Today's hyper-connected students live in a world of instant interpersonal communications and virtually infinite access to information and educational resources. But this networked world, and the powerful learning tools it offers, has yet to penetrate the typical classroom. In many ways educational institutions are spinning their curricular wheels,…

Neelu Sinha, Laila Khreisat, and Kiron Sharma describe how learner-interface interaction promotes active learning in computer science education. In a pilot study using technology that combines DyKnow software with a hardware platform of pen-enabled HP Tablet notebook computers, Sinha, Khreisat, and Sharma created dynamic learning environments by…

At Edmonds Community College (Washington), the Campus Parent Child Care Center, which provides parent education and day care for children from 2-1/2 to 5 years of age, has extended the children's curriculum to include computer science instruction. First, the children are introduced to basic computer terminology, such as "keyboard,""monitor" and…

Author discussed some ways in which the Federal government has moved in the past and may move in the future to meet some of the needs of humanities researchers, unfamiliar with computer hardware and its uses. (Author/RK)

Strategies used to encourage college faculty to increase their knowledge of computers are discussed. A course offered by Indiana University-Purdue University followed the guidelines of making college teachers confident in their use of the computer. Computer jargon was not used, and terms like "computer literacy," were dispensed with. Sessions were…

Article describes how teachers can teach themselves how to use computers so they can use them in their teaching. (HB)

Presents a tested, workable technique that simultaneously reduces costs, provides better service to administrative users, improves teaching and learning, reduces power struggles, and increases faculty and staff morale. The basic idea is that individuals teaching computer-related courses can be regular, full-time members of the computing center…

XS-O is a low-cost interactive system that serves as a self-explanatory school computer. The machine dialog is easy to follow for the inexperienced user. The system includes a course on computer programming, a programming system for writing, editing, executing, and debugging programs interactively, and a filing system containing private and public…

During his 1-year fellowship, Dr. Black took courses in methodological areas, including computer science and specialized quantitative techniques, attended symposia, and participated in research and development projects sponsored by the Computer Assisted Instruction Laboratory. He gave a very favorable evaluation to the experience, but noted that a…

Research investigated: 1) the relation between user anxiety and the utilization of computer facilities, 2) the effect of "hands on" computer experience on anxiety levels of operators, and 3) the effect of prior computer exposure on anxiety levels. Male volunteer college students in good health were assigned to three groups, depending on their…

Several student-authored computer programs are presented which do advanced plot routines. They are remarkable in that they are able to plot a function expressed in polar coordinates on a teletype. Some plot routines developed by the Project Solo staff are also presented. They are designed to be used with a Hewlett Packard 7200 A plotter connected…

The paper deals with computer education in India at the university level. The principal causes which are inhibiting expansion of educational programmes are first outlined and suggestions offered for achieving a better performance which is entirely feasible within the resources of the nation. The philosophy underlying the paper is that transfer of…

A study of the kinds of computer programs children write and the types of programming concepts with which they have difficulty. (DAG)

Presents four teaching activities suitable for students in early elementary grades. The activities focus on creating a database for student use, a bulletin board which uses a visual diagram of modular programing, a program (with listing) which uses graphics to present a birthday greeting, and a random number program. (JN)