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Preface and Introduction.

Peer reviewed

Friedman, 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

Writing as a Design Discipline: Exploring the Relationship between Composition and Programming.

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Walton, 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

Learning to Design, Designing to Learn: A More Creative Role for Technology.

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Ehrmann, 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