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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATION 482-4
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DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: EDUCATIONAL USES OF COMPUTERS
Fall Semester, 1989
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Instructor: David Bell
Mondays
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Office:
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MPX 8512
4:30 - 8:20 p.m.
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Phone: ?
291-4259
Location: MPX 8651
Prereaulsites:
Education 401/402 or equivalent.
Objectives
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 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 material.
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 teachers 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
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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).
3.
short tests related to the lectures and readings.
4.
demonstration of computer operating skills.
Re q
uired Textbooks
Mandell, C.J., & Mandell, S.L. (1989). Computers in Education Today. St. Paul: West Publishing
Company. ISBN-0-314-85275-1.
