Theories of situated learning and distributed cognition are used to support emerging relationships between learning and working. The nature of work evolves from being predictable and deterministic to being more contingent and idiosyncratic. Models of employee development are examined. (Author/JOW)

Thirty international distance learning pioneers gathered in Montreal to share effective practices in the use of technology to educate early childhood professionals. The group represented a wide range of distance learning models, technologies, delivery systems, and learners. Participants came from ten countries and 14 states in the U.S. to learn…

A transformation model of engineering education at the undergraduate level is constructed to define the human and technical resources that contribute to the production of a university-trained engineer. The theory of technical systems is applied in the development of the model to transform a graduating pre-university pupil into a university-trained…

A video mock-up is a "design story", described by Patrick Parrish in a recent "TechTrends" article as "imagining the journey of a learner's experience in engaging with a finished design". A design story allows designers to show their design vision to others and to observe features and benefits of the program as a learner would experience it. The…

The integration of concepts and contributions from learning theorists, media specialists, and teaching practitioners, optimized within a framework of selected system strategies derived from military management programs, can help resolve concerns for educational improvement and accountability and influence the utilization of technology enabling…

A system for teaching clothing design (draping or flat pattern) and advanced construction techniques by means of individualized instruction utilizing 8mm color sound filmloop is described. (Author/HB)

A look at Battelle's BETSY system, the primary objective of which is to provide users with a rapid, cost-effective means of retrieving resources suited to the needs of the learners. (Author/HB)

The possible application of ideas to control test scoring is discussed. (Author)

Authors discuss the Personalized System of Instruction-what it is, how it can (or cannot) be evaluated, and some problems which may be encountered with its use. (Author)

The gap between research in music education and classroom practice is a difficult one to transcend. The Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development in Los Alamitos has a program designed to close the gap. (Editor)

A description of a videocassette learning system in use at The Ohio State University. (Author)

The possible application of ideas to control test scoring is discussed. (Author)

The typical traits of a ready-made system as well as those of an individualized system are constituent characteristics of distance education. Within the framework set by these qualities and the extent to which they differ from one another, one seeks to achieve the fundamental educational aim of distance students' autonomy. The way institutions see…

The application of the Program System Development approach to the development of educational programs consists of five logically interrelated steps: (1) analyze program requirements, (2) determine educational needs, (3) develop objectives and tests, (4) plan, develop, and validate instruction, and (5) conduct and evaluate instruction. (MW)

The goal of this panel was to explore the functions and roles of all personnel involved in new instructional systems which bring to bear advances in learning research and instructional technology. Five "approaches" for achieving this goal arose out of a discussion of the many problems involved in the design and implementation of new instructional…