This volume includes the texts of more than 50 papers presented at a conference which was organized to present in one forum all major work regarding computers in education in the United States, as well as abstracts of the special sessions, tutorials, and project presentations which took place at the conference. Among the topics covered in these…

Recent research and current trends in the field of computers and education are reflected in this collection of reviewed papers, tutorials, panels, project presentations and other sessions. More than 80 papers are grouped in the following topic areas: administrative applications, composition and literature, computing for the learning disabled or…

This 63-paper collection represents a variety of interests and areas of expertise related to technology and its impact on the educational process at all levels. Topics include automated instructional management, computer literacy, software evaluation, beginning a computer program, finding software, networking, programming, and the computer and…

Forty-three papers from a conference on microcomputers are presented under the following headings: Computing in the Curriculum, Information and Computer Science Information; Institutional and Administrative Computing, and Management, Services, and Training. Topics of the papers include the following: telecommunications projects that work in…

This collection of 116 papers begins with 5 presentations on the general theme of computer literacy and intelligent computer assisted instruction, and covers a wide variety of topics related to training and education at all grade levels. The remaining papers are divided according to special interest group categories: (1) computer-based training;…

This collection of 17 conference presentations includes (1) "Project LOGO: A Study in Cognitive Enhancement Using Microcomputers," Henry Dobson; (2) "Tender Loving Care for Your Terrific Little Computer (TLC for your TLC)," Carol Dwyer and Karl Kelly; (3) "Teaching Micro-Literacy to Kids," Robert Gillingham; (5)…

Thirty-four papers from a 1983 conference on the use of microcomputers in special education focus on specific applications of the new technology. An overview section, section 1, includes papers on computer literacy and daily living skills, considerations for marketing software, and the role of special educators in the information age. Section 2…

Thirty presentations are included from a 1983 conference on computers for the disabled. The conference blended viewpoints from vocational rehabilitation and special education. The first section presents three keynote addresses: "High Tech/High Touch: Making Good on the Promise" (D. A. Fenderson); "Curbcuts and Computers: Providing Access to…

The main points on the agenda of this meeting attended by eight chief participants from seven member states of UNESCO in the African Region and several observers were: (1) presentations by participants on their experiences in the application of informatics (i.e., computer applications in information dissemination) in the region; (2) problems in…

LOGO programming language and microcomputer applications for educators are the primary themes addressed in this conference collection of 2 keynote speeches and 32 presentation abstracts (with reference lists). The keynote papers are "LOGO and the Retraining of Teachers," by Kathleen A. Martin and "Should I Use LOGO?" by James…

Short descriptions are provided of several sessions of the Computer Education Group (CEG) Biennial Conference held at Nottingham University in April 1982. Sessions noted include the introduction, a presentation on teacher training, the development of examinations, and a question-and-answer session. (MP)

The almost 200 papers and panel, project, and special session reports represented in this collection focus on innovations, trends, evaluations, and research in the use of computers in a variety of educational settings. Of these, the full text is provided for 52 presentations and abstracts for 138. The topics discussed include: use of computers at…

The first of 18 papers in this collection is a committee report of a workshop held in Kansas City, Missouri, June 26-27, 1982, to consider instructional uses of computers in pre-college education and what colleges of education should be doing. In "Computer Education and Colleges of Education," J. Philip East provides an overview of the…

Ten papers presented at a symposium discuss the array of computerized decision-making aids currently available to farmers and ways to speed up the rate of adoption of computers by agriculturalists. Topics presented include the development of software for agricultural decision-making; the role of programmable calculators and minicomputers in…

Selected from presentations made at the 1987 conference of the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL), the 13 papers in this proceedings address topics related to computer applications, computer literacy, and software applications: (1) "Keys to Programming Success for College Students" (Henry S. Austin); (2)…