Students with disabilities need not inform their instructors about the nature of their disabilities, but they are responsible for contacting and providing appropriate documentation to the Disability Services Coordinator prior to receiving accommodation. Prentice Hall, New York. This course is designed to provide an overview of microcomputer applications.
Emphasis is placed on providing a working knowledge on and hands-on experience with microcomputers.
Topics include selecting and evaluating appropriate computer assisted instruction, relating learning theories to current educational uses of microcomputers, examining research on educational applications of microcomputers, surveying periodical in the field. In the last ten years there have been many technological changes, and the computer has emerged as an important tool in society. With the production of quality software, the computer's role has changed from a device used for computer programing to an instrument that can be efficiently integrated into the curriculum. Furthermore, an increasing number of teachers utilize the computer for such tasks as word processing, database management, graphics generation, desktop publishing, and multimedia. With this increase interest in computers, computer literacy is becoming as necessary as reading literacy.