Teaching Computer Applications

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Teaching Computer Applications

• Carol A. Lundgren
• Terry D. Lundgren
• George A. Mundrake

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Selecting Course Topics

• Employer requirements
• Forward looking
• Advisory board

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Course Design

• Combined course
• Individual courses
• Learning modules
• Introduction
• Intermediate
• Advanced

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Class Environment

• Computer lab
• Demonstrations
• Hands-on practice
• Immediate feedback
• Classroom
• Classroom/lab combination

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Teaching Strategies

• Lecture
• Demonstration
• Step by step
• All at once
• Simulations
• Role playing
• Models
• Self-paced modules
• Problem solving

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Problem-Solving Approach

• Define problem
• Identify factors
• Determine means of transforming and interpreting
  data
• Develop criteria for selection
• Gather the data
• Draw conclusions and make recommendations

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Generic Strategies

• Specify objectives
• Introduce software
• Demonstrate features
• Sequence instruction
• Utilize problems
• Develop alternative plans
• Create cooperative learning

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Word Processing Strategies

• Supplement tutorials
• Enhance reproduction assignments
• Use rewrite assignments
• Utilize written assignments

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Spreadsheet Strategies

• Utilize familiar applications
• Cluster concepts
• Encourage planning
• Insist on using formulas
• Develop critical thinking skills
• Draw from other areas of study
• Integrate charts and graphs

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Database Strategies

• Discuss manual filing
• Create class database
• Examine existing databases
• Create fun databases

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Performance Evaluation

• Pretest and observation
• Unprepared
• Score high
• Split scores
• Homework and in-class assignments
• Objective and performance tests
• Projects
• Portfolios