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Churchill Forum, 1987
The two newsletter issues presented in this document contain articles with the following titles and authors: "'My Kids Could Never Do That': Adapting Software for the Learning Disabled Student" by Susan Jo Russell; "Enriching Science and Math Instruction with Technology: The Voyage of the Mimi" (about an integrated set of video, computer, and…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Computer Uses in Education, Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education
Nebraska Univ., Lincoln. – 1988
This curriculum guide was developed to help teach keyboarding skills for computer use at all educational levels, especially in Nebraska. Following a position paper that explores the rationale for teaching keyboarding, the curriculum guide is organized in eight units that cover the following topics: equipment; technique; keyboarding; formatting;…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Swadener, Marc; Jarrett, Karen – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1987
Discusses the results of a survey on the usage of computers in secondary schools. Indicates that the majority of use was by computer classes; more staff development is needed for teachers of non-computer classes; and there is insufficient hardware and software available for non-computer classes. (TW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science, Computer Uses in Education
Thompson, Diane P. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1987
Describes how a community college has adapted an instructional computer network originally developed to teach hearing impaired individuals to write. It is now used as an integral part of three different writing courses. Discusses how the system works, providing examples of student work, and a description of the software used. (TW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
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Benzie, David; And Others – Education and Computing, 1987
Three articles discuss teacher training and the use of microcomputers in elementry and secondary school curriculums. Highlights include microcomputers in British primary schools; the University of Chicago School Math Project; computer training for teachers in Iceland; learning and educational change; and introducing elementary school teachers to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations
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Balajthy, Ernest – Reading Research and Instruction, 1987
Examines questions typically asked about the effectiveness of computer-based reading instruction, suggesting that these questions must be refined to provide meaningful insight into the issues involved. Describes several critical problems with existing research and presents overviews of research on the effects of computer-based instruction on…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Collis, Betty – Computing Teacher, 1988
Summarizes five studies related to computerized language education: (1) speech synthesizers and children's writing abilities; (2) comparison of Writing to Read program and traditional teaching; (3) evaluation of Writing to Read program; (4) deaf adolescents and sentence construction; and (5) student attitudes toward writing with computers vs.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Courseware, Deafness
Schiffman, Shirl S. – Educational Technology, 1986
This first of two articles presents eight examples of what software infusion (SI) looks like in actual practice in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms and learning laboratories. An analysis of SI characteristics demonstrated in the examples is presented to bring the definition of SI into focus. (MBR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
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Hoelscher, Karen – Computers in the Schools, 1986
Describes the Minnesota Education Computing Corporation (MECC) Computing and Information Collection, a collection of software products for students in grades 4-12. These products are designed to support individual course content objectives and introduce and practice information literacy skills. Curriculum applications in language arts,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Database Management Systems
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Rodrigues, Raymond J. – English Journal, 1984
Describes interactive computer software programs that develop prewriting, word processing, and revising skills. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Tichenor, Stuart – 1998
Writing students at two-year colleges need more time and training to become better writers and computer users. Changes in writing instruction should expand students' knowledge of the writing process and increase their computer literacy; doing so should also increase their employability. The commitment of Oklahoma State University--Okmulgee to…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Teacher Behavior
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Okpala, Amon O.; Okpala, Comfort O. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 1997
Analysis of a survey of 216 faculty members of historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) determined that more instructors had experience using e-mail and word processing whereas fewer had experience with software presentation, multimedia, and distance education. The findings indicate a need for faculty development since distance learning…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adoption (Ideas), Black Colleges, Computer Software
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Hope, Warren C. – Contemporary Education, 1997
Argues that teachers who steadfastly refuse to include computers in their personal and professional repertoire of skills, despite the advantages, need to be persuaded of the computer's usefulness. Discusses advantages of computers for teachers and ways experienced computer users can help nonusers overcome the barriers. (SM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, Computer Anxiety, Computer Uses in Education
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Reed, W. Michael – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1996
Reviews the research on computer use in English language arts, predominantly writing, since 1987. Highlights include writing-process theory; learner control theory; zone of proximal development; word processing; composing process software; the Writing to Read program; and future research and directions. Contains 93 references. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, English
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Dean, Robert L. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1989
Discussion of computer technology in higher education focuses on a study that applied a cost model to compare the cost effectiveness of using computer-assisted instruction versus traditional instruction in freshman English composition courses. Implications of technological change for higher education are examined, and further research needs are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Cost Effectiveness
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