AN ESTIMATE WAS OBTAINED OF THE EFFECTIVENESS WITH WHICH THE SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT MODE CAN BE USED TO TEACH CERTAIN UNITS IN EIGHT DIFFERENT SUBJECT AREAS--ART, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, ELECTRONICS, ELEMENTARY PHYSICS, FRENCH, MUSIC, AND ECONOMICS. THE SPECIFIC MODE USED WAS A SPECIAL CASE OF SIMULATION IN WHICH THE USEFUL FEATURES OF VARIOUS LEARNING…

A Microcomputer-Implemented Design Aid and Simulator (MIDAS) has been developed and used as an interactive learning system by electrical engineering students at the freshman and sophomore level. Evaluation of the system indicates that a great potential exists in the area of dedicated, inexpensive, interactive learning systems. User acceptance has…

This report describes the remote computer terminal designed for student use in the PLATO IV computer-assisted instruction system. The terminal features a plasma display panel, self-contained character and line generators, and the ability to communicate over voice grade telephone circuits. Operating modes and control characters are described in…

Two aspects of educational technology are considered. The first involves the development of educational technology highly dependent on computer equipment, and the development of a computer assisted instruction language called Programmed Language for Interactive Teaching (PLANIT). The second aspect involves the development of educational technology…

GLURP is a script-writing language constructed to suit the purposes of the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD). Scripts tell the computer what to say and how to act; they allow the computer to interact with whoever is using the system. Teachers, counselors, etc. wishing to structure the learning of their students and clients need to…

The cost of providing adequate computer service is imposing an extraordinary strain on the budgets of many institutions of higher education, particularly small to medium sized institutions that do not have large, federally-funded research programs. They face 2 critical problems: (1) how to obtain sufficient computer services for student use so…

Explores the relationship between educational policy, teaching practice, and instructional innovations. Offers explanations for the slow pace of educational reforms. Focuses on the use of computers in education. (RB)

Explores various topics and issues concerning trends which are related to electronic learning. They include: improved educational opportunities, role of the National Diffusion Network, school-based demonstration projects, use of technology in science writing classes, importance of basic education, and shifting career patterns. (JN)

Describes a model state-wide microcomputer network for vocational education allowing students either to process information independently with one computer or access data and programs residing in the state central library. Each location will have 20 IBM microcomputers and four printers. Implications of this program for public education are…

Arguing that computers can be used to improve not only the delivery of undergraduate mathematics courses, but also their content, the author discusses several broad areas in which computers might improve the undergraduate curriculum. (SD)

ADAPT[IT] (Advanced Design Approach for Personalized Training-Interactive Tools is a European project coordinated by the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory. The aim of ADAPT[IT] is to create and validate an effective training design methodology, based on cognitive science and leading to the integration of advanced technologies, so that the…

This paper investigates a solution to support the learning of cognitively complex concepts, through the recording, annotation and online delivery of multimedia lessons. Recording lessons for online delivery has the advantage of utilizing all of the pedagogical skills of the lecturers and teachers involved. To facilitate the retrieval of…

This document represents the second hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, held in Washington, DC on May 11, 1999 on the education technology programs authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Michael Castle, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, Committee on…

While California has frameworks defining what concepts are necessary for understanding science, math, history-social science, and other disciplines, there has been no such framework for technology. The framework presented in this paper proposes a strategy for thriving in a future that will be strongly influenced by technology. That strategy is…