eyu@umd5.umd.edu (Ellen Yu) (03/14/91)
At long last! I've finally gotten around to putting together this summary.
Thanks to all who sent replies, specifically:
Mark _E_ Amos mamos@uafhp.uark.edu
Jonathan White whitejon@acf5.NYU.EDU
Marc H. Brown mhb@src.dec.com
Rick Conn xanadu@ada2.crd.ge.com
james peterson petersja@debussy.cs.colostate.edu
Guy Helmer dsuvax!ghelmer@uunet.UU.NET
Evelyn Stevens evelyn@brahms.udel.edu
Russell Shackelford russ@prism.gatech.edu
Robert Brewer bbrewer@lamar.ColoState.EDU
Ellen Spertus erspert@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Stan Godlovitch sgodlovitch@Janus.MtRoyal.AB.CA
George Leach ames!pdn.paradyne.com!reggie
Mike Clarke MCLARKE@AC.DAL.CA
Sally Anger SRA3@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
Al Yackulic YACKULIC@sask.usask.ca
Martha Welte welte@cs.Buffalo.EDU
Peter Montgomery pmontgom@math.ucla.edu
Lisa Wolfisch lingling@wam.umd.edu
Herb Brown hb136@leah.Albany.edu
Here's my original request:
#Hi all! I'm not sure if this is the right group to post to - if it isn't
#I'd appreciate suggestions on where to post this.
#
#I'm a graduate student in Computer Science and I'm working on a project
#for a course. I'm looking for colleges and universities that have
#implemented the use of computers in classrooms. I'm looking for all
#types of applications - from using a computer for presentations during
#a lecture to a room full of computers networked together for collaborative
#work. I'd appreciate any information on schools and names of contacts and
#a description (if you have one) of what's being done.
#
#My target is applications in undergraduate education from community #college
#level to large universities.
#
#Thanks in advance for any suggestions/info provided. Please e-mail #responses.
#If anyone is interested in the information I receive, I will post a summary.
#
#- Ellen Yu
Here are the replies:
From: Mark _E_ Amos <mamos@uafhp.uark.edu>
We use computers in classrooms here in various ways you have described.
If you are interested in more info you can either mail me (some info)
or get hold of the people/places I list below (more detailed info).
Dr. Ron Skieth - Department Head
Computer Science Engineering Dept.
University of Arkansas
Engineering Hall 313
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(501)575-6036
Dr. Jim Gattis - Associate Dean
College of Engineering
Office of the Dean
Bell Engineering Center 4183
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(501)575-3051
Hope this helps!
Mark
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mamos@uafhp.uark.edu mea1@engr.uark.edu
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From: whitejon@acf5.NYU.EDU (jonathan white)
try contacting Jerry Marsdon (Marsden) at U.C. Berkeley
they've done a whole lot of stuff thatwas recently implemented
try marsden@cartan.berkeley.edu or @math.berkeley.edu
jonathan
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From: mhb@src.dec.com (Marc H. Brown)
Here are a few references about the "Electronic Classroom" at Brown
University, a lecture hall with about 60 Apollo workstations used
mostly for teaching computer science courses:
AUTHOR = Marc H. Brown and Norman K. Meyrowitz and Andries van Dam,
TITLE = Personal Computer Networks and Graphical Animation:
Rationale and Practice for Education,
JOURNAL = ACM SIGCSE Bulletin,
VOLUME = 15,
NUMBER = 1,
MONTH = February,
YEAR = 1983,
PAGES =296--307
AUTHOR = Marc H. Brown and Robert Sedgewick
TITLE = Progress Report:
Brown University Instructional Computing Laboratory
JOURNAL = ACM SIGCSE Bulletin,
VOLUME = 16,
NUMBER = 1,
MONTH = February,
YEAR = 1984,
PAGES = 91--101
AUTHOR = Marc H. Brown and Robert Sedgewick
TITLE = Techniques for Algorithm Animation
JOURNAL = IEEE Software
VOLUME = 2
NUMBER = 1
MONTH = January
YEAR = 1985
PAGES = 28--39
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From: xanadu@ada2.crd.ge.com (Rick Conn)
Ellen, I saw your posting asking for people to respond who have used
PCs in the classroom. I teach a graduate/senior undergraduate course
in software engineering with Ada at the University of Cincinnati, and
I use a PC during class for live demonstrations and online, in-class
programming exercises. I also teach Ada and C programming classes
(introductory and advanced) at General Electric for their after-hours
program, and I use a PC during class for these courses at GE as well.
Finally, I have given presentations (at conferences and at General
Electric) using a PC to present the slides and animate the presentations.
Feel free to contact me at
rconn@ada2.crd.ge.com
if you want to discuss this topic further.
Rick Conn
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From: petersja@debussy.cs.colostate.edu (james peterson)
Organization: Colorado State Computer Science Department
The University of Illinois pioneered the PLATO system (now sold by Control
Data) and uses their (quite mature) system in a wide range of classes. The
Illinois English dept uses networked PC's to teach composition. Colorado
State used a somewhat more sophisticated system to teach composition,
making use of ATT's Writer's Workbench to diagnose grammatical problems.
I am not certain, but I think the University of Utah (or Utah State) uses
a similar system....
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james lee peterson petersja@CS.ColoState.edu
dept. of computer science
colorado state university "Some ignorance is invincible."
ft. collins, colorado (voice:303/491-7137; fax:303/491-2293)
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From: dsuvax!ghelmer@uunet.UU.NET (Guy Helmer)
Hi! Here at Dakota State University, our mission was changed in 1984
to focus on providing instruction in computers. To that end, DSU
received large amounts of funding to purchase large amounts of computing
equipment and develop or purchase software. Now, we have one computer
for every six or seven students and a reasonably large network to support
the computing systems.
Originally, the plan was to develop an authoring package that would
allow any teacher to develop lessons that a student could work through
on the computers --- a one-on-one, interactive computer-based learning
system. After several years and administration changes, the university
has settled on using mostly off-the-shelf software packages (WordPerfect,
Lotus 1-2-3, dBASE) to do regular coursework on. The change in the
university is profound --- students and faculty have become very reliant
on computing systems in ways that we hadn't planned seven years ago.
The original plan to develop computer-based interactive learning systems
has all but been abandoned. The demand placed on our computing systems
by both the software packages and the users of the software requires our
Computing Services department to continually plan and implement upgrades
in the facilities to keep abreast of demand.
I believe our experience is quite unique. If you wish to discuss it, I would
be happy to answer any questions.
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Guy Helmer helmer@sdnet.bitnet, uunet!dsuvax!ghelmer
Dakota State University Computing Services ------------------- (605) 256-5315
MidIX -- networks, databases, DOS, UNIX, & MINIX ------------- (605) 256-2788
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From: evelyn@brahms.udel.edu (Evelyn Stevens)
Hi, Ellen:
The list of applications at the University of Delaware is pretty long
and varied; so much so, that it would be easier for me and probably more
useful to you if I sent you the latest Annual Report from Academic
Computing and Instructional Technology. The report describes the
latest applications and lists the names of faculty and professional
staff contacts. I could mail one out next week (for the academic year
1989/1990).
If you'd rather get a one- or two-page digest, I'll give it my best
shot, probably during the weekend or early next week. You could have
both. I would be interested in a summary of responses.
Let me know, whichever way.
Evelyn V. Stevens
Sr. Applications Programmer/Analyst
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Evelyn V. Stevens E-mail: evelyn@brahms.udel.edu
Academic Computing Services evelyn@udelvm.bitnet
035 Smith Hall Phone: 302-451-6812 (late p.m.)
University of Delaware 453-4240 (late a.m.
Newark, DE 19716 to mid p.m.)
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From: russ@prism.gatech.edu (Russell Shackelford)
We're doing some interesting stuff here at GaTech WRT undergrad CS
instruction. It concerns capturing and using data about student
performance to improve the instructional process. We're using a
soon-to-be-released MS-DOS product called Optimus.
Don't have time to get into this at the moment. If you want more info,
contact me via e-mail in a couple of weeks. I should be able to tell you
some specifics at that time.....
good luck with your work,
russ
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From: bbrewer@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Robert Brewer)
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
I am not sure if this is what you want Ellen, but Dr. David Peters did
his dissertation at the University of Illinois on the implementation of
computers in music classrooms. He now owns a company in Champaign, IL called
Electronic Music Software (I think). . He is on the faculty at the U of I
and can be contacted in the music building in Urbana, IL. (217)333-2029.
Dr. Peters is probably abrest of all the educational applications,
particularly those in music.
Hope this helps.
Bob
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From: erspert@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT has an excellent undergraduate computer system, Project Athena.
It is both used individually and for classes. The manager of external
relations is Catherine Avril. Her email address is
cavril@athena.mit.edu. Her phone number is 617-253-0141, and her
address is:
Project Athena
E40-351
MIT
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Hope that helps.
Ellen Spertus
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From: sgodlovitch@Janus.MtRoyal.AB.CA
Ellen Yu,
Further to your posting on the newsnet, I can offer some information
about my own use of computers in the classroom. Every semester for the
past 5 years, I've taught courses in formal logic to 1st and 2nd year
students at my College. As an integral part of the course, I require
students to become familiar with a few dedicated applications; e.g.,
software for symbolic logic from LCA Software (NY), QX Software (KY),
and a large program called SANDY from the U. of Miami. Initially, the
material was available only on the VAX. Now we run it on a network of
IBM-compatibles. The software performs a number of tasks: (1) it gener-
ates examples demonstrating the use of the concepts of soundness and
validity; (2) it checks symbolizations from English into the language
of first-order logic; (3) it acts as a proofchecker and and proof gener-
ator when required. I've got virtually free access to a 25 seat lab, so
I regularly schedule classes in it. Many of my colleagues from other
schools haven't this freedom.
Logic software abounds these days. You can get a huge amount of information
about it from CDEC, the Center for the Development of Educational Computing
at Carnegie-Mellon. A chap called Leslie Burkholder is in charge and is
editor of a quarterly called Computers & Philosophy. At UMCP (I'm a recent
graduate - PhD in philosophy last May), you might contact Lars Svenonius
in the Phil Dept. Lars has written some logic software and uses it, I be-
lieve, in some of his classes.
I hope this is useful. Best wishes.
Stan Godlovitch
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From: ames!pdn.paradyne.com!reggie (George Leach)
Organization: AT&T Suncoast Division, Largo FL
Ellen,
Dr. Starr Roxanne Hiltz and Dr. Murray Turoff, both at the New Jersey
Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, have been involved in the computerized
conferencing area for a long time. Furthermore, they have been exploring
the virtual classroom concept since 1968. I received my MSCS from NJIT
about three and a half years ago. One of the courses I took there involved
the heavy usage of the Electronic Information Exchange System (EIES).
Dr. Shneiderman at UMD knows Turoff and Hiltz and their work quite well.
You may want to talk to him before proceeding. His e-mail address is
mimsy!ben.
The phone number I have for Dr. Turoff is (201) 596-3399. I'm not sure if
this has changed or not since I left New Jersey in 1987. I don't have a
current e-mail address to give you either. The main switchboard at NJIT
is (201) 596-3000. You can call there and ask for the Computer Science
Department, and from there reach either Hiltz or Turoff. One of my good
friends still teaches at NJIT in the evenings. However, he is not involved
with Turoff or Hiltz. But he may be able to obtain contact info for you,
if you don't want to phone NJIT. His name is Frank Greco. He is currently
consulting with Shearson, Lehman, Hutton, in New York and can be reached at
fgreco@shearson.com.
Good Luck,
George
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George W. Leach AT&T Paradyne
reggie@paradyne.com Mail stop LG-133
Phone: 1-813-530-2376 P.O. Box 2826
FAX: 1-813-530-8224 Largo, FL 34649-2826 USA
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From: MCLARKE@AC.DAL.CA
Try the Ontario Dept. of Education, who in association with Bull Systems
has been trying to implement this strategy and even went to the extent of
designing their own computer system (Icon) or (Beaver) I think.
That is Ontario, Canada. If you are looking for a phone number try area
code 416 for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The office is a provincially run
government depeartment.
Mike Clarke
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From: <SRA3@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
Hello Ellen Yu! We, too, are working on this idea. We're in the process of
developing our own courseware for a univeristy class. Perhaps these
references will be helpful to you:
Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia just had an excellent
conference on "Computers in Healthcare Education". They showcased several
medical programs that are developing interactive courseware for educating
medical students. The contactperson there is: Rodney Murray, Ph.D.,
1020 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5587, (215) 955-4965.
Penn State just had a "Mac in the Classroom"teleconference which
described and gave examples of several successful computer-assisted course.
Unfortunately I don't know yet exactly who put that on, but I know that
one of the best applications was in Santa Barbara CA by an instructor named
Brian Fagan, who did an archeology simulation on computer. They also
described programs at Jackson Community College in Jackson MI, University of
Texas at Austin, St. Petersburg Junior College in Florida and Vanderbilt
University in Physics, Math and Engineering.
Hope this is helpful to you. I look forward to your summary. If you want to
contact me, I'm:
Sally Anger, M.S. (my colleauge here is Cheryl Achterberg, Ph.D.)
Penn State Nutrition Center
PSU
417 East Calder Way
University Park, PA 16801-5663
(814) 865-6323
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From: YACKULIC@sask.usask.ca
Ellen,
I am an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada. With a couple of colleagues, I have
been developing instructional strategies intended to blend computers within
a more traditional teacher/professor-centred environment. Our goal is to
use the computer to facilitate learning rather than to teach about computing.
(A student might use a computer to help him learn about geography, say, in the
same fashion as a student uses a calculator in math class).
Several years ago, Digital Equipment Corporation and the Saskatchewan
government funded a 'teacher-centred, computer-supported classroom' in my
building. I chaired the planning and research committee for this project.
The classroom has a capacity of 40 students and is considerably larger than
lecture rooms with the same capacity. Student seating is arranged in modules;
each module (for eight students) contains a group discussion table, an
overhead projection system, a "white-board", 4 DEC VAXmates (286 MSDOS
machines with wonderfully low profiles), a video camera and playback system,
and individual note taking areas for each student.
The teaching area/station at the front of the room has a computer, an overhead
projection system (capable of displaying computer graphics, video tapes,
etc.), a sound system, and video tablet in addition to more conventional
support facilities (a white board, overhead projector, etc.).
The computers are connected to our campus-wide ethernet system and can access
any of the several dozen campus mainframes (eg, the library system, academic/
research mainframes, government databases, ...). The machines can be booted
locally or from one of several DEC PC servers. In general, we boot the
machines from a dedicated (to the classroom) DECstation 2000 which is housed
somewhere along the ethernet in the bowels of a distant building.
The room is used for 2 main types of instruction: 1] curricula in
non-computer subjects where the machine is used to facilitate learning
(as described above) and 2] to support our computer-literacy program.
I hope this information is of some help to you. Feel free to contact me if
you require additional information. I am interested in learning about
other sites you identify as a result of your request.
Cordially,
Al Yackulic
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada
S7N 0W0
306-966-7723
"Yackulic@SASK.USASK.CA"
Central Standard Time Zone
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From: welte@cs.Buffalo.EDU (Martha Welte)
Organization: State University of New York at Buffalo/Comp Sci
Dr. Anthony Ralston at State Univerity of New York at Buffalo is supervising
a seminar on the topic "How to use computers _in the classroom_ to teach
finite mathematics. That is, a bunch of grad students and he are getting
together to read some papers and perhaps create ways to use
computers during classes. Ralston is originally and mathematician and
is a long-time tenured faculty member of the computer science department.
His primary interest is in how to teach mathematics and computer science.
I don't know if this is what you are looking for, since it is not implemented.
It seems as if this may be one step before what you are looking for.
Martha G. Welte
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From: Peter Montgomery <pmontgom@math.ucla.edu
Organization: UCLA Mathematics Dept.
The College Mathematics Journal has a regular column about
the use of computers and calculators in the mathematics curriculum.
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Peter L. Montgomery
pmontgom@MATH.UCLA.EDU
Department of Mathematics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1555
If I spent as much time on my dissertation as I do reading news, I'd graduate.
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From: Lisa Wolfisch <lingling@wam.umd.edu
Organization: University of Maryland at College Park
Hi,
I'm in the GEOG department here at College Park. We have a project that
was developed a couple of years ago that uses interctive video/computer
resources in georgaphy lessons. The person to contact for info about
it would be Derek Thompson x54063. He is big into the use of
computers in the classroom, and in fact, I am taking his class this
semester which is all about the use of interactive technology in
geography education. Also, take a look at the group comp.multimedia.
--Lisa
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Lisa Wolfisch "Life is too short to wear ugly underwear."
Laboratory for Computer Mapping and Spatial Analysis
Disclaimer: Ha! My employer doesn't even know about this account!
lingling@wor.umd.edu
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From: hb136@leah.Albany.edu (Herb Brown)
Organization: State University of New York at Albany
Ellen,
Some college and university mathematics departments have experimented with
the use of computers in laboratories as a supplement to lectures. The Math
Dept at The Univ at Albany designed a Computer Classroom in which we offer
a full range of courses from freshman claculus to junior/senior courses in
analysis and algebra. This may very well be the first time the computer has
been made an integral part of the classroom experience in mathematics.
Students learn mathematics by simultaneously interacting with the computer,
with the instructor, with the blackboard, and with fellow students. They
are encouraged to collaborate throughout the course, including during the
writing of examinations. It is an extraordinarily rich learning environment
whose power and potential have not yet been fully realized.
Herb
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