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    MICROCOMPUTERS IN EDUCATION
    Spring, 1985
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    4:30 - 8:30 p.m.
    Jan. 7 - April 4
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    Recent developments in microelectronics have hastened the arrival of
    computers in the classroom. This course will examine the various ways
    that computers might influence the teaching-learning process and
    classroom management.
    Students in this course will:
    a)
    develop competencies in the operation of microcomputers.
    b)
    develop skills related to the selection, evaluation and
    utilization of computer-based learning materials.
    c)
    develop an awareness of the ways computers can be used to support
    the instructional and administrative tasks of teachers.
    d)
    develop a critical awareness of the role of computers in society
    and the implication of this for education.
    This is an introductory course in which students will develop a level
    of computer awareness sufficient for the intelligent and critical
    utilization of existing microcomputer hardware and software. It is not
    a course designed to prepare teachers to teach computing science
    courses nor will it prepare teachers to write computer-assisted
    learning materials.
    OUTLINE OF TOPICS:
    1. Operation of Microcomputers
    a)
    components and their function
    b)
    connecting peripheral devices
    c)
    programs and programming
    2. Modes of computer utilization
    a)
    the computer as instructor
    b)
    the computer as laboratory
    c)
    the computer as object of study
    d)
    the computer as teacher's aide
    3. Selection and utilization of software
    a)
    sources of materials
    b)
    evaluation of courseware
    c)
    integrating computers in the curriculum
    EDUC 486-4 (Spring '85)
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    4. Computer literacy
    a)
    print and non-print materials on computers
    b)
    role of computers in schools and society
    c)
    status of computers in B.C. schools
    d)
    use and misuse of computers in education
    COURSE ACTIVITIES:
    Course activities will consist of lectures, demonstrations, readings
    and laboratories.
    EVALUATION:
    Evaluation
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    be based on:
    1.
    a project which demonstrates or explores the use of computers in a
    selected curriculum area or a paper which reviews the
    application of computers in a selected curriculum area.
    2.
    a critical evaluation of a piece of software (software review).
    3.
    short assignments or tests related to the lectures and readings.
    4. demonstration of computer operating skills involving both
    hardware and software.
    REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
    Bitter, G. & Camuse, R. USING A MICROCOMPUTER IN THE CLASSROOM.
    Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1984.
    Peterson, D., Intelligent Schoolhouse: Readings on Computers and
    Education, Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1984
    PREREQUISITES:
    Education 4011402 or equivalent
    EDUC 486-4 (Spring '85)

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