Michael Coady
Faculty of Education
Memorial University
    of Newfoundland
G.A. Hickman Building
St. John's, NF  
A1B 3X8
Office: E-3041
Voice: (709) 737-8989
Fax: (709) 737-2345

Email:
coadym@mun.ca

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, students will:

• evaluate the use of computers in various teaching/learning environments and determine if this use is appropriate.
  
  
• apply current instructional principles, research, and appropriate assessment practices in the use of computers in the classroom.
  
  
• discuss the main issues relating to the evaluation of educational software.
  
  
• successfully implement computer-supplemented learning activities into their teaching activities
  
  
• demonstrate knowledge of multimedia and telecommunications as used to support instruction.
  
  
• use general purpose software (wordprocessing, spreadsheets, databases, HTML, etc.) in their teaching.
  
  
• recognize the basic components of computer hardware and be able to explain their general function.
  
  
• discuss the legal, ethical, and human issues surrounding the use of computers in education.
  
  
• describe the promises and pitfalls associated with use of the Internet as an educational resource.
  
  
• identify sources of information necessary to stay current with computer-related technology.
  
  
• Recognize and use the basic features of the Windows 95/98 operating system.
  
  




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