Peer collaborative learning has been popular in education for decades. As both pedagogy and learning strategy, it has been frequently adopted and adapted for a wide range of academic content areas at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels due to its benefits. The professional literature is filled with reports of individual professors…

This bibliography lists 360 monographs, journal articles, research reports, and conference proceedings on interactive videodisc and educational applications of this technology. Materials through December 1988 are included. A sidebar provides background on interactive video technology. (MES)

Annotations are provided for the 14 selected journal articles and 3 ERIC documents on interactive video listed in this bibliography. Areas covered include videodisc technology, applications of interactive video, system design, videodisc system selection, and findings of research on the effectiveness of interactive video. (MES)

This paper describes interactive video and the advantages and disadvantages to using interactive video in education and training. Examples of classroom use of interactive video are discussed in terms of its benefits as an educational strategy and the drawbacks of teacher preparation. It is noted that there are currently three levels of interactive…

This bibliography contains selected journal articles and documents from the ERIC database which present an overview of current and proposed usage of electronic devices in preservice teacher education, with some analyses of results. (IAH)

Presents a bibliography of articles that deal with the creation, development, and implementation of hypertext and/or hypermedia programs in both academic and clinical environments. Each entry includes descriptive comments, author, date, title of articles, title of source publication and/or publisher, and page numbers and are categorized into three…

This annotated bibliography is introduced by a description of the work of the Open University's Institute of Educational Technology (IET), which is concerned with all aspects of the academic work of the Open University and, increasingly, in wider spheres through its consultancy work and program of workshops on open and distance learning. The 1990…

The Maryland Higher Education Commission investigated the effectiveness of electronically mediated instruction for distance education, including interactive and noninteractive video, computer-aided instruction, and audio-only instruction. Interactivity was found to be an important factor in student achievement, whether in the classroom or through…

The bibliography covers 11 topics concerning the evaluation and selection of nonprint instructional materials. Selections consist of articles, documents, and books drawn from the ERIC database and library literature for the years 1986 through June 1988. The topic sections move from more theoretical to more practical areas and are divided into 10…

This guide to references and sources of information for those exploring the use of microcomputers in secondary education, especially in the United Kingdom (UK), begins with brief descriptions of several government-sponsored projects to help students and colleges prepare for a microelectronics society. The guide then presents: (1) annotated…

This annotated bibliography includes selected books, articles, and reports on the use of technology (primarily computers and interactive video) with students displaying moderate cognitive abilities. The bibliography lists items issued between 1979 and 1990. It describes four items on vocational skills/transition; six items on academic instruction;…

This annotated bibliography was developed as a result of a May, 1991, Technology Seminar on Multimedia, and is intended to provide researchers with an overview of the literature pertaining to the development of multimedia technology, innovative applications, design, and implementation issues as well as with descriptions of major multimedia…

The technical reports and working papers published by the Center for Children and Technology that are listed in this guide focus on educational technology and its relationship to student learning and school restructuring. Technical reports share research results, describe prototype designs, and address issues crucial to the Center's research…

The study reported in this document investigated the feasibility of using an interactive multimedia computer environment to build the information base and decision-making skills of mildly mentally handicapped youth with the aim of combatting drug abuse behaviors. This report covers phase 1 of a projected 3-phase study. Its four chapters provide a…

This bibliography provides a comprehensive view of the use of media in a large distance education institution--the Open University. Both externally published and internal papers are presented in sections, which are further divided into sub-sections according to related themes. There is considerable overlap among papers, and many abstracts are…