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Bradshaw, Amy C. – 1998
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of presentation interference on students' ability to learn from, and their beliefs regarding, computer-generated presentations. Informed by single-element screen design studies and professional practice, this combined-element study compared a contextually based, intentionally interference free…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Schultz, Carolyn Stark; Rouan, Michael – 1998
This paper describes Stanford Online, a distance learning program at Stanford University (California) that utilizes the concept of asynchronous learning and the growth of the Internet to make Stanford courses, seminars, and lectures available anywhere, any time, and on demand in order to address the continuing education needs of busy…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Software, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education
Shearer, Rick L.; Rose, Bill – 1998
The Pennsylvania State University, through its World Campus, is exploring several design models which provide multifaceted communication environments for distance education. Currently, students enrolled in World Campus programs interact with courses delivered through WebCT, a course management tool, or through FirstClass. This paper focuses on…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Johnson, W. Lewis; Blake, Tyler; Shaw, Erin – 1996
This paper describes a system called ANDES, designed for the management and delivery of distance education courses. ANDES enables students to study at home at their own pace, as well as interact with instructors and other students in virtual classrooms. It uses World Wide Web technology for transmission and delivery, with extensions relevant to…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
Laffey, James M.; Musser, Dale – 1996
The College of Education, University of Missouri-Columbia is developing and testing a suite of tools that utilize the Internet and work as a system to support learning from field experiences. These tools are built to support preservice teachers, field-based mentors, and college faculty as they collaborate, engage in practice, document their…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education
Laufer, Carlos; Fuks, Hugo; de Lucena, Carlos J. P. – 1998
This paper presents the results of an experiment using videoconferencing in a distance graduate course in the Computer Science Department at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The purpose of the experiment was to test two videoconference technologies that are widely used on the Internet, Cu-SeeMe and Real technology, and to assess…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Evaluation
Nelson, Michael L.; Maly, Kurt; Shen, Stewart N. T. – 1998
This paper reports on an Old Dominion University (Virginia) and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Langley Research Center project, NCSTRL+, a unified, canonical digital library (DL) for educational, scientific, and technical information (STI). NCSTRL+ is based on the Networked Computer Science Technical Report Library (NCSTRL),…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development
Rodd, Jillian; Coombs, Steven – 1998
This paper reviews the development and delivery of a higher education module as part of the University of Plymouth's (England) Integrated Masters Programme (IMP) through the Rural Area Training and Information Opportunities (RATIO) telematic centers. The aim of the project was to provide computer-supported solutions that could assist remote…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Shum, Simon Buckingham; Sumner, Tamara – 1998
This paper describes how the authors are exploiting the potential of interactive World Wide Web media to support a central part of academic life--the publishing, critiquing, and discussion of documents. The paper begins with an overview of documents in academic life and a discussion of paper-based or "papyrocentric" print and scholarly…
Descriptors: Assignments, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education
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Rudmann, Jerry – 1992
An overview of the development and evaluation of an early alert procedure for identifying and assisting students experiencing academic difficulty at Irvine Valley College (IVC), in California, is provided in this report. The first section introduces IVC's new personal computer-based Early Alert Retention System (EARS) software, as well as the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Computer Oriented Programs
Becker, Jerry P., Ed.; Miwa, Tatsuro, Ed. – 1992
The purpose of a seminar attended by mathematics educators from the United States and Japan was to explore ways that use of technology in teaching problem solving can improve student learning. The following presentations were made: (1) "A Report of U.S.-Japan Cross-cultural Research on Students' Problem-Solving Behavior," (T. Miwa and T.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
Atkinson, Terry – 1992
This guide, designed for British modern language teachers, explores the potential of informational technology (IT) to help educators meet the objectives of the National Curriculum. An introductory chapter discusses the role of IT as specified in the curriculum, including both instruction in use of IT and use of IT to enhance classroom instruction.…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Smith, Irene Elizabeth – 1993
This doctoral dissertation reports on a study that investigated the hypermedia learning environment from the perspective of high school students learning about U.S. culture. Qualitative methods were used to determine student perceptions about learning with hypermedia tools. Data were collected from daily observations, interviews, student products,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Creativity
Barkley, Christine – 1994
Two computer programs were developed to enhance community college students' critical thinking skills in the areas of "Comparison and Contrast" and "Analysis." Instructors have several options in using the programs. With access to an LCD panel and an overhead projector, instructors can use the programs in the classroom, manipulating the computer…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Engler, Kevin P. – 1989
Computer models have definite limitations regarding the representation of biological systems, but they do have useful applications in reducing the number of animals used to study physiological systems, especially for educational purposes. This guide lists computer models that simulate living systems and can be used to demonstrate physiological,…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Animals, Annotated Bibliographies
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