{"title":"Botball: Autonomous students engineering autonomous robots","authors":"C. Stein","doi":"10.18260/1-2--10879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--10879","url":null,"abstract":"Sparking and maintaining an early fascination with engineering and computer programming is of great interest to educators who wish to bring high quality students into these fields, and it is of vital concern to all of us who want to see our country thrive in this world economy. This paper will present an effective, intensive, and enjoyable way of getting middle and high school age students actively engaged in engineering, science, math, and computer programming. The paper describes Botball, an engineering outreach program in which students design, build, and program small autonomous mobile robots. Examples of how Botball may help to draw a diverse population into engineering and computer programming will be discussed.","PeriodicalId":39352,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Education Journal","volume":"79 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80146875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The WIMP51: A Simple Processor and Visualization Tool to Introduce Undergraduates to Computer Organization","authors":"David J. Sullins, H. Pottinger, D. Beetner","doi":"10.18260/1-2--10788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--10788","url":null,"abstract":"The University of Missouri – Rolla offers a Junior-level lecture and laboratory course in hardware/software co-design 1 . The course focuses on the 8051 family of microcontrollers. Many students who take this course have no prior experience with processor architecture, so a short introduction to some basic concepts of computer organization is given in the first few weeks of the course. In the past, the computer architecture portion of the course was taught using the Gnome processor, described in Van den Bout’s Practical Xilinx Designers Lab Book 2 . The Gnome is a four-bit processor with eightbit instructions described in VHDL and targeted for the Xilinx 4k series FPGA. While the Gnome is at an appropriate level of complexity for the course, it is quite different from the 8051 microcontroller. Past course evaluations indicate that many students feel their time was wasted learning the Gnome instruction set, only to be told to forget the Gnome instructions and learn a new instruction set three weeks into the course. Still, the Gnome is useful in the classroom, as the 8051 microcontroller is much too complex for a short introduction to computer architecture. To resolve these problems a replacement processor based on the 8051 was designed. Called the WIMP51, it is a simple binary- compatible subset of the 8051, lacking internal memory, interrupts, peripherals, and many of the 8051 instructions. The WIMP51 was implemented in synthesizable VHDL and an interactive graphical simulator was developed for use in lab.","PeriodicalId":39352,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Education Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88154790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"WITHDRAWN: Flexible Learning in a Digital World: Experiences and Expectations: Betty Collis and Jef Moonen; Kogan Page, London, 2001, 232 pages, paperback, ISBN 0-7494-3371-X, $19.99","authors":"A. Kukulska-Hulme","doi":"10.1016/S0360-1315(02)00022-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-1315(02)00022-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39352,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Education Journal","volume":"93 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83859234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Figueiredo, J. Fortes, R. Eigenmann, N. Kapadia, V. Taylor, A. Choudhary, Luis Vidal
{"title":"On the Use of Simulation and Parallelization Tools in Computer Architecture and Programming Courses","authors":"R. Figueiredo, J. Fortes, R. Eigenmann, N. Kapadia, V. Taylor, A. Choudhary, Luis Vidal","doi":"10.18260/1-2--8602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--8602","url":null,"abstract":"Computer architecture and programming are disciplines that require extensive experimentation with computer tools, such as simulators and compilers. At the authors' universities, several tools are being incorporated in courses at the junior and senior levels by using a powerful, web-based network-computing system as a computational and educational resource. The educational content includes examples, manuals, homeworks and other related information. The web-based computing system (PUNCH: Purdue University Network Computing Hubs) provides transparent access to computers and tools from any machine capable of browsing the web. The result is a system that supports the integration of a large number of tools in undergraduate classes. The system is publicly accessible and, upon request, available for use by other universities and educators. This paper describes the existing system, discusses examples of tool-integration in existing classes and reviews the current status of the project. It also reports on experiences at the three institutions of the authors on the use of PUNCH and the inclusion of tool-based homeworks and content into undergraduate classes.","PeriodicalId":39352,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Education Journal","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89074440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The evaluation and influence of interaction in network supported collaborative concept mapping","authors":"ChiuChiung-Hui, HuangChun-Chieh, ChangWen-Tsung","doi":"10.5555/334905.334907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5555/334905.334907","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39352,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Education Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79820434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"World Conference on Computers in Education VI: WCCW'95. Liberating the Learner: Edited by J. David Tinsley and Tom J. Van Weert. Chapman & Hall, London, 1995. 1134 pp. ISBN 0 412 62670 5.","authors":"Jean Wood","doi":"10.1016/0360-1315(95)90045-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315(95)90045-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39352,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Education Journal","volume":"25 1","pages":"251-253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87361261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adaptive Technology for Special Human Needs: Arlene Brett and Eugene F. Provenzo Jr. State University of New York Press, Albany. 1995. 164 pp. ISBN 0-7914-2307-7 (hardcover). ISBN 0-7914-2308-5 (pbk) $14.95 in U.S.","authors":"Prue Fuller","doi":"10.1016/0360-1315(95)90037-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315(95)90037-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39352,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Education Journal","volume":"50 1","pages":"171-172"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85757003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Way of the ferret: Finding educational resources on the Internet: (revised edition). JUDI HARRIS. International Society for Technology in Education. Eugene, Ore. (iste@oregon.uoregon.edu). 1994. 191 pp. ISBN 1-56484-069-7","authors":"D. Viehland","doi":"10.1016/0360-1315(95)90003-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315(95)90003-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39352,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Education Journal","volume":"14 1","pages":"257-258"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75331725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"LabNet: an international electronic community for professional development","authors":"W. Spitzer, K. Wedding","doi":"10.1016/0360-1315(95)00016-F","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315(95)00016-F","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39352,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Education Journal","volume":"73 1","pages":"247-255"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85908846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multilingual multimedia: Bridging the language barrier with intelligent systems: Edited by MASOUD YAZDANI. Intellect Books, Oxford. 1993. 210 pp. ISBN 1-871516-30-7","authors":"D. Gardner","doi":"10.1016/0360-1315(95)90080-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1315(95)90080-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39352,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Education Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":"70-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84497064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}