David G. Brown Professor of Economics, VP and Dean International Center for Computer Enhanced Learning Wake Forest University ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 200 ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 200 Policies That Have Made A Difference: The Wake Forest Experience “…new media in education and the arts …” 2nd Annual Davis Symposium @ Emerson College, April 7, 2000
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David G. BrownProfessor of Economics, VP and Dean
International Center for Computer Enhanced LearningWake Forest University
ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000
Policies That Have Made A Difference:
The Wake Forest Experience
“…new media in educationand the arts …”
2nd Annual Davis Symposium@ Emerson College, April 7,
• During Class– One Minute Quiz– Computer Tip Talk– Class Polls– Team Projects
• After Class– Edit Drafts by Team
– Guest Editors
– Hyperlinks & Pictures
– Access Previous Papers
• Other– Daily Announcements
– Team Web Page
– Personal Web Pages
– Exams include Computer
– Materials Forever
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Results Compared to Other First Year Courses
(Student Response to Brown’s FYS Over 5 Terms)
More Same Less
How Much Learned? 2 of 3 1 of 3
How Much Time? 2 of 3 1 of 3
How Much Fun? 3 of 3
How Can Colleges MakeUbiquitous Computing
Affordable for All Students?
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8 BASIC MODELS OFUBIQUITOUS COMPUTING
(Ordered by total cost, starting with the most expensive)
• All + Powerful + Laptops + Annual Refresh UMC• Refresh Less Frequently WFU WVWC• Substitute Desktop Computers USAFA• Provide One Computer Per Two Beds Chatham• Specify Threshold Level SSU UNC• Substitute Network Computers• Provide Public Station Computers BC• Teach with Explicit Assumption of Access
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WAYS TO REDUCE START UP COSTS
• Annual Lease
• Phase in by classes
• Phase in by programs
• Phase in by type of program
• Phase in by category (faculty, students, staff)
• Hand me down
• Loaner PoolICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2000