Aspects of Educational Technology

Understanding the past - illuminating the future

Aspects of Educational Technology

1986 Volume XX Designing New Systems and Technologies for Learning

Opening Keynote Address: Learner-Centred Learning: The Key Issues (or Seven Deadly Sins which Frustrate Facilitation) John Cowan	2
‘Flexibilities’ — A Simulation on the Resource Implications of Flexible Learning Systems (Workshop Report) G Manwaring	9
Innovation in Teaching: Educational Technology as Opportunity vs. Educational Technology as Constraint D Ryan	13
Involving Learners in Open Learning Materials J Meed	21
Training Authors to Write Open Learning Materials T Burton	28
MARIS-NET: The Development of an Online Information Service for Open Learning M Dunnett and K Fraser	35
OTTSU — The Development of a National Open Learning Consultancy Service 1983-86 J Coffey and J Simms	40
Successful Development of Flexible Learning Systems — The Selection and Training of Personnel C Sloane	48
Tutoring in Flexible Learning Systems (Workshop Report) C Sloane	56
Thinking: Can It Improve the Quality of Student Learning? D Fordyce	58
Cognitive Considerations in Developing Courseware Reflective of Adult Learning Needs in Computer-based Training R D Spillman	67
Open Learning: The Student’s Perspective (Workshop Report) C Togneri and N F Paine	73
The Manchester Open Learning Delivery Scheme S Rowlands	77
Theory into Practice A Henderson	82
Open Learning and Modular Vocational Education: Some Problems in Practice C Togneri	87
The Concept of Open Tech and the Reality of Implementation within a Local Education Authority A S Donald	93
Resistance to Innovation in Traditional Organizations and Institutions: Bleak Prospects for the Implementation of Open Learning Systems J W Gritton and A Jackson	98
Promoting Independent and Informal Learning for Adults (Workshop Report) D Hall and V Smith	106
Structure and Organization in Instructional Text A M Stewart	110
Multimedia Learning Packages K L Kumar	118
Flexible Learning in a Multimedia Environment P Barker, J Lees and D Dochertj	123
The Ubiquitous Trigger: A Flexible Resource NJ Rushby. S Weil, A Schofield and G Delf	129
Interactive Learning Systems and the Learner D J Morrison	134
Interactive Open Learning — Is it on Line for Branching Out? C L G Sangser	139
Open Learning and Information Technology J Whiting	145
Flexible Learning through Computer-Mediated Communications: Opportunities and Limitations G McI Boyd	150
Presenting Computer Aided Design (CAD) to the Distance Learner KJ Adderlev and PJ Lucas	156
Videotex — Interactivity is Flexibility: The Canadian Experience D J Gillies	164
Clear, Foggy and Black Boxes: Towards an Adaptable Environment for Novice Programmers P M Goodyear	170
Electronic Banking and Home Banking Services I Graham and J Stewart	175
Working with Copyright C W Osborne	181
Flexible Learning: Developments and Implications in Training D Tinsley	188
Identifying Training Needs — An Iterative Answer R Matheson and A Garry	194
The Business Analyst — A Client-Centred Approach to Training Needs Analysis J Coffey and L Wilcock	200
Open Learning and Training within Small Businesses: A case study T Moffat, R Laidler, F Polden and B A Gillham	205
Industrial Dimensions of Open Learning: A Comparison of Approaches Adopted by Lucas Industries plc and the Austin Rover Groups S Perrvman and M Freshwater	212
The Development of a Large County-Wide Open Learning Service: Devon Open Tech C Greenwood	220
Distance Learning Programmes for the Offshore Industry A Watson, J A Ford and J TJ Orr	225
Considerations on the Co-ordination of Flexible Learning Initiatives in the Agricultural Industries A R G Tallis andJ StJ Groome	232
Flexible Learning Systems: Process Technology - Glass A Hirst, A Hearsum and M Cross	239
The Application of Flexible Learning to Training in Craft Courses J G Taylor	244
A Flexible Learning Scheme for the Training of Non-Craft Industrial Job Evaluators within the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) H I Ellington, E Addinall and J G McBeath	250
Industrial Updating in Software Engineering via Distance Learning J Chapman and D Saunders	260
Professional Training by Distance Learning: The YMCA/NELP Certificate Course for Youth and Community Workers L D Richardson	265
Flexible Learning and Youth Training — A Case Study of Educational Development R Houlton, J Hill and D Partington	272
Social Work Education and Open Learning B Brewster, M Lever and D Fordyce	281
A Flexible Learning System in Nurse Education P1 Pleasance and J Juett	287
Flexible Learning in Hospitality Crafts T Baum	293
A Training Package in Support of a Training Aid C l B Skellern	299
Open Learning in Further Education and Industry G N Burrows and D Tyldesley	303
Flexible Qualifications for Flexible Learning P Ellis	308
Flexible Learning for Examination Purposes J W James	312
Trainer Training — A Changing Role CR Thorpe	318
Keynote Address - Flexible Learning: Developments and Implications in Education M Roebuck	326
To Each According to His Needs? A Garry and J Cowan	333
What Technologies Matter in Primary Education? J Oakley	338
Flexible Learning Systems — Developments in Secondary Education P Waterhouse, J Monaco and R Rainbow	344
Some Problems of Computers and the Individualization of Learning in Bulgarian Schools A Pisarev and R Pavova	352
How to Promote Student-Centred Learning with Simple Video Technology (Workshop Report) D Eastcott and R Farmer	355
Flexible Learning Systems: Another Gimmick or What? Implications for Nigerian Education A Akinyemi	362
Inside Information — A Joint BBC and City and Guilds Study Course on Information Technology C Loveland	367
Peer Group and Self-Assessment of Essays: Their Correspondence with Tutor Assessments, and their Possible Learning Benefits N Falchikov	370
Directed Self-Learning in Liberal Studies for Science Undergraduates: An Experiment in the Management of Learning S M Cox	376
Medical Text and Student Strategies of Learning S C Driver	381
A Programme Development for Educational Technology Courses in Teacher Education Al Inoue. K Kojima and F Shinohara	388
Some Recent Microcomputer-Based Innovations in a Well-Established Micro-Teaching Programme for Teacher Trainers J Oakley and M Arrowsmith	393
Reading Skills: A Psycholinguistic Approach to Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) M D Vinegrad	399
Illustrative Characteristics of the Figures in Science Material and Construction of Educational Computer Graphics I Kitagaki	404
The Computer as a Learning Tool in University Physics Courses H Kühnelt	408
Learning Linear and Integer Programming in a Mathematics Laboratory T D Scott	411
An ‘Intelligent’ Approach to Computer Aided Learning: G M F W Meurrens	417
A Competence-based Learning Strategy P M Roxburgh	420
Closing Address: The Significance of Flexible Learning Systems N E Paine	425