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Poulter, Alan; And Others – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1994
Considers the role of library and information science professionals as knowledge engineers. Highlights include knowledge acquisition, including personal experience, interviews, protocol analysis, observation, multidimensional sorting, printed sources, and machine learning; knowledge representation, including production rules and semantic nets;…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Expert Systems, Information Scientists
Sullivan, Kathleen M. – Momentum, 1994
Describes the University of Notre Dame's live telecasts on family issues. Indicates that the telecasts, which began in 1988, are cosponsored by local Notre Dame alumni clubs, schools, churches, and service agencies. Describes particular programs and the promotional and information materials developed in conjunction with the programs. Underscores…
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, Church Related Colleges, Community Education, Community Involvement
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Kozel, Kathy – E Media Professional, 1997
Provides an overview of developments in authoring tools and describes ways to categorize products by platform, type of end-product, sophistication of end-product, and authoring metaphor. Discusses products from AimTech, Allegiant, Allen Communication, Asymetrix, Corel, Discovery Systems International, Enigma, Harrow Media, Horizons, Innovus,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Reviews
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Wagner, Norman; Thompson, Donald; Sutton, James – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1997
Outlines the methods used by Troy State University (Alabama) to employ television technology to increase distance learning options for students and to increase the productivity and cost effectiveness of college faculty. Describes the television system and the four primary types of programming--public affairs, telecourses, intercampus course…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Educational Technology
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Clements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Uses three computer software programs to help students develop algebraic reasoning. Programs include spreadsheets, Logo programming language, and Teasers by Tobbs. (ASK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Charlton, John P.; Birkett, Paul E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1998
Compares characteristics of students taking programming-oriented versus applications-oriented higher education courses. Topics include computer engagement, programming experience, computing attitudes, a greater gender imbalance in enrollment on the programming-oriented course, the usefulness of psychometric measures, discriminant function…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes, Computer Science Education, Discriminant Analysis
Dorman, David – American Libraries, 1999
Discusses the development of electronic books and considers marketing and distribution, rights management, and technical standards. Economic and institutional relationships, copyrights, Extensible Markup Language (XML), access to content, free access versus fees, preservation versus loss of control over long-term storage and access, and trusted…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Economic Factors, Electronic Publishing
Andrews, Timothy M. – Searcher, 1999
Explains eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and describes how Dow Jones Interactive is using it to improve the news-gathering and dissemination process through intranets and the World Wide Web. Discusses benefits of using XML, the relationship to HyperText Markup Language (HTML), lack of available software tools and industry support, and future…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Futures (of Society), Information Dissemination, Information Industry
Kautzman, Amy M. – Searcher, 1998
Describes tools that make the Web more accessible for people with disabilities and lists some of the basic rules for designing a page layout, focusing on HTML, color, buttons, images, links, image map, forms, columns and frames, applets and plug-ins. Discusses how to evaluate the Web page. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Design Requirements, Disabilities
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Jong, T. de; Van Joolingen, W. R.; Swaak, J.; Veermans, K.; Limbach, R.; King, S.; Gureghain, D. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1998
Describes the basic mechanisms of the SimQuest, an authoring system for designing/creating simulation-based learning environments. The functionality authors have in providing the learner with guidance and experiences on how authors use opportunities and learners employ the cognitive support are reported.(Author)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Cognitive Ability, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Woollard, Rex – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 1996
Describes features of a Training Innovations computer-based training system in which guided paths can be dynamically adapted to learning style or capacity, skill or knowledge level, and cultural background. It also allows program authors to work with scripted graphics and desktop publishing tagging without extensive expertise, and even exhibits…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
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Lally, Carolyn – Educational Media International, 1998
Provides a background to the development of the Internet; discusses Web sites as foreign-language-learning tools; and describes the Nicenet Internet Classroom Assistant that can be used as a software template for teachers to create their own Internet pages for foreign-language instruction. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware
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McFarlane, A. E.; Williams, J. M.; Bonnett, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2000
Discusses multimedia authoring software that uses hypertext and reviews the ways in which use of this technology may support improvements in assessment. Describes research with sixth graders in England that investigated how pupil-produced multimedia documents can reveal aspects of performance that traditional tests may not recognize. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Software, Courseware
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Kumar, Amruth N. – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2005
Researchers and educators have been developing tutors to help students learn by solving problems. The tutors vary in their ability to generate problems, generate answers, grade student answers, and provide feedback. At one end of the spectrum are tutors that depend on hand-coded problems, answers, and feedback. These tutors can be expected to be…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Programming Languages, Case Studies, Educational Technology
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Shih, Timothy K.; Chang, Ya-Fung; Hsu, Hun-Hui; Wang, Ying-Hong; Chen, Yung-Hui – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2004
Distance education has been an important research issue of multimedia computing and communication. Since the instructional activities are implemented on cyberspace, how to control behaviors of students and to increase the degree of communication awareness have been a challenging issue. We propose a system based on the scaffolding theory. Behaviors…
Descriptors: Video Games, Distance Education, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology
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