Teaching the 'Net without a Net: Custom Simulations Boost Freshmen's PC Skills.

Kenny, Dallas

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Publication Date: 1997

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Teaching the 'Net without a Net: Custom Simulations Boost Freshmen's PC Skills.

Kenny, Dallas

T.H.E. Journal, v24 n7 p87-91 Feb 1997

Describes the InfoMagic program at Chapman University (Orange, California), a three-part multimedia program for teaching information-access skills. Discusses the network simulations; automatic tracking and reporting; distributed versus centralized reporting; and student participation and feedback. Sidebars show examples of two student reports and the student survey. (AEF)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Simulation, Feedback, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Information Retrieval, Instructional Materials, Multimedia Materials, Search Strategies, Skill Development, Student Evaluation, Surveys

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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