Documents issues on and makes specific recommendations for adapting extant time-sharing systems for computer assisted instruction. (Authors/WM)

Possible applications of the micro- or personal computer useful to the physical educator are suggested under four major categories: (1) data processing; (2) data storage; (3) control of peripheral devices; and (4) computer-assisted instruction. (JN)

The National Research Council of Canada has under way a research project aimed at the development of facilities required to permit the computer to be used effectively in computer-aided learning applications. (Authors)

A multi-language, time-sharing system (MTS-12) has been developed for the PDP-12, a Digital Equipment Corporation laboratory computer. This low-cost, core-resident system features program storage on LINC tape (3/4" magnetic tape on a 4" reel), access to the high-level interpreted FOCAL language, and a special variable storage in the user…

An illustration of modestly-interactive instruction of moderate length--to be administered to six students who start off together--is presented. Implications for IDCMS regarding number of audio programs and video files and extent of looping are preliminarily deduced on the basis of characteristics of the illustrative instructional program.…

Discussion of the use of technology in Australian schools to improve information access and educational outcomes focuses on the impact on school library resource centers. Topics discussed include online information services; electronic bulletin boards; electronic mail via microcomputers; and optical storage media, including CD-ROM, hypermedia, and…

This comprehensive annotated bibliography contains 220 references on computer technology in nursing. Selected articles on electronic devices are included if they contribute to the historical perspectives of this area. The bibliography contains all articles that have appeared in nursing journals published in the United States, Canada, and England…