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EDUCATION 482-4

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DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: EDUCATIONAL USES OF COMPUTERS

Spring Semester, 1990

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Instructor: ?

Dr. Evelyn Ng

Mondays, 4:30-8:20 p.m. (E1.00)

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Office: ?

MPX8676

Thursdays, 4:30-8:20 p.m. (E2.00)

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Phone: ?

291-3642

Location: MPX 8651

DESCRIPTION

The course is an introduction to the roles and applications of computers in

education, and to problems of computer uses in the classroom. The following topics

are covered:

Use of computers in the classroom: concerns and skills.

Use of software as tools: instructional and administrative applications.

Integration of software into the curriculum: evaluation and means of

integration.

Programming applications in the curriculum: computer problem solving.

Electronic communication in education: current possibilities.

COURSE ACTIVITIES

Course activities will consist of lectures and discussions, demonstrations,

readings and laboratory work.

EVALUATION

A paper documenting the design of an application of the computer to a selected

curriculum area.

A class presentation evaluating a piece of software, illustrating its uses and?

limitations for a selected learning or classroom administrative task.

Short tests related to readings, discussions and demonstrations.

Laboratory exercises demonstrating computer operating skills.

TEXTBOOK

Mandell, C.J., & Mandell, S.L. (1989). Com

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uters in education today. New York:

West Publishing Co.