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Loïs Vanhée; Karin Danielsson; Lena Enqvist; Kalle Grill; Melania Borit – European Journal of Education, 2024
Whereas hackathons are widespread within and outside academia and have been argued to be a valid pedagogical method for teaching interdisciplinarity, no detailed frameworks or methods are available for conceptualizing and organizing educational hackathons, i.e., hackathons dedicated to best achieving pedagogic objectives. This paper is dedicated…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities, Programming, Computer Security
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Robertson, Judy; Manches, Andrew; Pain, Helen – Childhood Education, 2017
Thirty years ago, when personal computers were first becoming available in homes and schools, a large group of primary school-age children were asked to share their attitudes about computers, their conceptions regarding how computers function, and their beliefs concerning computers' agency. The researchers wanted to gather baseline data regarding…
Descriptors: Computers, Interviews, Young Children, Elementary School Students
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Long, Ju – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2007
Improving learning effectiveness has always been a constant challenge in software education and training. One of the primary tasks educators face is to motivate learners to perform to their best abilities. Using computer games is one means to encourage learners to learn (Klawe, 1994). When games are used in general education, they could enhance…
Descriptors: Motivation, Computer Software, Programming, Researchers
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Gorman, Michael F. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1998
Explains the cause of the Year 2000 (Y2K) problem for computers, how it manifests itself, and what can be done to fix it. Attention is given to both microcomputers and more powerful machines. (MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Data Processing, Information Storage
Rhode Island State Board of Governors for Higher Education, Providence. – 1999
This monthly report documents the accomplishments of the Year 2000 project in Rhode Island's public higher education. It reviews computer problems related to the Year 2000 date change, noting the basic technical solution necessary to avoid disruption to higher education, and summarizes Executive Order 99-1, issued in January 1999, requiring all…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Computer Security, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment. – 1995
This publication contains 25 subjects appropriate for use in a competency list for the occupation of computer programmer/analyst, 1 of 12 occupations within the business/computer technologies cluster. Each unit consists of a number of competencies; a list of competency builders is provided for each competency. Titles of the 25 units are as…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration, Business Education, Competence
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment. – 1995
This publication contains 22 subjects appropriate for use in a competency list for the occupation of computer (PC/network) coordinator, 1 of 12 occupations within the business/computer technologies cluster. Each unit consists of a number of competencies; a list of competency builders is provided for each competency. Titles of the 22 units are as…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration, Business Education, Competence
Healey, Deborah, Ed.; Johnson, Norman, Ed. – 1995
The annotated list of software for language learning and instruction includes items used by English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers and those marketed for ESL. Software titles are grouped by hardware (Macintosh and MS-DOS), and within those sections, by language skill or application, including these categories: those discontinued by the…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Bilingual Education, Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment. – 1995
This index allows the user to scan the competencies under each title for the 28 subjects appropriate for use in a competency list for the 12 occupations within the business/computer technologies cluster. Titles of the 28 units are as follows: employability skills; professionalism; teamwork; professional and ethical standards; economic and business…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration, Competence, Competency Based Education