After examining the impact of changing technology on postsecondary instruction and on the tools needed for instruction, this report analyzes the status and offers recommendations concerning the future of instructional computing at Vancouver Community College (VCC) in British Columbia. Section I focuses on the use of computers in community college…

Following the recommendations of an external consultant, the nursing program and the division of research and evaluation at the Alberta Vocational Centre, Edmonton, designed and implemented pilot projects to test the Control Data PLATO system and PLATO Learning Management (PLM) software for computer-managed learning (CML) in the nursing assistant…

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the curriculum for a remedial mathematics program administered as an audio-tutorial self-paced class at Lake Michigan College. Twelve variables were selected for analysis, including pretest scores, mathematics skills test scores, final grades, time spent, age, gender, and attitude from 247 students…

The Mathematics Learning Center provides materials and assistance to students in courses from Arithmetic through Calculus and Differential Equations. One component of the program is the Directed Independent Study (DIS) program which provides an alternative to classroom instruction in Arithmetic, Introduction to Algebra, College Algebra, and…