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EDUCATION 482-4
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Designs for Learning: Educational Uses of Computers
Summer Semester, 1988 ?
Instructor: Larry Wiebe
May 9- August 5 ?
Phone: 291-4212
Thursdays, 8:30 - 12:20
MPX 9511
Prerequisites: Educ. 401/402 or equivalent.
Students will develop a critical understanding of the role of computers in education and
will learn how microcomputers can be used. The course focuses on learning about
computers and software and provides experience with courseware designed for
instruction and software tools designed to facilitate the task of teaching.
This course will examine the various ways that computers might influence the teaching-
learning process and classroom management. This will include the use of
microcomputers and related software found in the classroom, introduction to a
mainframe computer, and accessing remote computers using an electronic networking
system.
Students in this course will:
a.
develop competencies in the operation of microcomputers.
b.
develop skills in the selection, evaluation and appropriate uses of computer-
based learning materials.
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develop awareness of the ways the computer can be used by the teacher to
support instructional and administrative tasks.
d.
develop awareness of the benefits and resources available when computers are
connected to local and remote networks.
e.
develop a critical awareness of the role of computers in society and the
implication of this for education.
This course is
not
designed as a computer programming course which will prepare
teachers to write computer-assisted learning materials or to prepare the teacher to
teach computing sciences courses. In this course the student will achieve a level of
computer literacy which will allow intelligent and critical utilization of existing
microcomputers hardware and software.
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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 an instructor
b.
the computer as a laboratory
c.
the computer as an object of study
d.
the computer as a teachers aide
e.
the computer as a communications device
3. Selection and utilization of software
a.
sources of materials
b.
evaluation of courseware
c.
integrating computers into the curriculum
4. Computer literacy
a.
print and non-print materials on computers
b.
the role of computers in schools and society
c.
status of computers in B.C. schools
d.
uses and misuses of computers in education
Course Activities:
Course activities will consist of lectures, demonstrations, readings and laboratories.
Student demonstrations will be part of the course.
Evaluation:
Evaluation will be based upon:
1.
a paper reviewing the application of computers in a selected curriculum area (10
pages).
2.
a critical evaluation of a piece of software (2-3 pages).
3.
short tests related to lectures and readings.
4.
completed assignments demonstrating computer operating skills.
5.
a documented presentation to the class which demonstrates the use of a particular
piece of computer hardware and/or software.
Re q
uired Textbook:
Lockard, J., Abrams, P. D., & Many, W. A. (1987). Microcomputer for educators.
Toronto: Little, Brown and Company.
