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Long, Wang; Haklev, Stian – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
The Chinese National Quality Course Plan is a large-scale project by the Ministry of Education, which has led to the production of more than 12,000 courses from some 700 universities since 2003. This paper describes in detail the purpose of the project and how it is organized at all levels, including how individual courses get selected at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Resources
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Van Rooij, Shahron Williams – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
In the digital age, instructional designers must possess both a sound instructional design knowledge base and solid project management skills that will enable them to complete courseware projects on time, on budget and in conformance with client expectations. Project management skills include the ability to apply repeatable processes, along with…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Design, Subcultures, Leadership
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Benson, Angela; Lawler, Cormac; Whitworth, Andrew – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
Activity theory (AT) is a powerful tool for investigating "artefacts in use", ie, the ways technologies interrelate with their local context. AT reveals the interfaces between e-learning at the macro- (strategy, policy, "campus-wide" solutions) and the micro-organisational levels (everyday working practice, iterative change, individual…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Management Systems, Comparative Analysis, Educational Technology
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Hosie, Peter; Schibeci, Renato – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
A review is undertaken of what different commentators have written about the evaluation of educational courseware in higher education. Speculation is made on the reasons for the lack of such evaluations. The role of checklists for evaluating online courseware is discussed despite the acknowledged limitations. Checklists have been developed at…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Higher Education, Check Lists, Online Courses
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Milheim, William D. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1993
Provides a summary of research on the effectiveness of animation in computer-assisted learning, suggests guidelines and strategies for implementing animation for specific materials in both educational and training environments to assist instructional designers and developers, and includes examples for the strategies. (Contains 17 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Guidelines
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Persico, Donatella – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1997
Examines the methodological common denominator among several models for courseware development and discusses in detail both the design and the validation phases. Emphasizes the need for a systematic approach in which multiple authors' skills are exploited and the cost-benefit ratio is kept at an acceptable level. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Cost Effectiveness, Courseware, Educational Technology
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Koper, Rob – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1995
Describes a dedicated method for the design of multimedia courseware, called PROFIL, which integrates instructional design with software engineering techniques and incorporates media selection in the design methodology. The phases of development are outlined: preliminary investigation, definition, script, technical realization, implementation, and…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Courseware, Definitions, Educational Media
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Collett, John – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1988
Outlines stages in the development of computer aided instruction in the University of Waikato French department, including the creation of the authoring language Proforma. Adaptations of Proforma to allow parallel versions of test materials are discussed, screen layout is described, and some aspects of test administration and timing are outlined.…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Courseware