In the fall of 1982 Drexel became one of the first universities to introduce a formal microcomputer requirement by announcing that in September 1983 every entering student would need access to a microcomputer. The heart of the microcomputing program is Apple Computer's Macintosh. The microcomputing program is described. (MLW)

Provides an account of the experience of St. Jane de Chantal School (Maryland) in developing and integrating a computer into its curriculum. Focuses on benefits of computer literacy for students and teachers and the spirit of cooperation fostered within the school and with the larger community. Projects the future applications of computers in…

A summer fellowship program is described that was initiated at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University to provide an opportunity for interested faculty to interact with selected students who had used computers before entering medical school. (MLW)

The first of 18 papers in this collection is a committee report of a workshop held in Kansas City, Missouri, June 26-27, 1982, to consider instructional uses of computers in pre-college education and what colleges of education should be doing. In "Computer Education and Colleges of Education," J. Philip East provides an overview of the…

Students learned to plan and write complex computer programs by writing a program for playing NIM, a game in which two players alternatively remove one, two, or three sticks from an original pile of 21, with the player taking the last one being the winner. The primary teaching purpose was to develop the idea that a final goal--i.e., winning--could…

A computer natural language system called HWIM (Hear What I Mean) is described in this report. Noting that the system accepts either typed or spoken inputs and produces both typed and spoken responses, the report proposes HWIM as an example of a relatively complete language system illustrating how the many components of language processing…

Eighteen articles published during 1983 and 1984 and cited in "Current Index to Journals in Education" are listed in this bibliography. Articles listed include discussions of the state-of-the-art in interactive video, the capabilities of interactive videotape and videodisc systems, and technical aspects of program design, development,…

The ways that planned change processes were used by two universities--Old Dominion and the University of Pittsburgh--in successfully carrying out projects to implement changes in their administrative systems software, hardware, and operating environments are described. (Author/MLW)

Describes the lengthy process of planning for library/media automation at the nine community college sites comprising the Maricopa Community College District, Arizona. Examines the computing environment and existing communications network which made this automation possible. (Author/DMM)

Delaware County College's (DCC's) computer service technology program is described in this paper, along with job market needs for computer personnel in Delaware County and nationwide. First, the type of work performed by computer service technicians and the areas in which they are employed are outlined. Next, the objectives of DCC's program are…

Investigators developed an on-line, interactive programing system--the Teacher-Interactive Computer System (TICS)--to provide assistance to those who were not programers, but nevertheless wished to write interactive instructional programs. TICS had two components: an author system and a delivery system. Underlying assumptions were that…

Traces the development of Lima Community College's computer literacy program, which uses the library as the site of ongoing computer education. Explores such factors in program development as funding, hardware choice, and implementation steps. Responds to several myths about computers, e.g., microcomputers take up little space and reduce staffing…

The computer services program at the University of Tennessee is described in terms of (1) goals, (2) computer services organization, (3) academic services, (4) administrative services, (5) research services, (6) public services, (7) user education, (8) coordination with outside agencies, and (9) administrative policies. The above services,…

The objectives of this program developed by the Computer Literacy Planning Group of the District of Columbia Public Schools are to: (1) develop computer awareness among students, teachers, supervisors, and administrators; (2) develop and implement a computer literacy curriculum; (3) design and implement a computer training laboratory; (4) apply…

The second in a series on educational computing for teachers and administrators, this booklet offers a checklist for use in making decisions about program development, 11 case studies illustrating how teachers in Washington state have initiated programs, and a collection of articles on various aspects of educational computing programs. The…