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Computing and the Social Organization of Academic Work.
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Shields, Mark A.; And Others – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1992
Discusses the academic computing movement during the 1980s, focusing on the Faculty Workstations Project at Brown University. Six departments are compared: chemistry, cognitive and linguistic sciences, geology, music, neural science, and sociology. Discusses the theoretical implications of the study for conceptualizing the relationship of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Innovation
A Networked Peer Assessment System Based on a Vee Heuristic.
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Tsai, Chin-Chung; Liu, Eric Zhi-Feng; Lin, Sunny S. J.; Yuan, Shyan-Ming – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2001
This study implements a networked peer assessment system based on the use of a Vee heuristic. Students submit their homework via the underlying network, then assess each other's homework by offering suggestions through the network. Preliminary results revealed that the networked peer assessment model and Vee heuristic facilitated pre-service…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Instructional Innovation
Computer Conferencing as a Resource for In-Service Teacher Education.
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Kimmel, Howard; And Others – Science Education, 1988
Describes a model of inservice education designed to increase opportunities for teacher interaction and the availability of instructional resources. Emphasizes teacher control. Discusses workshops, school visits, and computer conferencing. Presents an analysis of the participation of teachers in computer conferencing following the workshop. (CW)
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Tippecanoe and Technology, Too!
Troutner, Joanne – Classroom Computer Learning, 1988
Discusses three programs where mirocomputers were added to the classroom to introduce technology and aid in instruction. Presents a high school chemistry class with a modem hookup to Purdue University, an elementary facility to track students by mastery, and a project where fourth graders each received a computer for home. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Networks