ERIC Number: ED272160
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Apr-7
Pages: 33
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The Utilization of Burroughs Microcomputers in Teacher Training. Final Report COE 86-1.
McMeen, George R.; And Others
This report provides information concerning the five goals of the Burroughs B20 microcomputer project in the College of Education at the University of Nevada-Reno: (1) to improve the computer literacy of classroom teachers and increase their general awareness of developing computer technology; (2) to enhance student writing across curricula; (3) to conduct evaluations of educational software; (4) to utilize computer technology to aid departmental advisement of students; and (5) to develop and fieldtest reading and phonetics software to support testing and diagnosis of students with reading and/or learning disabilities. The teacher training computer literacy project for both pre- and inservice students centered on the development of curriculum materials for teaching computer literacy, a history of computing, types of educational software, and courseware evaluation. The word processing project investigated how word processing might help motivate otherwise reluctant writers in middle and high schools toward a more animated sense of interaction with the texts they create. The courseware evaluation component focused on the development of a software evaluation form, and the student advisement and screening study identified required input and desired output for a program to be developed to aid in the advisement of elementary, secondary, and special education students at the college. Finally, the reading and phonetics project resulted in the development of a diagnostic program to determine students' knowledge of word structure. A list of 13 references is provided. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Computer Literacy, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Innovation, Microcomputers, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Evaluation, Reading Instruction, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Education Programs, Technological Advancement, Word Processing, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
Sponsor: Burroughs Corp., Detroit, MI.
Authoring Institution: Nevada Univ., Reno. Coll. of Education.
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