ABSTRACT
Administrators are primarily decision makers, even though their decisions are constrained by various forces and dictated by political considerations. Some administrative questions are specifically related to instructional systems using computers. Administrators can act through an understanding and manipulation of the forces for or against a course of action. An earlier study carried out by EDUCOM provides a useful list of factors inhibiting the use of computers in instruction. Availability of computing will stimulate authoring talent and promises a market that should interest commercial courseware developers. The need for theory-based development of computerized instructional materials is beginning to be expressed by an impressive number of observers. The EDUCOM report stated that the established pattern of instruction and the role of the teacher are obstacles. To change them, a new organizational structure is needed. If university structure is changed to fit the technology, people will use the organization and the technology in new ways.
