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Thorndyke, Gerry G.; Summach, Ron D. – Education Canada, 1982
Describes areas where Calgary has used its computer assisted instruction (CAI) to aide individuals via diagnostic testing, enrichment programs, remedial study, review and reinforcement, and sequencing materials. Suggests microcomputers play four roles: tutorial, drill/practice, simulation, and testing and record keeping. Discusses problems in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textDevelopment Communication Report, 1983
Varied development projects in several countries are described in this newsletter, which also provides current reviews of development books, and publications available from the Non-Formal Education Information Center at Michigan State University and ERIC. The following articles are included: (1) "From Oral Traditions to Elementary Textbooks:…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Calculators, Community Programs, Developing Nations
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1984
A 1983 site-visit survey of 20 colleges actively engaged in developing their information technology (IT) expertise and resources indicate that many teachers do not appreciate the relevance of the computer to their work; few colleges have an effective and structured approach to IT in terms of staffing, equipment, or application; and lack of…
Descriptors: Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
River East School Div. 9, Winnipeg (Manitoba). – 1984
In 1983, an 11-member task force of teachers and school administrators reviewed the general state of the art of microcomputer applications in education in order to make recommendations for the River East School Division 9 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The group recommended that the school division pursue a deliberate and systematic plan for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development
Freshwater, Mike; Crawley, Rick – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1985
Describes Manpower Services Commissions Open Tech Programme, a developmental, project-based program begun in 1982 to open adult access to updating and upgrading training at technical and supervisory skill levels. Discussion includes issues arising in the program's management, administration, and the design and process of open learning and impact…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedMoore, G. A. B. – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1985
Reports on University of Guelph field trials with Telidon, a videotex system, as the medium for an agricultural information service for Ontario farmers and as an instructional medium for testing and feedback in classrooms. From these experiences, conclusions are drawn about the potential of videotex for traditional and distance education. (MBR)
Descriptors: Costs, Distance Education, Field Tests, Foreign Countries
Collis, Betty; Muir, Walter – 1984
The first of four major sections in this report presents an overview of the background and evolution of computer applications to learning and teaching. It begins with the early attempts toward "automated teaching" of the 1920s, and the "teaching machines" of B. F. Skinner of the 1940s through the 1960s. It then traces the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Gibson, Dudley; Wickham, Derek – 1986
Successful strategies for implementing and operating the Further Education Management Information System (FEMIS) at colleges of further education in the United Kingdom are discussed, along with the development of associated microcomputer-based decision support systems. FEMIS has been targeted at the smaller institutions that do not generally have…
Descriptors: Change Agents, College Administration, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Sage, Morley; Smith, David J. – 1983
Prepared to advise the Social Science Research Council, this report suggests funding priorities for a program of research in the field of educational applications of information technology, with special reference to the primary and secondary sectors. A discussion of the research program initiative context includes the contributions of governmental…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Information Science
Raggatt, Peter, Ed.; Harry, Keith, Ed. – 1984
This volume, the first of two, documents a selection of current worldwide research and activities and new developments in the area of distance-taught higher education. An introductory editorial summarizes the current status of distance teaching in higher education and identifies trends drawn from the reports collected. Details of origins, size,…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Case Studies, Distance Education, Educational Radio
Bell, William G., Ed.; Ashford, Norman J., Ed. – 1984
These conference proceedings contain the texts of 62 papers. The first 17 papers include 4 keynote presentations as well as reviews of: major developments in several countries (Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Jordan, Netherlands, Sweden, United States) and Hong Kong; handicapped travelers' access to air transport; and application of microcomputer…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Air Transportation, Area Studies, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedHughes, Alun; Priestley, John – Information Services and Use, 1992
Describes SOLS TICE, the Satellite On-Line Searching Interactive Conferencing Experiment, conducted at the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom) to meet the training needs of staff in the library and information science (LIS) sector. Continuing professional development is discussed, instructional effectiveness and cost effectiveness are…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
