A collection of papers on second language instruction includes: "The Immersion Approach: Principle and Practice" (Helena Anderson Curtain); "Authentic Camera-Produced Materials for Random-Access Video Delivery" (Francis Lide, Barbara Lide); "Listening: What's Really Going on in the Classroom?" (Donna Reseigh Long); "Listening and Learning:…

An interpretive overview is provided of the innovative instructional and managerial techniques implemented by the 16 member colleges of the League for Innovation in the Community College between 1968 and 1988. Chapter 1 reviews the origins and history of the League, highlighting its early (1968-75) emphasis on curriculum and instructional…

This hearing presents the text of House Resolution 1134, related testimony, prepared statements, and supplementary materials. A statement by Tom Downey, a congressional representative from New York State and the introducer of the bill, is followed by a prepared statement, two articles, and testimony by Ludwig Braun of the Computer Science…

The challenge of professionalism is addressed in the 32 papers published in this Proceedings. The papers and their authors include: "New Concepts of Management: Challenges of Professionalism" (keynote address, Herman Birnbrauer); "Alternate Financing of Campus Projects" (F. Louis Fackler); "An Automated Work Order System…

A study was undertaken to determine whether the curriculum guides presently being used in drafting courses have changed due to the technological developments that have occurred in industry. In addition, the survey was concerned with the extent that knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing are needed by drafters, the extent that the…

Formal action by state education agencies (SEA's) in regard to educational technology is quite recent. In 1981 only seven states addressed the issue in formal state-level action. This paper presents the results of a 1983 survey on state-level initiatives relating to educational technology. The survey found that nearly all state SEA's are involved…

Ten case studies that describe the planning process and strategies employed by colleges who use computing and communication systems are presented, based on a 1981-1982 study conducted by EDUCOM. An introduction by John W. McCredie summarizes several current and future effects of the rapid spread and integration of computing and communication…

The overall focus of this booklet is on planning for change that allows for integration of computers into articulated learning environments that will enhance the learning goal of students. The first chapter presents four major themes to increase the likelihood of combining computers and individualized instruction in schools: (1) a revitalized form…

This third of three volumes reports on analytic procedures conducted to address various aspects of the scalar properties of the Device Effectiveness Forecasting Technique (DEFT). DEFT, a series of microcomputer programs applied to data gathered from rating scales, is used to evaluate simulator devices used in U.S. Army weapons training. The…

In fiscal year 1987, the Southern Rural Development Center was involved with 40 projects, task forces, symposia, conferences, workshops and other activities, focusing specifically on the rural problems of the region and supporting the community development efforts of 29 land-grant institutions in 13 southern states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin…

Because of the increasingly diversified population and needs of adult students at the Alberta Vocational Centre, a more flexible and responsible learning environment was needed. A brief effort using PLATO hardware and Basic Skills courseware for grades 3-8, and then for high school equivalency programs, was successful. However, it would have been…

The second of a two-book course in drafting, this manual consists of 12 topics in the following units: sketching techniques, geometric constructions, orthographic views, dimensioning procedures, basic tolerancing, auxiliary views, sectional views, inking tools and techniques, axonometrics, oblique, perspective, and computer-aided drafting.…

Twenty-two speakers attending the University of Oregon College of Education's Third Annual Summer Conference, entitled "The Computer: Extension of the Human Mind," in July, 1982, submitted their papers for publication in this volume of conference proceedings. Papers of a wide-ranging speculative or theoretical nature were presented in…

The 122 papers in this collection were presented in 15 sessions of the 20th annual convention of the Association for Educational Data Systems which was held in Orlando, Florida, May 10-14, 1982. Individual papers covered a wide variety of topics, including computer assisted instruction, computer managed instruction, computer literacy,…

A project was designed to provide students of isolated rural school areas with a microcomputer system that includes career education, prevocational, and vocational experiences. The system was to be incorporated into the Kansas Computerized Career Information System. The specific objectives of the project were (1) to develop a secondary-level…