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Jamieson, Douglas – Computers & Education, 1994
Reports on the first stage of a British phonetic training project in foreign language learning that used a repurposed videodisc developed by using the editing capabilities of an authoring tool. Topics discussed include student motivation; content issues; teaching strategies; questioning/feedback techniques; text and graphic screens; and manuals…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Content Analysis
Coady, Barbara – Computing Teacher, 1994
Describes a social studies assignment developed for Arizona eighth graders that focuses on Arizona history but also incorporates English, math, and computer programming skills to create a computer program about traveling through the state. Topics discussed include classroom management, computer requirements, community involvement, and interaction…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Selection, Courseware
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Carswell, Linda; Thomas, Pete; Petre, Marian; Price, Blaine; Richards, Mike – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2000
Compares the experiences of a group of Internet students to those of conventional distance learning students in the same Computer Science course at the Open University (United Kingdom). Discusses learning styles; background questionnaires that included computer use, email experience, programming, education, and attitudes; learning outcomes;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Hinerman, Frank – Science Teacher, 1994
Describes an assignment where students are given the task of using a computer-authoring system to develop a multimedia lesson on DNA and RNA molecules. (PR)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Biology, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education
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Saxena, Anshu; Kothari, D. P.; Jain, Sudhir K.; Khurana, Amulya – AACE Journal, 2004
Hypermedia has long been considered to have great potential to support educational tasks and applications. Many success stories of hypermedia support in education have been reported. Much of this work has been done in the context of traditional closed hypermedia systems rather than more contemporary open hypermedia systems. Developing hypermedia…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Models, Design Requirements, Educational Environment
Turbee, Lonnie – 1997
MOO stands for "Multi-user domain, Object-Oriented." Early multi-user domains, or "MUDs," began as net-based dungeons-and-dragons type games, but MOOs have evolved from these origins to become some of cyberspace's most fascinating and engaging online communities. MOOs are social environments in a text-based virtual reality…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, DC. – 1993
In February 1993, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting commissioned focus groups with Hispanic viewers to determine the perceptions of public television by Hispanics. The project was conducted by Norman Hecht Research and included Hispanic viewers and non-viewers in four cities--New York, Miami, San Antonio, and Los Angeles. The topic for…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Audience Response, Cultural Pluralism
Greenberg, Bradley S.; Hnilo, Lynn Rampoldi; Ver Steeg, Linda – 1998
Implementation of the first U.S. television program rating system based on identifying content that could be viewed by specific age groups began in January, 1997. This exploratory survey examined the context of how young people responded to the ratings system. Participating in the May 1997 survey were 462 students in fourth, eighth, and tenth…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Television
Pollack, Thomas A. – 1998
Duquesne University (Pennsylvania) has committed to the electronic delivery of an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) program to Northern Jiaotong University in Beijing, China. This paper describes the process of preparing a course for electronic delivery, along with related course preparation issues. The university's partnership with…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Mississippi State Legislature, Jackson. Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee. – 1993
The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) Committee of the Mississippi Legislature is authorized to review any public entity at the request of the legislature. In response to numerous allegations by agency employees and citizens and to anonymous complaints, the PEER Committee reviewed the Mississippi…
Descriptors: Administration, Broadcast Television, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance
Chevallier, Eric; Mansour, Sylvie – Children in the Tropics, 1993
This booklet examines the influence of television on children and adolescents in developing and developed nations, reviewing research on television's relationship to child health and development. The first section reviews specific research on such variables as number of television sets in use, amount of time spent watching television, age, sex,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Child Health, Children
Rose, Russell G. – 1993
Satellite television is proposed as a useful source of authentic materials for French language instruction at the college level. It is argued that this medium illustrates to students that the language is used in a wide variety of everyday situations and contexts. The discussion begins with a brief description of common satellite technology,…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs
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Hedbring, Charles – Behavior Analyst Today, 2005
In all likelihood, currently employed therapists and teachers grew up with computer technology. Part of their computer culture included programming computers for entertainment using popular consumer software like Microsoft Basic. Within this social-educational milieu, the "FACTS+" curriculum represents one long-term project covering the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Programming, Public Schools, Open Source Technology
Aidman, Amy – 1997
This digest reports recent findings on violent television content, highlights the recently developed television ratings system, and offers suggestions for parental mediation of children's television viewing. The National Television Violence Study has demonstrated that not all violence is equal. Certain plot elements in portrayals of violence are…
Descriptors: Aggression, Audience Response, Child Behavior, Content Analysis
Hollas, Eric – 1997
Even though medieval manuscripts represent the most voluminous surviving artifact from the Middle Ages, the very nature of this resource presents challenges for usage. In an effort to preserve medieval manuscripts and to create broader and more economical access to their contents, many libraries have in recent decades sought to provide filmed…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Databases, Electronic Publishing
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