This paper suggests that a way to the new generation of powerful E-learning systems starts on the crossroads of two emerging fields: courseware re-use and adaptive educational systems. The paper presents the KnowledgeTree, a framework for adaptive E-learning based on distributed re-usable learning activities currently under development. The goal…

This paper offers a theoretical rationale for the use of technology--and particularly interactive electronic media, such as graphics-enabled word-processing programs, "talking books," e-mail, computer-assisted writing programs, and the World Wide Web--in the classroom. The rationale focuses on two aspects of literacy development: the…

The purpose of this paper is to suggest some of the implications for teachers' roles that might result from the growth of computer technology in education. In the past, technological innovations in education have affected the roles of teachers as much as those of students. An important historical example is the invention of mechanical printing,…

Paper discusses the philosophy of computer-furthered instruction (CFI) and the design of a particular CFI system used in the required undergraduate course in probability theory and statistics taught in the school of Business at the University of Kansas. (Author)

Documents issues on and makes specific recommendations for adapting extant time-sharing systems for computer assisted instruction. (Authors/WM)

A satire on the use of computers in the classroom. (HB)

Describes the role of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in increasing educational productivity and equality of opportunity. Examines a number of key questions concerning the interrelationship of CAI with the traditional education structure. (Authors/WM)

Dr. Suppes, president of Computer Curriculum Corporation, answers questions about computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and its relative cost for higher education. (PG)

The value in using the computer as a teaching machine is likely to be a function of how well it can adapt to individual differences in performance. The term adaptive'' is used to imply that the student is routed to material which follows different teaching strategies and that tasks are put together, on-line, to fit a particular student's…

A presentation of a model showing how computers can be used in correspondence study. (HB)

A single computer is used for instruction in data processing and business methods and in such administrative functions as class scheduling and grading. (Author)