Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) has yet to keep its promise. It is frequently poorly conceived, inadequately developed. and often irrelevant to real educational needs. Worse, most courseware fails to utilize recent advances in computer simulation and modeling and graphic technologies, and thus remains rooted in the past.Given their position on the front lines of education, teachers are an ideal source for good courseware, but current methods for creating instructional programs are complex, and their use requires much experience and training.The design is highly original. It is capable of true simulation of objects and ideas over a broad range of subject matter, effortless creation of graphics, and complete pictorial transformations.Anticipated Results/Potential Commercial Applications of the Research:The authoring system will fill a critical gap in present educational technology. Due to its low cost, power and ease of use, the proposed system will find immediate accept ancein a large number of education and training institutions in the United States and abroad. Moreover, spin-offs from the main system can, with only slight Modification, be developed as stand-alone products for a variety of educational and non-educational applications.
