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SIMON ERASER UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: EDUCATIONAL USES OF COMPUTERS

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(E1.00)

Fall Semester, 1991

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Instructor: Dr. Evelyn Ng

(September 3— November 29)

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Office: ?

MPX8676

Tuesdays, 4:30-8:20 p.m.

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Phone: ?

291-3642

Location: MPX 8651

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 4011402, 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. This session is suitable to

teachers who are novice computer users. The following topics are covered:

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Use of computers in the classroom: concerns and skills

-Use of applications software

'Use of instructional software

'Integration of software into the curriculum

'Programming applications in the curriculum

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Electronic communications in education

COURSE ACTIVITIES

Course activities will consist of lectures and discussions, demonstrations, readings,

team projects and laboratory work.

EVALUATION

• term paper on selected computer applications in the classroom.

• 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, WA. (1990). Microcomputers for Educators.

Toronto: Little, Brown and Company.