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Peer reviewedOakman, Robert L. – Computers and the Humanities, 1987
Traces the evolution of the author's course on Computers in the Humanities from the late 1960s to the present. Suggests new frontiers in computing that will be relevant to humanities education. Concludes that all students need access and orientation to computer possibilities including algorithmic experience, word processing abilities, and database…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computers, Databases, Higher Education
Peer reviewedTannenbaum, Robert S. – Computers and the Humanities, 1987
Discusses the second session of a Vassar College workshop on computers and the humanities which focused on how to teach computing to humanists. Arguing for a holistic approach, the author outlines the material to be taught and how to teach it. Emphasizes ample hands-on training, and instruction in general computer principles not the specifics of…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computers, Higher Education, Holistic Approach
Peer reviewedIde, Nancy M. – Computers and the Humanities, 1987
Discusses a Vassar College workshop and the debate it generated over the depth and breadth of computer knowledge needed by humanities students. Describes two positions: the "Holistic View," which emphasizes the understanding of the formal methods of computer implementation; and the "Expert Users View," which sees the humanist…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computers, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education
