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    Education 482-4
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    Designs for Learning: Education Uses of
    Computers
    SUMMER SESSION, 1986
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    INSTRUCTOR: Barry Underwood
    Monday & Wednesday, 1:00 - 4:50
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    Location: MPX 8620
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    Recent developments in microelectronics have hastenedd 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 impilication of this for education.
    This is an introductory course in which students will develop a level
    of computer literacy 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
    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 will be based on:
    1.
    a paper reviewing the application of computers in a selected
    curriculum area (10 pages)
    2.
    a critical evaluation of a piece of software (software review)
    (2-3 pages)
    . short tests related to the lectures and readings
    4. demonstration of computer operating skills
    REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
    Bitter, G. & Camuse, R. USING A MICROCOMPUTER IN THE CLASSROOM
    Reston: Reston Publishing, 1984.
    PREREQUISITES:
    Education 401/402 or equivalent.

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