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Finding Aid for Richard Allen and Elaine S. Avner Papers, 1950, 1954, 1958-2004, 2010 | University of Illinois Archives

By K. Corcella

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Browse by Series:

[Series 1: A. Avner Notes for Published Software],
[Series 2: Association for the Development of Computer-Based Instructional Systems (ADCIS) and Journal of Computer Based Instruction (JCBI)],
[Series 3: Attitude Measures],
[Series 4: Authoring Study Data],
[Series 5: Author Study Drafts],
[Series 6: Biographical File],
[Series 7: Chronological File],
[Series 8: Computer Based Education (CBE) System Research],
[Series 9: Evaluation and Statistical Methods],
[Series 10: Human Factors and Reports],
[Series 11: Instructional Implementation],
[Series 12: NovaNet and University Communication Inc. (UCI)],
[Series 13: Papers in Preparations],
[Series 14: Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations (PLATO) and TUTOR],
[Series 15: Publications and Notes],
[Series 16: Roy Walker],
[Series 17: TenCORE],
[Series 18],
[Series 19: Floppy Disks],
[Series 20: PLATO and TUTOR [January 2025 Addition]],
[Series 21: Presentation Materials [January 2025 Addition]],
[Series 22: Professional Correspondance and PLATO Articles, 1970-1993 [July 2025 Addition]],
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Series 1: A. Avner Notes for Published Software

Box 1

Folder 1: Stat, ca. 1974

Folder 2: Stat Documentation, 1981

Folder 3: Stat Program References, 1965, 1971-72

Folder 4: Mouse, Part 1 of 3, 1980-81

Folder 5: Mouse, Part 2 of 3, 1974-75

Folder 6: Mouse, Part 3 of 3, 1972-75

Folder 7: Enhanced Basic, 1983-84

Series 2: Association for the Development of Computer-Based Instructional Systems (ADCIS) and Journal of Computer Based Instruction (JCBI)

Box 1

Folder 8: ADCIS Membership Cards

Folder 9: ADCIS Member Data Base and Foxbase+ Programming, 3-May-91

Folder 10: ADCIS History and Directories, 1987, 1994

Folder 11: JCBI Subscriptions, 1995-96

Folder 12: Duplication Masters and Standard Forms 79641

Folder 13: Evaluation Forms

Box 2

Folder 1: Instructions for Contributors 79641 Originals

Folder 2: JCBI MS Control 79641

Manuscript Forms

Folder 3: JCBI Misc (ADCIS Constitution and revisions)

Empty Folder

Folder 4: Index (vol 1-15), 1988

Index of JCBI Publications

Folder 5: Editorial Board (ADCIS Key People), 1992

Folder 6: ASCIS Fellows 214

Blank Fellow Certificates

Folder 7: Design and Formats, ca. 1984

Folder 8: History, 1992-93

Series 3: Attitude Measures

Box 2

Folder 9: Attitude Measures Work File for Articles, Part 1 of 2, 1971-72, 1984-87

Folder 10: Attitude Measures Work File for Articles, Part 2 of 2, 1971-72, 1984-87

Folder 11: Lesson Validation

Folder 12: Evaluation Plan Manual, 1973

Folder 13: Evaluation Manual, 1972-75

Folder 14: Student Attitude Instrument, 1972, 1974, 1992

Folder 15: Workshop for Users, 1972-73

Folder 16: Hours on PLATO, 1974

Folder 17: Attitude Measures Computer Anxiety, ca. 1980

Box 3

Folder 1: Plato Evaluation Return, 1968-69, 1974

Folder 2: Student Attitudes, 1970, 1972

Folder 3: PLATO Evaluation Questions and Attitude Survey, 1974

Series 4: Authoring Study Data

Box 3

Folder 4: Notes 1, ca. 1971

Folder 5: Joni Jay 442, Estimating CBT Development Times, 1987, 1989

Folder 6: Literature on Data, Instruction, and Research, 1973, 1997

Folder 7: Data Summaries Author Study, Part 1 of 2, 1970, 1975

Folder 8: Data Summaries Author Study, Part 2 of 2, 1974

Folder 9: Originals Current Work

Folder 10: Notes and Publications on CBE (Computer Based Education), CAI, and Instruction, 1976

Folder 11: Computer Based Education Publication

Folder 12: Instructions for Preparation of Theses, 1972, 1974-75

Folder 13: Computer Based Education Publication Originals

Folder 14: Calculations and Data

Box 4

Folder 1: Lesson Production, Early Estimates and Data, 1970

Folder 2: PLATO and Education, 1969, 1973-1974

Folder 3: Potential Breach of Confidentiality Agreements, 1978

Series 5: Author Study Drafts

Box 4

Folder 4: Costs/Time for Authoring, 1975

Folder 5: The Mythical Man-Month Excerpt by Frederick P. Brooks, 1983

Folder 6: Graduate College Notes and Forms, 1989

Folder 7: Literature on Software and Instructional Design, 1983, 1985

Folder 8: Instructional Systems Development, 1977-1980, 1982

Folder 9: Computer Based Training, 1986, 1988

Folder 10: Author Study, ca. 1986

Folder 11: Final Copy

Folder 12: Chap 5, 1974-80

Folder 13: Determination of Compliance with Exemption Status, 1989

Folder 14: Working Copy of Draft

Folder 15: Chap 4, 1972-83, 1987-88

Folder 16: Relationship of Learning and Performance Notes

Folder 17: PLATO IV Evaluation, 1973

Folder 18: Authoring Experience, 1975-76, 1979

Box 5

Folder 1: CBE, TUTOR, and Thesis Notes, 1977-79

Folder 2: CBE Publication Draft

Folder 3: Author Study - Related Experience, 1989, 1994-97

Series 6: Biographical File

Box 5

Folder 4: Acdemic Reports by Elaine Sweital [Restricted]

Student Work

Folder 5: Calendar and Budget, 1972-1992

Bound Book

Folder 6: Correspondences, 1996, 1999-2000

Folder 7: Donating Materials and Articles, 1997-2002

Folder 8: Library Friends Board, 2005

Series 7: Chronological File

Box 5

Folder 9: Index

Folder 10: 1962 Scanned

Folder 11: 1964

Folder 12: 1966

Folder 13: 1967

Folder 14: 1968

Box 6

Folder 1: 1969

Folder 2: 1970 Scanned

Folder 3: 1971

Folder 4: 1971 Scanned

Folder 5: 1972

Folder 6: 1973 Scanned

Folder 7: 1974

Folder 8: 1974 Scanned

Folder 9: 1975

Box 7

Folder 1: 1976

Folder 2: 1977

Folder 3: 1978

Folder 4: 1979

Folder 5: 1980

Folder 6: 1981

Folder 7: 1982

Folder 8: 1983 Scanned Part 1 of 2

Folder 9: 1983 Scanned Part 2 of 2

Folder 10: 1984

Folder 11: 1985

Folder 12: 1986

Folder 13: 1987

Folder 14: 1988

Folder 15: 1989

Folder 16: 1990

Folder 17: 1991

Folder 18: 1992

Folder 19: 1994 Scanned

Series 8: Computer Based Education (CBE) System Research

Box 7

Folder 20: Analysis of Sheppard AFB Computer-Based Education Project, 1978

Sub-Series 1: MTC Reports

Box 7

Folder 21: Critical Incidents in the Evolution of PLATO Projects, Report Number 12, Jun-77

Box 8

Folder 1: Analysis of Student Interaction Data from CBE Lessons, Report Number 15, Sep-77

Folder 2: Guidelines for Establishing and Managing a Computer-Based Education Site, Report Number 17, Oct-77

Folder 3: Attitude and Performance of Military Students and Instructor Attitude in Computer-Based Technical Training, Report Number 23, Jan-78

Folder 4: Implementation and Operation of Computer-Based Education, Report Number 25, Jan-80

Box 8

Folder 5: American Educational Research Journal, Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 1998

Folder 6: CBE System Reliability, 1976-78

Folder 7: Exemplary CBE Part 1 of 3, 1997-98

Folder 8: Exemplary CBE Part 2 of 3, 1975

Folder 9: Exemplary CBE Part 3 of 3, 1968, 1983, 1992

Folder 10: Advances in Computer-based Education by D. Alpert and D. L. Bitzer, Mar-70

Series 9: Evaluation and Statistical Methods

Box 8

Folder 11: Literature on Meta-Analysis and Learning with Media, 1980-86, 1991

Box 9

Folder 1: Gain Measures

Folder 2: Standard Progressive Matrices: Sets A, B, C, D and E Prepared by J. C. Raven, 1958

3 Copies

Folder 3: Standardized Tests, 1950, 1957-59, 1971

Folder 4: Evaluation History and Philosophy, 1972-83, 1988, 1999

Folder 5: Evaluation Techniques, 1954, 1960, 1966-72, 1976-78

Folder 6: Statistical Methodology, 1950, 1969, 1971-76, 1979-82, 1986, 1991

Series 10: Human Factors and Reports

Box 9

Folder 7: Fundamentals of Light and Lighting, 1956

Folder 8: Human Factors, Part 1 of 2, 1979-80

Folder 9: Human Factors, Part 2 of 2, 1956, 1982-85, 1990-91, 1996

Box 10

Folder 1: Designs for Instructional Designers by Susan Meyer Markle, 1978

Folder 2: Literature on Typing and Instructing, 1974, 1981

Folder 3: Human Factors, CDC Delay Study, 1980

Series 11: Instructional Implementation

Sub-Series 1: Costs, Copyright Research Policy

Box 10

Folder 4: Research Policy, 1972-87, 1992-96

Folder 5: Practical problems in Research, 1969-79, 1988, 1992

Folder 6: Copyright Instructions, 1987-88

Folder 7: Implementation & Export, 1976, 1982

Folder 8: Costs, 1971-72

Folder 9: Cost Effectiveness, 1975-80

Sub-Series 2: Math, Science, and Technology Education

Box 11

Folder 1: Indicators of Quality Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 1998, 2001-04

Folder 2: Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST), 2000

Box 11

Folder 3: Instruction & Learning, 1974-87

Folder 4: Classroom Instruction, 1969-71, 1975-77,  1984-87, 1993

Folder 5: Mastery Learning (Keller Plan), 1968-69, 1972-73

Folder 6: Psychological Bases for Performance, 1967-83, 1987, 1992-94

Folder 7: Monte Carlo Approach to Teaching Statistics

Folder 8: Allen Holmes Materials

Folder 9: American Educational Research Association Conference, 1974

Cassette Tape. Content Digitized.

Folder 10: K. Goals and I. Marshal Courseware Production, 1994

Series 12: NovaNet and University Communication Inc. (UCI)

Box 11

Folder 11: NovaNet Notes, 1983-87, 1993-99

Folder 12: NovaNet Information and Staff Member Application, 91-93

Folder 13: Reproduction Masters, ca. 1995

Folder 14: Dial-In, 1985, 1992-94

Folder 15: Accessibility Management Guidelines, 1993

Box 12

Folder 1: Network Accessibility and Codes, 1991-93

Folder 2: Summary of Tutor Commands and System Variables, Apr-84

Folder 3: Terminal Database Expansion, ca. 1995

Folder 4: NovaNET, 1989

Folder 5: Rights Offering to Shareholders of University Communications, Inc., 6-Jan-92

Folder 6: UCI, NovaNET, and the Internet Correspondence and Articles, 1993, 1996, 2000

Folder 7: NovaNet and University Communication Inc. Articles and Stock Information, 1995, 1998-2000

Folder 8: 8080 Screen Copy Programs, 1992

Series 13: Papers in Preparations

Box 12

Folder 9: Jacqueline du Pre, 1999

Folder 10: Jewish Gospel, 1997, 1999, 2004

Folder 11: Marie Curie Article, 2004

Folder 12: Articles Messianic Judaism, 2003-04

Folder 13: In Praise of 3rd Rate Courseware, 1994

Folder 14: Data Sheet

Folder 15: Exportable Evaluation Plan, 1975, 1979

Folder 16: Production Team Size, 1988

Folder 17: Courseware Conversion, 1993

Folder 18: External Control, 1980

Folder 19: Authoring Tools, 1984

Folder 20: Educational Technology Magazine, 1970, 1979

Series 14: Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations (PLATO) and TUTOR

Box 12

Folder 21: Elaine Avner Correspondence and Manuscript, 1983

Folder 22: Elementary TUTOR Manual

Box 13

Folder 1: The TUTOR Manual, Jan-69

Folder 2: The TUTOR Language by Bruce Arne Sherwood, Jun-74

Folder 3: TUTOR User's Memos, 1971, 1974-75

Contains TUTOR Commands, Basic Bit Operations, and Lesson Review

Folder 4: TUTOR Commands, 1977

Microfiche Version

Folder 5: Summary of TUTOR Commands and System Variables, Part 1 of 2, Apr-84

Folder 6: Summary of TUTOR Commands and System Variables, Part 2 of 2, Apr-84

Folder 7: Summary of the µTutor Language by Elaine Avner, Oct-89

Folder 8: TUTOR User Information, 1971

Folder 9: TUTOR Update, 1972

Box 14

Folder 1: Teaching TUTOR, 1993

Folder 2: TUTOR and ERIC Clearinghouse, 1989-90

Folder 3: PLATO III

Folder 4: PLATO Pamphlet and Program, 2010

Folder 5: The PLATO V Terminal by J. E. Stifle, Apr-78

Folder 6: PLATO and Astronomy

Folder 7: Word Division

Folder 8: CERL Staff Phone Lists, 1970-93

Folder 9: Block Directory and Printing with PLATO, 1984-1985

Folder 10: Some Summary Tables, 1987-88

Series 15: Publications and Notes

Sub-Series 1: Elaine Avner Publications

Box 14

Folder 11: The Influence of the Magellanic Clouds on the Galaxy by Elaine Avner, 1967

Bound Copy

Folder 12: The Influence of the Magellanic Clouds on the Galaxy by Elaine Avner, 1967

Reprints

Folder 13: Calculations and Letter to Elaine Avner, 1966

Sub-Series 2: Richard Avner Publications

Box 14

Folder 14: The General Proctor Program: An Instructor-oriented Information Storage, Retrieval, and Processing System by R. A. Avner

Folder 15: Teaching Evaluation of Learning by R. A. Avner, Apr-66

Box 14

Folder 16: Computer Science Education (Esperanto), 1976

Folder 17: Ethnography and Participant Observers, 1982-85, 1996-98

Folder 18: Micro Notes, 1985, 2001

Folder 19: Finding Algorithms

Box 15

Folder 1: Moire Kit, 1964-65, 1969

Folder 2: Notes and Tech Articles, 1992, 2000-01, 2006

Folder 3: Reviews JCHE, Feb-98

Folder 4: Update, ERIC Clearinghouse Bulletin, 1999

Folder 5: Tech Articles and Public Computing Conference, 2002-03, 2010

Folder 6: Note Cards 1 of 3

Folder 7: Note Cards 2 of 3

Folder 8: Note Cards 3 of 3

Folder 9: Statistics, Experiment Design, and Analysis Articles

Series 16: Roy Walker

Box 15

Folder 10: Emotional Stability Demo, 6-Jun-95

Folder 11: Walker, 1995, 1998

Folder 12: Police Training Institute Grievance, 1997

Folder 13: Effective Distance Learning Environment for Police, Feb-98

Folder 14: Walker Criminal Justice Associates, Inc., May-98

Folder 15: Walker, van Meter, and Avner Paper, 1998-2000

Folder 16: Police Training Institute Harassment Complaints, 1999

Folder 17: Roy Walker Artifact Update, 2002

Folder 18: Roy Walker Correspondence, 2005

Series 17: TenCORE

Box 15

Folder 19: Assistant

Box 16

Folder 1: Introduction to TenCORE, ca. 1984

Folder 2: Language System, Part 1 of 2, 1984

Folder 3: Language System, Part 2 of 2, 1984

Folder 4: Computer Managed Instruction, ca. 1985

Folder 5: Operating System, Part 1 of 4, Aug-86

Folder 6: Operating System, Part 2 of 4, 1986

Folder 7: Operating System, Part 3 of 4, ca. 1986

Folder 8: EnCORE Key Label Set and Appication Instructions, Operating System Part 4 of 4, ca. 1986

Folder 9: TenCORE Plus, Oct-86

Folder 10: TenCORE Update 2.0 and 2.03, 1987

Folder 11: Computer Applications in Undergraduate Physical Science Education, 1992

Series 18

Box 17

Folder 1: PLATO Education Notecards

Series 19: Floppy Disks

Box 17

Folder 2: "Announce" CERL Public Announcements

Folder 3: QWERTY - EAR Documents Final Archive

Folder 4: QWERTY - EAR Evaluation Documents Final Archive

Folder 5: Antivirus

Folder 6: QWERTY - ADCIS Documents

Folder 7: Announce and Archives

Folder 8: PLATO Past

Folder 9: QWERTY JCBI Documents

Series 20: PLATO and TUTOR [January 2025 Addition]

Sub-Series 1: AST [Advanced Student Terminal]

Box 18

Folder 1: AST-1, 1993

Folder 2: AST Data, Dec-93

Folder 3: AST Data [Duplicate], Dec-93

Folder 4: Hardware 1, Dec-93

Folder 5: Connector Signals, Dec-93

Folder 6: 3 Keyset, Dec-93

Folder 7: Microcode, Dec-93

Folder 8: Resident Program, Dec-93

Folder 9: AST Data -Program Blocks, Dec-93

Box 18

Folder 10: Character Encoding, Formatting, and Examples, 1983-86

Binder also contains materials related to Epson Printers

Folder 16: ADCIS 1988 Overheads, 1988

Folder 17: Computer Fair at Illini Union

Folder 18: Presentation Overheads and Images, ca. 1980

Folder 11: Computer Based Instruction, 1971-72, 1976-77, 1995-98

Contains memos, evaluations, articles, correspondences, and an agreement on PLATO and Distance Learning

Folder 12: CERL [Computer Based Education Research Laboratory] Micro Notes, 1991

Folder 13: Newsletter, 1974-75, 1977

Contains materials related to PLATO users.

Folder 14: PLATO Terminal Resident Specification, ca. 1975

Folder 15: PLATO Planning and Instruction

Series 21: Presentation Materials [January 2025 Addition]

Box 18

Folder 16: ADCIS 1988 Overheads, 1988

Folder 17: Computer Fair at Illini Union

Folder 18: Presentation Overheads and Images, ca. 1980

Series 22: Professional Correspondance and PLATO Articles, 1970-1993 [July 2025 Addition]

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: A. Avner Notes for Published Software],
[Series 2: Association for the Development of Computer-Based Instructional Systems (ADCIS) and Journal of Computer Based Instruction (JCBI)],
[Series 3: Attitude Measures],
[Series 4: Authoring Study Data],
[Series 5: Author Study Drafts],
[Series 6: Biographical File],
[Series 7: Chronological File],
[Series 8: Computer Based Education (CBE) System Research],
[Series 9: Evaluation and Statistical Methods],
[Series 10: Human Factors and Reports],
[Series 11: Instructional Implementation],
[Series 12: NovaNet and University Communication Inc. (UCI)],
[Series 13: Papers in Preparations],
[Series 14: Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations (PLATO) and TUTOR],
[Series 15: Publications and Notes],
[Series 16: Roy Walker],
[Series 17: TenCORE],
[Series 18],
[Series 19: Floppy Disks],
[Series 20: PLATO and TUTOR [January 2025 Addition]],
[Series 21: Presentation Materials [January 2025 Addition]],
[Series 22: Professional Correspondance and PLATO Articles, 1970-1993 [July 2025 Addition]],
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