Monograph No. 8: Microcomputer Development
September 1982
Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association
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Computers and Education: Opportunities for the 1980s
Dale Bent
Public education is one of .the most expensive and pervasive activities in our society. If we identify “education” with “learning” then education can be seen to be an essential part of the way we live.
Computers and their associated technology also perform an important role in modern society. During the 1980s, computers and computer communications will become even more pervasive.