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Education 486-4 Special Topics:?
MICROCOMPUTERS IN EDUCATION
Spring, 1985
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Instructor: David Porter
Time/Dates: Thursdays,
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Location: ?
MPX 8651
4:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 7 - April 4
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 awareness 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 materials.
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 instructor
b)
the computer as laboratory
c)
the computer as object of study
d)
the computer as teacher's aide
3. Selection and utilization of software
a)
sources of materials
b)
evaluation of courseware
c)
integrating computers in the curriculum
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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.
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Evaluation will be based on:
1.
a project which demonstrates or explores the use of computers in a
selected curriculum area or a paper which reviews the
application of computers in a selected curriculum area.
2.
a critical evaluation of a piece of software (software review).
3.
short assignments or tests related to the lectures and readings.
4.
demonstration of computer operating skills involving both
hardware and software.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
Bitter, G. & Camuse, R. USING A MICROCOMPUTER IN THE CLASSROOM.
Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1984.
Peterson, D., Intelligent Schoolhouse: Readings on Computers and
Education, Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1984
PREREQUISITES:
Education 4011402 or equivalent
EDUC 486-4 (Spring '85)