Outlines elements of instruction--knowledge, information, action--and describes each in the context of writing instruction, reviews writing research, and uses these components of instruction to explore possibilities for automated writing instruction. The Writer's Workbench language analysis programs are used to illustrate major points. Program…

Teaching methods which emphasize understanding and insight can be effectively supported and expanded by using A Programming Language (APL) as a notation for both writing the algorithms of a discipline and then exploring the behavior of these algorithms by computer. (Author/LS)

Describes a CAI package intended to help teachers achieve facility with questioning techniques. The instructional package consists of an interactive computer simulation which diagnoses teachers' questioning problems, six interactive computer tutorials that treat specific questioning problems, and a computer-based post-test simulation designed to…

Describes a typical Group Decision Support System (GDSS) in use at the University of Mississippi and potential uses of a GDSS in seminars, interactive testing, lectures, foreign language study, and in communication with deaf or mute students. Benefits are noted, including increased participation, group synergy, and automated record keeping. (27…