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Edgar, Leslie D.; Johnson, Donald M.; Cox, Casandra – Computers & Education, 2012
This study sought to assess required information and communication technology (ICT) tasks in selected undergraduate agriculture courses in a land-grant university during a 10-year period. Selected agriculture faculty members in the fall 1999 (n = 63), 2004 (n = 55), and 2009 (n = 64) semesters were surveyed to determine the ICT tasks they required…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Electronic Mail, Land Grant Universities, Agricultural Education
Partridge, Bryan – ProQuest LLC, 2011
From word processing computers, to mobile telephones, to the advent of the Internet, and finally to online communication venues like Instant Messenger (IM), the past four decades have brought an increasing prevalence of technology into our culture that is altering the English language. While decried by parents and lamented by teachers, these…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Internet, Word Processing, Educational Resources
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Hodgins, Dave – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
The explosion of Web 2.0 into libraries has left many smaller academic libraries (and other libraries with limited computing resources or support) to work in the cloud using free Web applications. The use of commercial Web hosting is an innovative approach to the problem of inadequate local resources. While the idea of insourcing IT will seem…
Descriptors: Computers, Academic Libraries, Internet, Word Processing
Taylor, Jefferey H. – 1996
This paper contends that students who are learning to use computers can benefit from having an overview of the history and social context of computers. The paper highlights some milestones in the history of computers, from ancient times to ENIAC to Altair to Bill Gates to the Internet. It also suggests some things for students to think about and…
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Benefits, Higher Education, Internet
Mizokawa, Donald T. – 1994
This book is geared for beginners in the use of personal computers for everyday academic purposes. The information is generic, and is not directed exclusively to IBM users, Macintosh users or NeXT users. The chapters focus on the following topics: (1) introduction to the purpose of the book; (2) personal computer systems such as hardware and…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Databases, Electronic Mail
Dowling, Carolyn – 1999
Noting that technology is rapidly changing how people write, and why, this book explores the types of computer-mediated writing that can be undertaken by students of all ages and abilities, from elementary school through the university, both within and outside the classroom. It addresses such issues as whether there are computer programs that…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computers, Critical Theory, Elementary Secondary Education
de Byl, Penny; Taylor, Janet – Online Submission, 2007
This paper explores the Web 2.0 ethos with respect to the application of pedagogy within 3D online virtual environments. 3D worlds can create a synthetic experience capturing the essence of "being" in a particular world or context. The AliveX3D platform adopts the Web 2.0 ethos and applies it to online 3D virtual environment forming a Web…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Based Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Learning Experience
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Hanks, Walter A.; Barnes, Michael D.; Merrill, Ray M.; Neiger, Brad L. – Journal of Health Education, 2000
Investigated how health educators currently used computers and how they expected to use them in the future. Surveys of practicing health educators at many types of sites indicated that important current abilities included Internet, word processing, and electronic presentation skills. Important future tasks and skills included developing computer…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Bauman, M. Garrett – 1998
The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details. The guide's thesis is that "good writing combines fresh ideas energized by vivid details." Chapters 1, 2, and 3 are devoted to providing thinking options for writers. Chapters 4 and 5 discuss options for paragraphing and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Essays, Higher Education, Internet
Kieffer, Linda M. – 1995
Several factors have indicated the necessity of formally requiring computer literacy at the university level. This paper discusses the reasoning for, the development of, and content of two computer literacy courses required of all freshmen. The first course contains computer awareness and knowledge that students should have upon entering the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Freshmen, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy
Coffield, Kate – 1996
This paper traces an educator's experiences with computers over a span of 20 years, and describes the computerization of and concomitant obstacles faced by the Humanities department at the American University in Cairo, Egypt (AUC). The computerization of AUC began in the 1980s, with workstations mainly in the science, math, engineering, and…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Peripherals, Computer Uses in Education
Miller, Susan; Knowles, Kyle – 1997
This practical book integrates coverage of the writing process and various types of academic and professional documents with explanations and examples of using computers to enhance the process and produce effective documents. The book's four parts move from the individual writer who is using a computer to create a document to exchanges of data and…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Computer Networks, Computers, Creative Writing
Strickland, James – 1997
This book is based on the idea that finding the perfect piece of software is less important than understanding the role of computers in helping all students do what writers do: get ideas, generate material, manipulate that material, confer and collaborate with others in the classroom or over a network, edit the documents, and publish a final copy.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation