Many teachers find developing a new lesson or course quite difficult. It would be nice to have all necessary information, lesson plans and assessment materials ready at hand. But most often, they find themselves on their own when it comes to lesson and course development. The author faced this situation when he was asked to develop a lesson on…

The effects that media can have on task performance have been greatly debated over the years. Whilst agreement has begun to emerge on the effects media have on cognitive performance, little is understood about the relationship between such media effects and individual differences such as individuals who have dyslexia. This paper presents findings…

This guide, which is intended for project directors, coordinators, and other professional staff interested in marketing adult basic skills and workplace education programs to business, presents a six-step process for developing a marketing plan. Discussed first are the purposes of marketing and considerations in marketing workplace education to…

The task force report examines the use of adaptive devices by severely handicapped students. Interviews with teachers and therapists produced information on the selection, development, and use of the devices. Four practices that positively influenced the devices' use were identified: (1) design and construction following establishment of…

A description of a media project using local subject matter. (HB)

An instructional product review process is conceived and analyzed from a generic and systemic viewpoint. (Author)

An early childhood educator, serving on the board of a foundation with a nationwide focus on crime prevention among children, implemented a practicum intervention designed to provide crime prevention videotapes for viewing by 6- to 12-year-olds in a high-crime urban area. The general goals of the practicum were to institute a method to develop…

This paper shows how questions and answers written on a word processor can be used with a short BASIC program to present computer material which is self-correcting and self-scoring. This procedure provides a way for teachers who have little or no knowledge of computers to prepare instructional programs for students. The process for creating the…

A disk sector utility program (called TRAX) was designed and developed since a computer aid capable of inspecting and modifying the byte data on a disk platter, independent of any other program or system, was not commercially available. This report: (1) provides an overview of the TRAX system; (2) briefly describes the major system options; and…

Author details his approach to instructional development--contracting with a subject matter specialist for a specific instructional package. (Author)

A satire on what not to do when writing CAI programs. (HB)

A discussion of whether pilot testing or a panel review is the most effective way to evaluate curriculum materials. (HB)

Author discusses CAI within the context of good educational practice, which he defines as viewing CAI as one approach to instruction and as a valuable tool for research. (HB)