Windows of Opportunity in Electronic Classrooms
Windows of Opportunity in Electronic Classrooms
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1998-10-15
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Shneiderman, Ben
Alavi, Maryam
Norman, Kent L.
Borkowski, Ellen Yu
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Abstract
In our seven year effort to build electronic classrooms we tried to
balance the pursuit of new technologies with the exploration of new
teaching/learning styles while providing the necessary infrastructure for
faculty training and support, and collecti ng ample evaluation data to
guide our transformation. This experience has led to a growing community
of faculty users, widespread student acceptance, and administration
support for expansion.
After four years of usage by 44 faculty (20 tenured, 9 untenured, 15 other
staff) from 16 departments offering 122 courses with over 4010 students we
are ready to report on the lessons we have learned. Courses filled most
slots from 8am to 10pm, and were as diverse as The Role of Media in the
American Political Process, Chinese Poetry into English, Marketing
Research Methods, Database Design, and Saving the Bay.
(Also cross-referenced as CAR-TR-797)