Integrating Optical Videodisc and CD/ROM Technology to Teach Art History

This study determines the feasibility of combining Level III microcomputer-controlled videodisc instruction with large text-based data searching provided by Compact Disc/Read Only Memory (CD/ROM) technology in an individualized instructional program in Art History. In addition, the project is intended to determine the practicality of repurposing generic videodisc and CD/ROM programs through development of programming macros that can be used by teachers to individualize program content. The National Gallery of Art videodisc and the CD/ROM version of the Grolier Academic American Encyclopedia are used as course software, with a two screen MS-DOS hardware configuration.