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Ellis, Thomas I. – 1984
Microcomputers can vastly improve the efficiency of data management, data analysis, and communications in the school office, but implementation should be carefully planned, with attention to relative cost for benefits obtained, appropriateness of software and hardware, and potential security risks. (TE)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Data Processing, Educational Administration
Connors, Eugene T.; Valesky, Thomas C. – 1986
This "fastback" outlines the steps to take in computerizing school administration. After an introduction that lists the potential benefits of microcomputers in administrative offices, the booklet begins by delineating a three-step process for establishing an administrative computer system: (1) creating a district-level committee of administrators,…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Data Processing
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. School Buildings Services. – 1986
This report presents an information needs assessment for an office automation plan to be undertaken for the School Building Services Branch of the Alberta Department of Education. This exercise complements the work of two senior committees within the Department: (1) the Electronic Information Processing Needs Study Steering Committee, and (2) the…
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Data Collection, Data Processing
Baker, Justine C. – 1975
Intended as an overview of the nature and use of computers in schools, this document describes the history and development of computers generally and of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) specifically. Included is information on several CAI systems currently in operation including (1) Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations (PLATO),…
Descriptors: Analog Computers, Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
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McManus, John F., Ed. – 1972
This is a collection of 12 working papers dealing with instructional management systems (IMS). The papers are divided into three sections--systems definition, pedagogical studies, and hardware/software studies. IMS is generically defined as a set of procedures and mechanisms for gathering and processing pupil data and returning useful information…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science, Computers, Data Processing
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers