The Future of Educational Technology.

This paper describes a computer-aided personalized system of instruction (CAPSI) and its implementations with regard to both on-campus and off-campus teaching. Four years of experience with the method have prompted a natural evolution of the system from a single terminal to multiple terminals, with direct and remote links, and electronic mailing and messaging. Local area networks are being considered to extend the system even further to allow stand-alone implementations of CAPSI. In a broad sense, the method is conceptualized as a step toward the goal of involving the computer in the development of educational material and the evaluation of learning in a virtual classroom environment.