Abstract
The purpose of the talk (and this paper) is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of providing courses, programs and degrees using On-Line Learning (OLL). It is the author's thesis that, yes, OLL does provide new opportunities for the delivery of education. However, we need to be very careful as to how we use this medium in order not to "reshape" courses which are more effectively taught in other (possibly more traditional) ways nor to embrace this mode of delivery simply for perceived economic gains.The rush of higher education institutions to place courses and programs on the Internet for distance education students raises some very interesting questions concerning their quality and value. The initial development of courses for online learning has been based on text based delivery --- for the most part using traditional lecture notes. The rapid sophistication brought about by html programming, advanced browsers, and template authorware on the one hand, and more sophisticated and powerful hardware and multimedia devices on the other, have permitted great strides in resource integration. Yet, for all of these technological advances, a number of problems still exist. The rest of this paper will explore some of these problems and offer some suggestions for solving them..
Recommendations
A Skeptic Assesses the Net as a Resource for Teaching
ITiCSE-WGR '99: Working group reports from ITiCSE on Innovation and technology in computer science educationThe purpose of the talk (and this paper) is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of providing courses, programs and degrees using On-Line Learning (OLL). It is the author's thesis that, yes, OLL does provide new opportunities for the delivery of ...
Teaching how to teach computational thinking
ITiCSE 2018: Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science EducationComputational Thinking is argued to be an essential skill for the workforce of the 21st century. As a skill, Computational Thinking should be taught in all schools, employing computational ideas integrated into other disciplines. Up until now, questions ...
Teach Access: Teaching the Design and Development of Inclusive Technologies for All (Abstract Only)
SIGCSE '18: Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science EducationWhat is needed to help CS professors teach their students about the fundamental concepts of accessible design? How can every CS student become competent in the development of mainstream technologies that meet the needs of people with disabilities? ...






Comments