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Peer reviewedBranscomb, Lewis M. – Library Hi Tech, 1984
Discusses discoveries and applications of science that have enabled the computer industry to introduce new technology each year and produce 25 percent more for the customer at constant cost. Potential limits to progress, disc storage technology, programming and end-user interface, and designing for ease of use are considered. Glossary is included.…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Computers, Electronics Industry, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedRichmond, Phyllis A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1983
Discusses future of online information retrieval systems in terms of types of computer hardware expected (noting size, memory, cost, microcomputers, peripherals); software expected; "user friendly" interfaces designed to enable users to search without special training; and new approaches to subject analysis and online searching.…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Futures (of Society), Indexing, Information Retrieval
Download full textStreibel, Michael J. – 1985
Three major approaches to the use of computers in education are examined, serious limitations of each are presented, and questions are raised as to the efficacy of technologolizing education. The drill and practice approach is shown to embody a deterministic, behavioral technology that turns learning into a systematically-designed and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Drills (Practice)
Peer reviewedScaife, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1989
Discusses information technology and its effects on developmental psychology and children's education. Topics discussed include a theory of child-computer interaction (CCI); programing; communication and computers, including electronic mail; cognitive science; artificial intelligence; modeling the user-system interaction; and the future of…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedRogers, David F., Ed.; Smith, P. R., Ed. – Computers and Education, 1984
Six papers on future developments in computer-assisted learning (CAL) focus on the impact of computers on the future of education, use of path algebras for network analysis, impact of "programing literacy" on courseware, microcomputers as classroom teaching aids, Prestel for preschool education in the home, and courseware development and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs, Computers
Peer reviewedDavies, Gordon; Preece, Jenny – Education and Computing, 1990
Discusses distance learning, describes the Open University in the United Kingdom, and describes the incorporation of home computing into computer courses at the Open University. Industrial training is discussed, a course using televised classes and one using video and printed materials are described, and future possibilities are suggested. (Three…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design, Courseware
Rodenstein, Judith, Ed.; Lambert, Roger, Ed. – 1982
This handbook was assembled for vocational educators so that they can see the applications of microcomputers in both their instructional and administrative tasks. The 22 papers included in the handbook were written by educators who are and have been using microcomputers extensively in their work. The first section of the handbook discusses the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Business Education, Career Education
