A satire on the use of computers in the classroom. (HB)

A presentation of a model showing how computers can be used in correspondence study. (HB)

While the computer is presently largely performing functions such as payroll processing and scheduling, in a few years it will affect virtually every student from the kindergarten through the graduate school in some way or another relating to his learning. (Author/CB)

Question and answer format concludes a series of articles on computing. (Editor)

Provided are descriptions of programing languages (BASIC, LOGO, Pascal, FORTH, Savvy). Included are two lists, one presenting sources of programing language tutorials (includes computer needed, price, language, additional hardware needed, special features) and the other presenting a buyer's guide to programs that teach programing. (JN)

Current investigations in the Computers and Music group in the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo are detailed. New instructional methods and applications are described and proposed that take advantage of microcomputers to improve and enhance the teaching and learning of music. (MP)

Reviews the role of computers, particularly the personal computer, in the learning process, discusses the many ways of using the computer to assist learners, and considers the advantages of personal computers over time-sharing computers. (Author/IRT)

Discusses a few possibilities that computer-assisted learning holds for the problems of learning music. (Author/RK)

Discusses the issue of education versus training in computer science based on the author's personal experiences. Highlights include early uses of computers, learning programming languages, initial computer-assisted instruction, the use of courseware, Web-based instruction that will need both education and more practical training, and realizing the…

A description of current activities in instructional computing in Washington State community colleges is presented, along with curriculum content guidelines and planning procedures to assist colleges which plan to initiate or upgrade their activities in instructional computing. The document provides an overview of computing activities in the…

Describes a procedure for periodically sampling varying analog signals and storing its digitized signal in the computer. (MLH)

Describes an interactive simulated hypothetical instructional computer that significantly improves the student's understanding of how a computer works and how high-level language constraints are handled by essentially simple machines. (Author/IRT)

Project LOCAL, a not-for-profit regional consortium, offers a broad spectrum of in-service training courses tailored to meet the needs of educators in various disciplines and levels of experience. The purpose of these offerings is to bridge the communication gap between innovative centers in computer-oriented education and staff members in Boston…

This paper argues that computers are the first form of educational technology that can be honestly described as "revolutionary". It also argues that this is because the real forte of computers is to support person-to-person educational influence, not replace it. (Author)