The Learning Machine

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  • Premiered: Apr 1985
  • Episodes: 6
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Season 1
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Promises, Promises
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 25, 1985
As teachers have pointed out: 'They gave us the machines before anyone knew what to do with them.' Tim O'Shea questions the motives for putting micros into schools and suggests what is needed for the computer to live up to its educational promise.
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Why is so much educational software so lousy?
Episode overview
Air date
May 02, 1985
Why it is so difficult for parents and teachers to find educational software that does something useful, or at the very least does what it's supposed to do?
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The Gender Gap
Episode overview
Air date
May 09, 1985
Girls are often excluded from computers at home and in school. They're even told that they shouldn't be interested in technology! Celia Hoyles , Professor of Mathematics, Institute of .. show full overview
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Which Way to a Job?
Episode overview
Air date
May 16, 1985
'If we don't prepare pupils for a technological future we're sunk!' Is the technical and vocational teaching now appearing in our schools the best preparation for the changing world of work?
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Having a Bash at BASIC
Episode overview
Air date
May 23, 1985
The worst thing since sliced bread!' With a variety of professional programmers, Tim O'Shea presents the case against BASIC, and looks at recent developments in programming languages. education.
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Intelligent Pets
Episode overview
Air date
May 30, 1985
Tim O'Shea looks at some possible futures for computers in education with Professor Aaron Sloman and Dr Benedict du Boulay Alison Kidd and Alex d'Agapeyeff.

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