in written form from students, lecturers, and observers concerning their…

A summary report lists the goals of Maryland's Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title II program, which helps local educational agencies develop media services. The report includes the following elements: (1) ESEA goals are related to the state comprehensive educational plan; (2) specific program goals are listed; (3) a formula for…

In 2002, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) initiated an innovative and ambitious program for improving student learning through the effective use of instructional technology. Until that point, most technology projects in schools were geared toward integrating technology into the curriculum, and they tended to focus on…

General session, small group activities, and on-site visits are represented in these papers from a conference which had the objectives of defining alternatives for systematic curriculum development, providing for the interchange of experiences in determining needs and instructional specifications for material production, and developing a plan for…

One educational innovation that is receiving national attention is computer assisted instruction (CAI). The PLATO system developed at the University of Illinois (Urbana) is perhaps the most sophisticated CAI system. As with other CAI systems, it permits each student to learn at his own pace; it can provide precise feedback and remedial or advanced…

As part of a study to determine the adequacy of educational media services programs at Big Eight universities as perceived by faculty, department chairmen, and media directors, an instrument was developed which asked participants to evaluate 44 elements of media service programs. In general, responding groups were in agreement, and seven of the…