While the discussion on the topic of technology diffusion in teacher education primarily centers on course design, program development, and faculty technology training, this article explores technology diffusion from the perspective of organizational change. Technology diffusion in teacher education is a multi-faceted task and, therefore, requires…

It is common to find students believing that they have a high skill level in computer use yet this does not normally include proficiency in the use of computer packages for data presentation. This exercise develops team work in data collection, requires the production of a simple spreadsheet, and the exporting of the data from that into one or…

When circulation data are used as input parameters for a computer simulation of a library's circulation subsystem, the results of the simulation provide information on book availability and delays. The model may be used to simulate alternative loan policies. (Author/LS)

The use of the EPPS in pre-marital and marital therapy is described. Six pairs of related needs are established, i.e., deference and dominance; order and change; exhibition and intraception; autonomy and affiliation; succorance and nurturance; abasement and aggression. Two case studies are presented to illustrate the usefulness of the EPPS.…

This digest begins by defining the concept of hypertext and describing the two types of hypertext--static and dynamic. Three prototype applications are then discussed: (1) Intermedia, a large-scale multimedia system at Brown University; (2) the Perseus Project at Harvard University, which is developing interactive courseware on classical Greek…

Average searching time for manual searching was found to be 22 hours at a total cost of $250; for on-line searching using the Lockheed DIALOG system it was 45 minutes at a total cost of $47. (Author/PF)

This article discusses computer-posed education problems, especially those that have to do with human reactions to the computer. (JA)

An experiment in computerized automated indexing of abstracts was conducted in Czechoslovakia. The computer indexing was then compared to manual indexing. (LS)

Report of a panel (General Meeting) at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Independent Schools, February 1969.

Interim Report of the Computer Sciences in Electrical Engineering (COSINE) Committee of the Commission on Engineering Education.