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Patterson, Thomas F.; Leonard, Jonathan G. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2005
We have concluded that teaching undergraduate students to use spreadsheet software to analyze, interpret, and communicate spreadsheet data through a graph is an information technology exercise in whole brain thinking. In investigating why our students have difficulty constructing proper graphs, we have discovered that graphing requires two…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graphs, Computer Software, Information Technology
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Daniels, Lisa – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1999
With minimal costs, desktop-presentation programs such as PowerPoint can be a first step in introducing computer technology into the college classroom. They offer visual appeal, capacity for organizing notes, animated graphics, more class time for interactive activities, up-to-date information through links to the World Wide Web, and the ability…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style
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Laws, Rita – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1996
A discussion of distance learning (DL) on the Internet outlines four steps in student use of DL on-line (self-education about DL, defining needs, choosing a program, finding and keeping resources and support), describes nine different DL applications on the Internet, and presents a bibliography of useful related books, journals, and software…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction