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SIMON YRASER UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATION 482-4
DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: EDUCATIONAL USES OF COMPUTERS
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(E1.00)
Spring Semester, 1994
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Instructor: David Bell
(January 4- March 31)
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Office: ?
MPX 8513
Wednesday, 16:30-20:20
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Phone:
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291-4259
Location: MPX 8651/52
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Messages: ?
291-3395
PREREQUISITE: EDUC
4011402.
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 su
f f i
cient
for the intelligent and critical utilization of existing
microcomputer hardware and s
o
ft
ware.
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 and 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
(see over)
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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)
3.
sbprt tests related to the lectures and readings
4.
demonstration of computer operating skills
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
Hirschbuhl, John J. (ed.). Com
p
uters in Education. Dushkin, 5th edition. ISBN 1-
56134-073-1
