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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 28 , Issue 11 (November 1985) table of contents
Special issue: computing in the frontiers of science and engineering

Pages: 1214 - 1224

Year of Publication: 1985

ISSN:0001-0782

Authors

Edward Balkovich	Digital Equipment Corp., Marlboro, MA
Steven Lerman	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
Richard P. Parmelee	IBM Scientific Center, Cambridge, MA

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

Project Athena at MIT is an experiment to explore the potential uses of advanced computer technology in the university curriculum. About 60 different educational development projects, spanning virtually all of MIT's academic departments, are already in progress.

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INDEX TERMS

Classification:
K. Computing Milieux
K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors, Management

REVIEW

"James Edward Miller : Reviewer"

Project Athena at MIT is an experiment to explore the potential uses of advanced computer technology in the university curriculum. Corporate sponsors, which include DEC and IBM, are providing hardware, software, equipment maintenance, and some o more...

Collaborative Colleagues:

Edward Balkovich: colleagues

Steven Lerman: colleagues

Richard P. Parmelee: colleagues

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