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The '''National Development Programme in Computer Aided Learning''' (NDPCAL) was the earliest large-scale education programme in the UK to explore the use of computers for teaching and learning. First proposed to the [[Department of Education and Science]] by the National Council for Educational Technology in 1969 it ran from 1973 to 1977 spending £2.5M to support some 35 projects covering a range of subjects. About half the money was spent on projects in universities and the rest on projects in schools, colleges, universities, industrial and military training.<ref>Hooper R., 1975, Two years On, National Development Programme in Computer Aided Learning, Report of the Director, London: CET</ref> [[Richard Hooper (civil servant)|Richard Hooper]] was appointed its Director and operated with a small central team and the programme was administered by the Council for Educational Technology .

==Origins==