editorial4-2


Australian Journal of 
Educational Technology 
 
Volume 4, Number 2, Summer 1988. ISSN 0814-673X 

 

 
Contents 
 
Editorial ................................................................................................................ ii 
 
EdTech'88 - designing for learning .......................................................... 91-102 
 Garth Boomer 
 
The impact of computer-based training on technical  
training in industry .................................................................................. 103-108 
 David Goldsmith 
 
New look video in vocational education: What factors  
contribute to its success? ......................................................................... 109-117 
 Justus Lewis and Vivienne Blanksby 
 
CAL and videodisc for lecturers and technophobes ........................... 118-122 
 Graham Parslow and Robert Haynes 
 
Futures for computer-based training: Developing the  
learner-computer interface ..................................................................... 123-136 
 Rod Sims 
 
AECT's Technology in Instruction: Standards for college  
and university learning resources programs ... How viable  
for Australian institutions of higher education? ................................. 137-145 
 Richard Cornell 
 
Media centre administration: An alternative for success ................... 146-159 
 Thomas Russell 
 
 
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Editorial 
 
The EdTech '88 conference has just been held in Canberra and this issue 
publishes the remarks made by Garth Boomer, Associate Director-General 
of Education (Curriculum) in South Australia, who both opened the 
conference and provided the summation. In raising some implications for 
ASET, he throws out some exciting challenges, to ensure that we as 
"Edtech" professionals link with other likeminded organisations and focus 
upon developing national policies for the use of technologies in education. 
Some other papers which were not included in the proceedings are also 
included in this issue. 
 
In addition to the papers from the conference, this issue also includes two 
papers from recent visitors to Australia from the United States. They 
provide unportant insights in the way it is possible to approach 
accountability from two different perspectives. The paper by Dr Richard 
Cornell describes the standards for Learning Resources Centres in tertiary 
education and suggests that they might form a "yardstick" to compare and 
rate the performance of the enterprise. At a time when there is increasing 
pressure on funding they might help to clarify the possible roles and 
quality of service provided by Learning Resource Centres. The second 
paper from Dr Tom Russell describes a simple and very cost-effective use 
of video in tertiary teaching. He makes the very important point that as 
purveyors of technological solutions we should move to provide a 
solution robust and comprehendable to our clients, rather than making 
them conform to "big-media" presentation formats. 
 
AJET welcomes your contributions to the next issue, please ensure that 
your paper or ideas reach us before the deadline (April 30th 1989) and 
preferably a hard copy with a disc (IBM or Macintosh format). 
 
John G Hedberg 
Editor 
 
 
Editorial Advisory Panel 
 
Robin Bishop, Correspondence School, Sydney 
Andrew Grieg, University of Sydney 
Colin Latchem, Curtin University of Technology 
Sue McNamara, Monash University 
Alex Millar, Victoria College 
John Mitchell, Melbourne State College