COMPUTERS IN INSTRUCTION: A COMMENTARY WITH RECOMMENDATION Roulette Wm. Smith University of California at Santa Barbara The recent invitational conference*on "Computers in Instruction: Their Future for Higher Education" cited many of the issues and problems relating to this new technology. Some of the concerns a n d l s s u e s articulated related to costs A key issue which and capabilities, facilities and supplies, and implications. has never been publicly pursued in serious detail concerns the organization and development of professionalism relating to this technology. This issue is The perhaps central to any orderly development and progress in this area. issue clearly cannot be separated from those already discussed at the conference. Yet in this paper I attempt to develop and highlight a few auxiliary issues not covered in the conference. viewpoint. Recommendations are included with the commentary throughout. Most of the Many of them Thus I intend to avoid needless duplication of recommendations can be implemented without incurring major costs. can be implemented at the local level, circumventing national and political considerations. The issue of professionalism has a very clear basis. Most schools, colleges and universities who train and develop professionals are departmentalized and compartmentalized.
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