ERIC_NO:
ED298882
TITLE:
Technological Advances--New Opportunities for Educators.
AUTHOR:
Senese, Donald J.
PUBLICATION_DATE:
1984
ABSTRACT:
Pointing out a serious decline in the educational attainment of the nation's youth, this discussion of ways in which technology can begin
to renew and improve education in American schools argues that, just as
cable television and computer teleconferencing opened communication
capabilities, the microcomputer presents unlimited possibilities for
educators to enhance the educational climate as they prepare students
for the 21st century. It is noted that the advent of the microcomputer
presents the dilemmas of how and when to incorporate new technologies
into an educational program, and describes several projects sponsored
by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) in the U.S.
Department of Education to assist with these dilemmas. These projects
include the teaching of science through such programs as the "Voyage of
the Mimi," which combines educational television, microcomputer software,
and printed materials in a multimedia approach; a series of school-based
technology demonstration sites identified by OERI, including the Fairfax
County School System (Virginia) which uses microcomputers to teach
mathematics and problem-solving skills in grades 5-8 and science in grades
9-12, and plans to add word processing in grades K-12 and to provide
additional teacher training in the use of microcomputers; the Computer
Based Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Approach to Compensatory Education,
which is a combined effort of the Glazier Elementary School in Norwalk,
California, and the University of Arizona College of Education; NETWORK,
Inc., which operates in several Massachusetts school districts to assist
junior and senior high school English and content area teachers in
developing, field testing, and evaluating a microcomputer-based program
utilizing the software, QUILL, and designed to improve secondary student
writing abilities; and the identification of and dissemination of information
about exemplary programs through the National Diffusion Network (NDN). (DJR)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS:
Educational Improvement; Educational Technology; Federal Programs; Microcomputers;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS:
Basic Skills; Computer Assisted Instruction; Educational Television; Elementary Secondary Education; Information Networks; Multimedia Instruction; Research Projects; Teacher Education; Telecommunications; Validated Programs;
IDENTIFIERS:
National Diffusion Network; Office of Educational Research and Improvement
PUBLICATION_TYPE:
120; 141; 150