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Gallo, Ernest – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1994
The use of cellular automata to analyze several pre-Socratic hypotheses about the evolution of the physical world is discussed. These hypotheses combine characteristics of both rigorous and metaphoric language. Since the computer demands explicit instructions for each step in the evolution of the automaton, such models can reveal conceptual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Discourse Analysis
Steding, Soren A. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2004
Electronic publishing and the use of electronic sources in the humanities open up new possibilities for research and the exchange of ideas while simultaneously providing solutions for how to overcome the crisis in scholarly publishing. In order to improve the usage and academic acceptance of electronic resources in the humanities, it is necessary…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Tenure, Scholarship, Humanities

Tomer, Christinger – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1992
Access to online public access library catalogs and similar information networks by scholars in the humanities is discussed. Tools and approaches available for scholars to navigate the systems, their utility and contribution to "location independence" in information seeking, and the evolving relationship between libraries and their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Oriented Programs, Electronic Libraries

Cronin, Michael W.; Cronin, Karen A. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1992
Recent empirical research has identified significant advantages for interactive video instruction over traditional teaching methods in "soft skill" (humanities and social sciences) areas, including cognitive achievement, transfer of learning to performance, learning motivation, student achievement across uncontrolled student characteristics, user…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction