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Peer reviewedFriedman, Edward A.; And Others – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1987
Reviews articles appearing in this issue, which focus on the influence of computers on teaching design to undergraduates, and discusses involvement of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), EDUCOM, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), and the FIPSE Technology Study Group (FTSG) in work that led to these papers. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Activities, Design, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBalzano, Gerald J. – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1987
Explores the use of computers in design-oriented learning and the need to reconstruct curriculum to accommodate the new technology. Mathematics, psychology, and music are highlighted, a musical computer design environment called Streamer is described, and implications of a design-oriented computer environment for programming and the structure of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Design
Peer reviewedWalton, Richard E.; Balestri, Diane – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1987
Examines similarities between composition and programming processes, and reviews two studies that linked instruction in computer programming and freshman composition to help students understand writing as a design discipline. Projects at the University of Montana and Bryn Mawr College which improved students' writing abilities are described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Activities, Freshman Composition
Peer reviewedEhrmann, Stephen C.; Balestri, Diane – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1987
Describes ways in which computers are used to help undergraduates learn through designing, i.e., various creative activities. Highlights include projects sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) and the FIPSE Technology Study Group (FTSG), the importance of design in curriculum, and problems with teaching and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
