U.S. Army - April 1982 – December 1987 – Federal Civil Service My first command was the Information Systems Engineering Command. At that time we had word processors to write our reports. Technology had not advanced that much. We didn’t have Internet connectivity nor did we have email. Everything was still being done by hand per se and was time consuming.
COSC 101-007: Microbased Computer Literacy Syllabus Instructor: Dr. Waleed Farag Semester: Spring, 2003 Lectures: M/W 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Room 327/320 Office: 339 Stright Hall Phone: (724)357-7995 E-mail: farag@iup.edu Web Page: www.people.iup.edu/farag Office Hours: T 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM, W 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, R 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM COSC 101 Web Page: www.scsite.com I. Course Description An introductory course designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of computers. The course familiarizes students with the interaction of computer hardware and software. Emphasis is placed on the application of microcomputers, the use of productivity software (word processing, spreadsheet management,
Even though we are in a traditional classroom, you may draft your exam on your laptop computer. Be sure to use your spell-check and grammar checker. You may also bring a dictionary or thesaurus to class. Your grade on this final will reflect the strength of your argument and its support, your understanding of the book, your essay’s organization, grammar, spelling, and mechanics. I encourage you to write at least a five-paragraph essay, but feel free to write a longer essay with more paragraphs.
I noticed an Accelerated Reading section in the back corner of the room where students could take tests without being interrupted by other students. There were several different academic posters all over the walls for students to reference to during lessons. I noticed a small group section in the front of the classroom where two students were sitting during my observation. The classroom rules were posted on the side wall where students were easily able to see them. The organization of the room allowed for successful learning and definitely attributed to successful classroom management.
12 Oct. 2011. This website article covers the computer technology available in classrooms today and how it effects the overall learning of the students. It focuses on the average classroom and the average number of computers available in those classrooms and how this provision of technology influences students. It also hints that there may be a lack of attention to student learning styles and a rush to provide classroom computers instead. This article might not be as valid as the other sources I have found.
How often are the textbooks / literature used to design your lessons? * I often use textbooks to support class learning and to become familiar with historical vocabulary however; the primary components of my lessons are primary sources in the classroom. * Primary sources such as journal entries, speeches,
As we have said repeatedly in class, questions from those posed in class and in discussions will appear on examinations and careful attention to both lectures and readings will help you write the best essays. 4. As examples only, the following are typical of the questions on JOUR3614 examinations: a. Choose one of the innovations we have discussed so far – writing, printing, newspapers – and answer the following question about it: What impact did it have on the media that preceded it? Think of continuity as well as change – and think not only of technology but also of its impact on society.
Only certain type of numbers showed the error, while most users would never encounter the flaw. On June 13, 1994, Dr. Thomas Nicely discovered that some of his calculations done on a computer with the new Pentium chip came back incorrect. He only discovered this because of earlier calculations done on other computers resulted in different amounts. He was only able to deduce that it was something wrong with the new Pentium chip by eliminating all other factors, such as the motherboard chipset or programming errors. On October 24,1994, Dr. Nicely notified Intel about his findings.
What I found odd was that my studying method changed when I came to high school. I obviously still studied and applied myself, but my mentality was not the same. To this day I cannot figure out why that did happen but I plan to go back to the mentality that I had when I was in grade school for college. The library will become my new home since it pretty much has everything that I need to study and finish the work for my classes. Along with that, I also plan to either find a study buddy from each class or form a study group.
Material evaluation should become a need for ELT practitioners, as not many of us have the chance to choose our own material to teach but on the contrary, most of the time, we are given a set of materials to use in our classrooms. According to Tomlinson (2003) “materials evaluation is a procedure that involves measuring the value (or potential value) of a set of learning materials”. The real challenge though, is trying to find a way to make those materials fit our students’ needs and context. For this assignment, I was required to analyze and evaluate the efficiency of some materials from my course book and select some appropriate material to include as a supplement. I will explain the rationale behind the selection of this supplementary material and then will teach a lesson using it.