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Long, Wang; Haklev, Stian – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
The Chinese National Quality Course Plan is a large-scale project by the Ministry of Education, which has led to the production of more than 12,000 courses from some 700 universities since 2003. This paper describes in detail the purpose of the project and how it is organized at all levels, including how individual courses get selected at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Resources
Bellotti, Francesco; Berta, Riccardo; De Gloria, Alessandro; Primavera, Ludovica – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
Serious virtual worlds (SVWs) represent a great opportunity for learning and should embed a lot of high-quality contextualised information so that the player can take the most from his or her exploration of the environment. This requires defining new methodologies and tools for effective production. We have investigated this issue in implementing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Background, Educational Games, Learning Theories

Saunders, Danny; Gaston, Karen – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1996
Discusses a rank-ordering exercise designed to highlight evaluation issues involved in development of simulation training activities. The rank-ordering exercise raised awareness of internal and external validity issues, and highlighted the need for evaluation "checks" to be made during the planning stages of any research of consultancy…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Development, Models, Simulation

Melton, R. F. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1980
Discusses the need for and use of models in the design and development of instructional materials, providing an overview of the main characteristics of a unit model and three course models: a simple linear model, a refined linear model, and a branched model. (RAO)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Development, Instructional Materials

Nathenson, M.; And Others – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1981
Discusses the philosophy underlying the development of "Living with Technology," a new foundation course developed at the Open University. Additionally, a new model of course development is discussed which is designed to evaluate and revise the course in the light of student and tutor feedback. Eight references are listed. (Author/LLS)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Instructional Development

Koumi, Jack – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1994
Proposes a framework to help course developers design criteria for optimal media deployment. The merits of radio, television, audio, video, and print are briefly compared with computer-based media and analyzed in light of six types of media characteristics: symbol system, access, controllability, student reactivity, interactivity, and adaptivity.…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Instruction, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis