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Barker, P. G.; Singh, R. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1982
Explains the role of authoring languages in the development of courseware material for use in computer-assisted instruction and describes examples available on small, medium, and large computers with emphasis on the language/author interface. Briefly considers authoring language evaluation, system integration, and distribution of courseware. 82…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Computers, Information Dissemination
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Barker, P. G; Steele, J. W. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1983
Presents an overview of Instructional Programming System, an authoring tool used for production of programs for computer-assisted instruction, including its language, structure, and mode of operations. Illustrative examples of use and results of initial investigations of its potential as tool in open-learning environment are given. Eighteen…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Higher Education, Material Development
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Barker, Philip; Singh, Ravinder – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1985
Describes Philips Interactive Laser Vision Authoring System (PHILVAS), a special-purpose authoring system designed to prepare programs for controlling interactive video systems. Ease of authoring with PHILVAS is illustrated by a case study and comparisons with two other dialog programing tools. Advantages of PHILVAS are listed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
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Nicolson, R. I.; Scott, P. J. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1986
Defines eight software production stages, and argues that the key to the production of a higher quantity of reasonable quality software lies in development of support technologies to assist teachers in software development. Three approaches--software toolboxes, computer assisted instruction (CAI) program shells, and software CAI analysts--are…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Literature Reviews
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Baker, Philip G. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1984
Discusses pedagogical factors influencing design and construction of sophisticated educational multimedia workstations, and presents an overview of the Multi-Media Authoring Language system, an experimental test vehicle providing a framework in which to conduct hardware, software, and interfacing experiments necessary to produce a solution to…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics