Electronic Learning articles from September 1991

Electronic Learning archives from September 1991

Images foster greater learning (Multimedia)
September 1, 1991... Learning from imagery is a very different process than learning from print. Educators have been slow to recognize this because most psychological learning theories have been based on print. It's time we recognized the powerful impact images...

ILS research isn't helpful. (Integrated learning systems) (Includes related article on Henry Becker's analysis of research on integrated learning systems)
September 1, 1991... A decade ago the way we used computers in education was like asking a symphony orchestra to play scales. In schools today the situation is much the same: only a new computers in use and not integrated into the curriculum. A more effective...

Networking, school reform, and superintendents (MS-DOS, value-added processors, Apple II, Apple Macintosh) (Question and Answer format)
September 1, 1991... Q I have MS-DOS, Apple II, and Macintosh computers in my school. Can I network all of them? What do I need?--A.R., Omaha, Neb. A I called my networking guru Peter Reilly, who's the assistant director of the Educational Technology...

Technology leadership: How do you rank? (first installment of a monthly column on Administrators) (includes technology leadership test) (column)
September 1, 1991... Schools can no longer avoid being part of the information age. And the implications for school administrators are nothing short of mind-boggling. The role of the administrator is evolving from building manager to evaluator to...

Multimedia: How it changes the way we teach & learn (Microcomputers, CD-ROM, videodisc player, and television) (Includes related articles on the benefits of multimedia, the cost of various multimedia technologies, new multimedia products, results of research on multimedia, using multimedia for teacher development, and the status of research on multimedia information sources)
September 1, 1991... Ask and almost anyone will tell you that multimedia is the combination of video, sound, text, animation, and graphics with a computer to tie these components together. With multimedia, teachers create exciting and effective learning...

Portable machines for less than $1,000 (Portable computers) (Includes related article on schools' providing students with portable computers) (buyers guide)
September 1, 1991... Who says you can't take it with you? This monthy, Electronic Learning examines five "traveling" computers that cost $1,000 or less. All are easy to use, operate on battery or AC power, and come with standard typewriter (QWERTY) keyboards....

Reaching students with reading problems. (Optimum Research Reading Program, The Sentence Master, Autoskill CRS) (evaluation)
September 1, 1991... Despite the vast amount of money and time and talk spent during the past decades on improving American children's reading skills, why Johnny can't read still remains a mystery. It is no wonder that researchers have investigated how...

An ESL tool for the real world. (Davidson & Associates' English Express)(English as a Second Language) (Includes related article on an interview with the president of Davidson & Associates) (evaluation)
September 1, 1991... The dramatic rise in the number of limited English proficiency students in American schools has caught educators unaware. What do you do in a city like Los Angeles, for instance, which has the second largest Spanish-speaking population after...

Teachers must inform legislators. (Educational technology policy) (column)
September 1, 1991... My view of educational technology radically changed recently when I attended a conference sponsored by the State Legislative Leadership Foundation called, "Crisis in American Education: Compete or Concede." I was asked at the last minute to...