The legacy of PLATO and TICCIT for learning with computers

By the mid‐1970s, the U.S. National Science Foundation was funding two large projects, PLATO and TICCIT, designed to demonstrate the efficacy of teaching with the help of computers. Although neither project proved successful, they nevertheless propelled teaching with computers to a level that laid t...

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Published in:Computer applications in engineering education 2000, Vol.8 (2), p.127-131
Main Authors: Hagler, Marion O., Marcy, William M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
computers
Education
Engineering education
Foundations
Funding
Learning
Legacy
PLATO
Teaching
TICCIT
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Summary:By the mid‐1970s, the U.S. National Science Foundation was funding two large projects, PLATO and TICCIT, designed to demonstrate the efficacy of teaching with the help of computers. Although neither project proved successful, they nevertheless propelled teaching with computers to a level that laid the foundation for most later efforts. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 8: 127–131, 2000
ISSN:1061-3773
1099-0542
DOI:10.1002/1099-0542(2000)8:2<127::AID-CAE7>3.0.CO;2-H