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Schitai, Amit – Educational Technology, 1989
Describes the process of creating an interactive videodisc for teaching Hebrew as a foreign language at the University of Michigan. Learning processes for foreign languages are discussed, lesson objectives and planning are explained, production considerations in planning the video are described, and examples of computer activities are given. (six…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Courseware, Hebrew
DeFanti, Thomas A.; Brown, Maxine D. – Academic Computing, 1989
Describes scientific animation workstations, i.e., computer systems with visualization programing environments that were developed by the Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) at the University of Illinois, Chicago. The need for visual communication between teachers, students, and scientists is discussed; networking, or televisualization, is…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Computer Science, Computer System Design
Christensen, Margaret; And Others – Ed-Tech Review, 1993
Describes the Drexel Hypermedia Demo, a hypermedia system that was developed to facilitate undergraduate and graduate instruction about hypermedia. Topics discussed include media advocacy; interactivity in educational media; navigation in hyperspace; learner control; and design principles and evaluation of the Drexel Hypermedia Demo, including…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer System Design, Educational Media
Trolley, Jacqueline – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1995
Introduces the Institute for Scientific Information's (ISI) electronic library project, and discusses the project's technological, economic, and legal issues. Describes computer system requirements that allow ISI's electronic library prototype to provide users with bibliographic information, abstracts, and full images of journals. (JMV)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographic Utilities, Computer System Design, Economic Factors
Gordon, Stuart B.; Maples, John M., Jr. – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 1995
Describes the design of the Computer Assisted Classroom Training Improvement System (CACTIS), and discusses its use by the U.S. Military Academy (West Point, New York) to supplement the regular course curriculum. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comprehension, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design
Crego, Jonathan; Powell, James – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 1995
Discusses the development of Minerva, a command-and-control training simulator that uses a multimedia computer network to exercise senior decision makers in crisis management at the Metropolitan Police Service (London). Examines the learning environment, programs, performance reviews, training scenarios, and technology. (AEF)
Descriptors: Administrators, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Simulation
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Zahir, Sajjad; Chang, Chew Lik – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Describes the design and development of a prototype expert system called ONLINE-EXPERT that helps users select online databases and vendors that meet users' needs. Search strategies are discussed; knowledge acquisition and knowledge bases are described; and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), a decision analysis technique that ranks databases,…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Decision Making, Expert Systems
Troll, Denise A.; Richards, Barbara G. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1992
Describes the design and development of the Mercury Electronic Library Project at Carnegie Mellon University that resulted in a library information system that provides access to the library's online catalog as well as to other databases. The distributed architecture of the system is explained, and future plans are discussed. (two references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases, Electronic Libraries
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Martin, J. Sperling – Online Review, 1992
Outlines considerations in the design of a Competitive Intelligence Information Resource Center (CIIRC), which is needed by business organizations for effective strategic decision making. Discussed are user needs, user participation, information sources, technology and interface design, operational characteristics, and planning for implementation.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Business, Competition
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Duchastel, Philippe – Instructional Science, 1992
Examines the processes involved in building instructional systems that are based on artificial intelligence and hypermedia technologies. Traditional instructional systems design methodology is discussed; design issues including system architecture and learning strategies are addressed; and a new methodology for building knowledge-based…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
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Crow, Raymond W., Jr.; Starbird, Robert F. – Government Information Quarterly, 1992
Describes the redesign of a CD-ROM database interface by the Congressional Information Service (CIS) that addressed the needs of novice, casual, and expert searchers in academic libraries. Topics discussed include the user profile, the task profile, redesign goals, interaction style, menu design and implementation, system structure and the search…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases, Higher Education
Book Report, 1992
Presents results of a survey of 10 vendors of microcomputer-based automated library systems. Directory information is provided for each vendor, as well as data on hardware requirements, system capabilities, and costs. (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer System Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Library Systems
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Song, Xueshu – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1992
Describes the development and validation of a microcomputer software system that enhances undergraduate students' interests in becoming engineering graduate students. The development of a database with information on engineering graduate programs is discussed, and a model that matches individual and institutional needs using Southwell's Relaxation…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Algorithms, College Programs, Computer Software Development
Freddolino, Donna – Currents, 1992
Advancement offices in higher education can ensure that they will get the most value from their computer purchases by becoming educated about issues and options, developing a plan and standards, tracking the technology, ignoring brand names, requesting discounts, considering used equipment and prepared software, consulting, using available…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design, Computers, Efficiency
Wang, Peiling; Soergel, Dagobert – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1993
Describes a study of users' document selection behavior that was conducted to build a tentative cognitive model of document selection behavior to be used in designing intelligent information retrieval systems. Topics addressed include studies of relevance and of decision making; value judgments; and document information elements considered during…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Citations (References), Computer System Design, Decision Making
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