Instructional Uses of the Computer in Higher Education.

Roger Eli Levien

Expert InsightsPublished 1971

Some conclusions about developments in the computer's capabilities and costs; methods of providing computer service and instructional materials; and effects of higher education. Two major trends hold special promise: the development of large, centralized computing facilities shared by customers; and the creation of inexpensive minicomputers, using an exchangeable medium such as magnetic tape cassettes. These could provide a market for computer-based instructional materials; such a market is critical in achieving the desirable level of computer use in instruction. National policy should see that access to the computer is possible wherever its use is cost-effective, and that its use is refined and improved to broaden the range of instructional value. The federal government should support (1) R&D on hardware and software, including terminals, minicomputers, and intercomputer communications; (2) development of instructional materials; (3) computer experiments; and (4) consideration of computer requirements in copyright and patent laws and communications industry regulations. 20 pp.

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