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Pisik, Ginger Brill – Educational Technology, 1997
To determine whether online training courses are effective, companies should evaluate training software when considering its purchase or development. Author describes the development and use of an instrument for evaluating online courses created by AT&T's Network Operations Education and Training organization. Also includes the On-Line…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Corporate Education, Course Evaluation
Lautsch, John C. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1981
Presents an overview of computer use in education and other realms. Concludes that the true computer revolution in education may not be the use of computer assisted instruction but rather the combining of computers with other electronic devices for the advent of widespread decentralized education. (Author/DC)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
Parrott, Sarah – 1995
Distance education (DE) is no longer an option that institutions of higher education might consider, but has become a reality that must be intelligently constructed and managed with dwindling resources. In California, DE has been recommended as a solution to deal with the state's postsecondary financial crisis. As the University of California and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
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Davies, Gordon; Preece, Jenny – Education and Computing, 1990
Discusses distance learning, describes the Open University in the United Kingdom, and describes the incorporation of home computing into computer courses at the Open University. Industrial training is discussed, a course using televised classes and one using video and printed materials are described, and future possibilities are suggested. (Three…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design, Courseware
Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC. – 1981
Thirty-nine papers on the place of technology in education are collected in this volume of conference proceedings. Several themes run through the collection, appearing in different combinations in different papers. Among the major topics discussed are the applications of computer technology to different aspects of instruction and school…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Consortia
Kincaide, Nancy A. Ferracutti; Boland, Santiago D. – 1997
Global civilization means simultaneously progress for everybody and destruction of the ethical and mythical nucleus of individual cultures. The role of education in the global world would be to start a universal dialogue between all the cultural groups of the world. Education will save the values now in danger, because a multicultural dialogue may…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Cultural Maintenance
Brown, Stephen C., Ed. – 1997
This book contains 14 case studies, written by those involved in the teaching and training initiatives, that illustrate the use of open and distance learning strategies. The case studies, drawn from many parts of the world (but mostly British based), feature efforts in large and small companies in a variety of industries. The first part of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
Yakimovicz, Ann, Ed. – 1994
The following papers are included: "Assessment of Telecommunications Needs at the Texas Department of Health" (Adair, Griffin, Steinhausen); "Realizing the Democratic Ideal in Adult Distance Learning" (Boyd, Dirkx); "Classroom Social Interaction" (Burkhart-Kriesel); "Interaction Analysis of an Inter-University…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Boschmann, Erwin, Ed. – 1996
This book explores emerging technologies and their use in secondary and higher education and in private, corporate, and government training environments. In addition to providing specific classroom applications of technology, the book treats issues of research, technology assessment, legal, copyright, and privacy rights, ethical considerations,…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment