Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

-visual aids, Power Point Presentations, Tutorials, Problem-solving sessions, written research reports, peer group discussions, etc.) to communicate with students who may prefer to have different learning styles. The author also recommends that students utilize the resources that are readily available at the university, such as Library. Writing Center, etc. Figure 1 shows the four important components of assessment. Appendix A shows the rubrics that were used to carry out assessment. The author used a rubric that is very much similar to Washington State University’s Critical Thinking Rubric while administering grading. The data obtained was tabulated using a Likert Scale. The author has collected data

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

space. with their laptop computers to write lab reports and papers. Figure 6. Collaboration A portion of the room is utilized as student project space. Students in area whiteboarding space. the courses that require access to hardware are assigned resources in the data center laboratory, as well as a set of commodity desktopcomputer systems for their use to complete class projects and research projects. Each studentstation consists of a cart (on wheels), a small gigabit Ethernet switch, monitor, keyboard, mouse,and four Dell Optiplex 260 computers. These project stations are on wheels, and students canwheel them out