ERIC Number: ED280453
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984-Feb
Pages: 37
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The Use of Computer-Managed Learning for Media-Based Informal Adult Learning.
Waniewicz, Ignacy
TVOntario, the television network operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, has been utilizing computer managed learning (CML) in its support of television-based nonformal adult learning projects since 1980. Three of these projects, or academies, have been offered on the topics of health and environment, music and musicians, and parenting. Each of these academies consists of high-quality television programs, specially designed print materials, and the computer managed learning system known as RSVP (Response System with Variable Prescriptions). These three elements in combination allow adults to undertake the academies as self-directed learning projects geared to their level of need. The RSVP system encompasses nine computer programs offering both instructional and management services, which include scoring learners' responses to individualized feedback on their performance, assessment of their comprehension, and diagnosis of learner difficulties. TVOntario makes a major contribution to formal education by cooperating with and supporting the teaching programs and curricula of schools, colleges, and universities in the province. The network also provides educational services to the general public, and conducts needs assessment studies geared to improving the quality and utilization of its programs and fulfilling its mandate to use electronic and associated media to provide educational opportunities for all people in Ontario. Outlines of the three programs noted above are appended. (MES)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Rearing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Course Content, Developed Nations, Educational Television, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Instructional Design, Microcomputers, Music Appreciation, Needs Assessment, Systems Development, Telecourses
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Structures, Content, Methods and Techniques of Education.
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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