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EDUCATION 4824

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DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: EDUCATIONAL USES OF COMPUTERS

Fall Semester, 1990

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Instructor: Dr. Evelyn Ng

(Sept. 4 - Nov. 30, 1990)

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Office: ?

MPX 8676

Tuesdays, 16:30 - 20:20 p.m.

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Phone:

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291-3642

Location: MPX 8651

PREREQUISITE:

Educ 401/402, or equivalent

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,

team projects and laboratory work.

EVALUATION

A term paper on selected computer applications in the classroom.

A class presentation evaluating a piece of software, demonstrating its uses in the

classroom or an educational setting.

Short tests related to readings, discussions and demonstrations.

Laboratory exercises demonstrating computer operating skills.

TEXTBOOK

Lockard, J., Abrams, P.D., & Many, W.A. (1990). Microcomputers for Educators.

Toronto: Little, Brown and Company.