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Hughes, Chris; Hewson, Lindsay – Educational Technology, 1998
Looks at some key elements of teachers' knowledge and skill bases and considers how these might be supported in Web-based instruction. Describes the "micro-genres" that constitute the instructional events of the online class. Introduces a software package to demonstrate how these interactions may be facilitated in practice. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedJohns, Janet Faye – Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 1998
Describes techniques developed to improve the perceptual skills of maintenance technicians who align shafts on rotating equipment. A 3-D practice environment composed of animated mechanical components and tools was enhanced with 3-D VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) scenes. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Industrial Education, Multimedia Instruction
Peer reviewedMetcalf, Karen K.; Barlow, Amy; Hudson, Lisa; Jones, Elizabeth; Lyons, Dennis; Piersall, James; Munfus, Laureen – Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 1998
Provides guidelines on how to adapt common games such as checkers, tic tac toe, obstacle courses, and memory joggers into interactive games in multimedia courseware. Emphasizes creating generic games that can be recycled and used for multiple topics to save development time and keep costs low. Discusses topic themes, game structure, and…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedLomika, Lara L. – Language Learning & Technology, 1998
Investigated effects of multimedia reading software on reading comprehension. Twelve college students enrolled in a second semester French course were instructed to think aloud during reading of text on the computer screen. They read text under one of three conditions: full glossing, limited glossing, no glossing. Suggests computerized reading…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, French
Peer reviewedChun, Dorothy M. – Language Learning & Technology, 1998
Reviews research on the acquisition of suprasegmentals by second language learners and the potential of computer-based instructional materials for improving intonation; describes and critiques some of the software previously available for this purpose; and suggests criteria for the conceptualization of multimedia software and concomitant research…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Instructional Materials, Intonation
Paepcke, Andreas; Brandriff, Robert; Janee, Greg; Larson, Ray; Ludaescher, Bertram; Melnik, Sergey; Raghavan, Sriram; [and] Owen, Catherine; Pearson, Tony; Arnold, Stephen; [and] Moore, Reagan; Baru, Chaitan; Rajasekar, Arcot; Ludaescher, Bertram; Marciano, Richard; Wan, Michael; Schroeder, Wayne; Gupta, Amarnath; [and] Coyle, Karen – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Includes four articles that discuss: (1) search middleware, or software packages that allow access to information sources for digital libraries; (2) film archives and building online collections of data for use in film research and teaching; (3) digital archives; and (4) a virtual union catalog for the University of California. (LRW)
Descriptors: Archives, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedAnderson, A.; Cheyne, W.; Foot, H.; Howe, C.; Low, J.; Tolmie, A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2000
Reports on a study of undergraduates at the University of Strathclyde (Scotland) that was designed to explore computer support for peer-based learning in methodology tutorials. Describes software that was developed to organize group discussion and discusses student ratings of their reactions to the software and to the tutorial sessions. (Contains…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion
Betcher, Audrey – Computers in Libraries, 2000
Describes how the Rochester Public Library (Minnesota) managed public access to the Internet for both residents and non-resident patrons. Discusses user needs, staff involvement, system software, fees, and handicapped accessibility. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Software, Internet
Peer reviewedMitchell, Mark L.; Jolley, Janina M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1999
Describes the Correlator, an interactive computer tutorial that helps students explore positive, zero, and negative correlation coefficients. Discusses studies that assessed whether the Correlator aided in student learning revealing that students completing the Correlator better understand correlation coefficients and enjoy the tutorial. (CMK)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Direct linkPalmquist, Mike; Rodrigues, Dawn; Kiefer, Kate; Zimmerman, Donald E. – Computers and Composition, 1995
Draws on results of a four-year effort to establish a campus-wide, computer-supported writing environment to suggest that computer networks and specifically designed instructional software can provide the basis for network-supported, writing-center-based writing-across-the-curriculum programs. Discusses development of network communication tools…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Higher Education
Stone, David E.; Bishop, Clarke A. – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 1997
Describes the following phases of multimedia courseware production: (1) needs assessment; (2) content and design; (3) rapid prototype; (4) storyboarding; (5) building the course using the production pathway; (6) usability testing; (7) quality assurance and testing. Benefits of Web-based courseware, courseware development team members and roles,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Formative Evaluation
Peer reviewedCavalier, Albert R.; Brown, Carrie C. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
This study uses a case study of a woman with profound mental retardation and severe cerebral palsy to illustrate uses of speech recognition systems to allow choice making and environmental manipulation that increase her sense of personal control and independence. Guidelines and recommendations for choosing a speech-recognition product and…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy
Peer reviewedvan der Walt, Pieter W.; van Brakel, Pieter A. – Electronic Library, 1997
Describes the role of a webmaster as designing, implementing, and maintaining an effective World Wide Web site; discusses needed skills in the areas of network configuration, interface and graphical design, software development, business strategy, writing, editing, marketing, and project management; and considers the webmaster's role in the online…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Design Requirements
Peer reviewedMcGehee, Jean J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Argues that interactive geometry computer software connects visual justification and empirical thinking to higher levels of geometric thinking with logical justification in formal proof. Presents classic geometry activities using The Geometer's Sketchpad interactive software. (ASK)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
Chernyi, A. I. – International Forum on Information and Documentation, 1997
Discusses knowledge, organization, and the organization and representation of knowledge. Addresses the relevance of international auxiliary languages as problems of development and use of special sign systems. Argues that--for computer realization of intellectual processes by modeling, not imitation--the psychological mechanisms of human memory…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
