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Patton, Ryan Matthew – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Having computer skills, let alone access to a personal computer, has become a necessary component of contemporary Western society and many parts of the world. Digital media literacy involves youth being able to view, participate in, and make creative works with technologies in personal and meaningful ways. Games, defined in this study as…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Art History, Social Systems, Play
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Rea, Alan I., Jr.; Hoger, Beth; Rooney, Pam – Business Communication Quarterly, 1999
Advocates creating a business-communication course that combines writing instruction with computer instruction. Discusses contemporary students (their abilities, attitudes, and approaches to learning), pedagogy, course content, and institutional support systems. (SR)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Computer Literacy, Course Content, Course Descriptions
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Al-Dahhan, Muthanna H. – Chemical Engineering Education (CEE), 1995
Describes an effective early stage computing course that provides skills needed by undergraduate chemical engineering students. Material is presented in forms that allow students to follow the logic involved and to understand relationships between the computer, programming, numerical computing, computing software packages, and practical skills for…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Course Descriptions
Streibel, Michael J.; Garhart, Casey – Technological Horizons in Education, 1985
Describes the approach taken in an education computing course for pre- and in-service teachers. Outlines the basic operational, analytical, and evaluation skills that are emphasized in the course, suggesting that these skills go beyond the attainment of computer literacy and can assist in the effective use of computers. (ML)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education
Cole, Anthony Z.; Riser, Robert – Technological Horizons in Education, 1987
Reports on East Tennessee State University's computer literacy program for faculty members. Discusses the course's objectives, syllabus, approach, assignments, evaluation and future goals. (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Course Descriptions
Freyd, Pamela; Kahn, Jessica – Technological Horizons in Education, 1988
Describes a master's degree program at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Discusses the development of the program, course offerings and graduate research opportunities. The program is designed to promote the use of computers as tools for education. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education
Hahn, Norman P. – 1993
The E-Mail (electronic mail) and BBS (electronic bulletin board systems) Course at Thomas Nelson Community College, in Hampton, Virginia is designed to provide an introduction to e-mail and BBS systems, as well as information on the installation, operation, and administration of such systems. This document describes the class and provides…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
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Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Crawford, Margaret, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
For the twenty-seventh year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the National AECT Convention in Chicago, Illinois. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Communications, Educational Technology, Mathematics Instruction