The involvement of a large regional university's institutional support units in a self-study is discussed. The university had initiated its first experience with a comprehensive and systematic approach to planning. Attention is focused on the self-study procedures in the support units and on the resulting reports. Four support units with diverse…

This document presents the transcript of a hearing held to examine how rapid technological changes are affecting the American educational system and to learn what new equipment with potential for educational application is available, how technology can be integrated into the curriculum, and how students and teachers can acquire the skills needed…

The greatest future impacts of the computer communications technology upon engineering education may exist in its capacity to manage total systems and to extend education beyond current campus borders. Computers can guide learners, professionals, and agencies in education to methods maximized to attain their goals. Sophisticated information…

Ways in which microcomputers can be used in cooperative vocational education programs in secondary schools are presented. It is stated that the future of cooperative education depends on its ability to be accountable for the time that students spend outside of the classroom and that the microcomputer can be an effective tool in meeting this need.…

Telidon, which consists of two computerized communications systems for displaying text and graphics on a television screen under user control, is being field tested in the libraries of two York Region Board of Education (YRBE) schools in Aurora, Ontario. Beginning in spring 1983, students were able to access, via telephone, a computerized data…

Designed for anyone facing decisions about where, how, and even whether they will use microcomputers for instruction, management, or administration, this manual emphasizes that computer technology, particularly microcomputer technology, is neither all good or all bad for schools. It was developed to discuss the pros and cons of computer technology…

This project, stemming from work started under the National Science Foundation grant "Development of a Television Computer Assisted Instruction (TVCAI) System" SER-7806412, called for the transfer to videodisc of some of the videotape materials developed under the grant. Three efforts were included in the proposal: design and development…

Background information on University of Denver's computerized degree check and advising system, the Academic Progress Report (APR), is presented. The APR program, which was implemented for undergraduates in fall 1976, is discussed in terms of the need for the program, its development, implementation, problems, and future directions. The system…

Ways in which computer technology can be used to support the development of a library network are proposed by the Computer Application Task Force, following the recommendations of the New Jersey Statewide Planning Group and its several task forces. A summary of three primary recommendations is followed by a general discussion of opportunities…

Describes a four-phase method of helping students who are mathematically unsophisticated and have difficulty relating their common sense, English-language understanding of a system to an abstract, mathematical description. The approach uses interactive simulation models. (Author/IRT)

Describes the development of an evaluation system in which the instructor marks statements describing a student's work in a course. The statements are stored in a computer which produces the list on request. Implemented for two years, the system is considered more precise than letter grades and easier than evaluative paragraphs. (JT)

Describes both the advantages and disadvantages of having a classroom computer. Diagnostic and prescriptive uses and some computer-system drawbacks are detailed. (BD)

Artificial data were used to assess the correlation between several estimates of average student change in various schools and the true impact of those schools on the academic achievement of the student. (Author/DEP)

Special instructional centers in Dade County, Florida, provide tutoring and remedial instruction to suspended students; at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) 225 dial access tape cassettes offer information and advice; and a computer program at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois, helps students choose careers. (MLF)