A description of a course for educators introducing the potential of the computer as a tool of instruction. The course is divided into five parts: 1)computer literacy, 2)motivation, 3)learning experiences, 4)reinforcement, and 5)evaluation. The course has been successful in improving the attitudes of the participating educators towards the…

A description of the film loop laboratory system as an attempt to increase the desirability, flexibility, and efficiency of physics experiments for non-science students. (Author)

A look at the elements of New York State Project Redesign, a statewide improvement effort whose focus has been to change the relationships between the State Education Department and local school systems participating in the effort. (Author)

The meanings and interrelationships of simulation, gaming, programed learning and educational technology are considered. Three criteria are put forward for ascribing meanings to such terms. Gaming and simulation are found to have distinct but compatible properties. Program learning and educational technology are viewed as a process, not a product.…

This paper focuses on the simulation games developed at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, U.S.A., which deal with a variety of social processes or situations. The paper, given before game play, identifies some of their characteristic features and discusses the educational implementational implications of the ways in which they are seen to…

A theoretical article which sets out to demonstrate the relevance of concepts derived from contemporary research into skill to a theory of simulation. (Author)

A project is described which sought to explore a new form of game using a model social system. This is called Ecogame'' and involved an on-line interaction with a dynamic computerized model economy. (Author)

Paper outlines a prototype group discussion game called GRIPS 1 (Gaming, Random Interfacing and Problem Structuring). Antecedents of the game included development and teaching problems related to a multi-disciplinary systemic approach to design problems, a strong interest in pre-problem solving activities (e.g. problem identification, goals…

MOCO, a game intended to improve the players' ability to identify the forces in the members of pin-jointed trusses, has been developed and tested. The paper describes the game and the test results. (Author)

Three categories of the use of film and television in gaming-simulation are identified. The most typical use, monitoring interaction between participants, demands the greatest departure from conventional film-making practices. Different methods of monitoring this interaction are briefly considered, and potential sources of error resulting from the…

The author argues the case for the acceptance of the Law of Communications as a separate, self sufficient legal discipline with the same status as a great many of the legal subjects taught in universities.'' (Author/AK)

This article argues that educational systems tend to legitimate existing political hierarchies and elite control. (Author)

A brief description of an interdisciplinary secondary school with a science orientation'' which was designed to develop technological literacy.'' (Author/AK)