As course management systems (CMS) gain popularity in facilitating teaching. A forum is a key component to facilitate the interactions among students and teachers. Content analysis is the most popular way to study a discussion forum. But content analysis is a human labor intensity process; for example, the coding process relies heavily on manual…

Includes information on computer cooperatives, time sharing, computer education courses, and use of computers to project enrollment changes. (LR)

Paper presented at Symposium on the Application of Technology to Education, Washington, D.C., September 9-10, 1968.

It is best to keep the academic computing program separate from the data management problemsolving required by educational, administrative, and business activities. Educational value and real cost effectiveness should be used in and out of the educational system. (Author/DN)

Explores the present uses of the computer in education, points up identifiable trends, and describes some experimental programs. (LN)

Possible applications of the micro- or personal computer useful to the physical educator are suggested under four major categories: (1) data processing; (2) data storage; (3) control of peripheral devices; and (4) computer-assisted instruction. (JN)

In 1974, as part of a reciprocal agreement between Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany, a delegation of Canadian experts visited Germany to examine programs in Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) and to explore areas of future cooperation. The delegation examined CAI program support and administrative structures in German education. Special…

A discussion of the concept of using a specially-designed graphics system that is being developed about a mini-computer to appraise the capability of carrying out computer-aided instruction at a modest cost in remote locations where it may not be possible to provide a large-scale system with time-shared terminals. (Author)

As an illustration of an attempt at dealing with the problem of time-sharing small computers for laboratory control resulting from conflicts between real-time responsiveness needs and the matter of priorities and administration of the system as a whole, a description is provided of a time-shared system that is used to control and service multiple…

The report describes the Classroom Information and Computing Service (CLICS), a pedagogical computer-based information system that is used as a case study in the subject "Information Systems" in the Dept. of Electrical Engineering at M.I.T. CLICS is an abstraction of the Multiplexed Information and Computing Service (MULTICS) that is being…

A symposium of industrial, governmental, and academic leaders was held to consider new technological devices and systems and to develop guidelines for teachers and school administrators on how to prepare for the coming age of technology in education. Topics under consideration included educational objectives, the historical and sociological…

Traces the evolution of instructional computing in the design and control courses. Discusses process design, process control, and expert systems. Concludes that the computing tools for undergraduate instruction are mostly in step with design and control practice in chemical engineering. (CW)

The increased availability of computers is affecting education along two fronts. First, the vocational curriculum must meet the demand for trained data-processing personnel and for computer-related skills in other occupations. Second, three major tools (computer-assisted instruction, computer-managed instruction, and computer-assisted guidance)…