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Courseware in the Humanities: Expanded Horizons.
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Irizarry, Estelle – Computers and the Humanities, 1992
Presents an overview of educational computing for the nonspecialist classroom teacher. Describes computer-assisted instruction and reviews recent technological developments in the field. Predicts increasingly creative and efficient use of computers and software by teachers and students in all humanities disciplines. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
The Century of Prose Corpus: A Half-Million Word Historical Data Base.
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Milic, Louis T. – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Describes the structure, purpose, and some of the idiosyncracies of the Century of Prose Corpus. The database covers English prose for the 1675-1780 period. Part A consists of 20 major authors; part B contains 100 secondary authors. Selections vary in length and allow scholars to search for comparisons and inconsistencies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Technology, English Literature
Videos for Teachers: Successful Teaching Strategies in Middle and High School Classrooms. [CD-ROM].
Teachers Network, New York, NY. – 2001
This CD-ROM presents six videos that feature veteran middle and high school teachers in action in their classrooms. Each video offers links to supplemental education resources, including innovative lesson plans. The six videos are: "Monsters and Myths" (a humanities unit for middle school students); "The Bleeding Edge" (a thematic…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Action Research, Art Education, Beginning Teachers
Teaching Historians with Databases.
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Burton, Vernon – History Microcomputer Review, 1993
Asserts that, although pressures to publish have detracted from the quality of teaching at the college level, recent innovations in educational technology have created opportunities for instructional improvement. Describes the use of computer-assisted instruction and databases in college-level history courses. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Databases
Response II: Multiculturalism; The Use of Technology.
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Yarbrough, Cornelia – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1993
Asserts that multicultural music education and new developments in educational technology are two major issues in contemporary music education. Argues that decisions will have to be made not only about what music should be added to the curriculum to achieve multicultural goals but also what music must be eliminated. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Weighing the Evidence: Legal Discourse in the 19th-Century Spanish Feminist Concepcion Arenal.
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Irizarry, Estelle – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Utilizes a computer program to search for legal terminology in Concepcion Arenal's 1861 treatise "The Woman of the Future." Arenal appropriated two different types of legal discourse in her work. Discusses the problems this presented for linguistic analyses. Includes fascinating details on Arenal and her work. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Interactive Learning: Vignettes from America's Most Wired Campuses.
Brown, David G., Ed. – 2000
This book presents a collection of best practices in using instructional technology from 42 college campuses. In 93 brief, informal, and practical vignettes, professors show how they transformed courses with technology, discuss how the technology affects teaching and learning, and distill important lessons learned. The book is divided into two…
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education