Computers and Teaching; An Interactive Newsletter. Number Eight.

Some on-going operational details of the Computer Aids to Teaching Project are cited, followed by a description of how individuals at separate locations can hold computerized conferences by utilizing remote terminals and a time-sharing computer as communications devices. Descriptions of two courses offered at Northwestern University, one treating the impact of the computer upon society and the other dealing with computers and teaching, are next provided. Lastly, information is offered about a conference on computer based learning/living and information exchanges, held in November 1973 and intended for users who wish to employ the computer to store and retrieve information about learning resources. (PB)