Title :
Trendy technology or a learning tool?: Using electronic journaling on WebNotesTM for curriculum integration in the freshman program in engineering at ASU
Author :
Duerden, Sarah ; Green, Meredith ; Garland, Jeanne ; Doak, Bruce ; McCarter, Joan ; Roedel, Ron ; Evans, D.L. ; Williams, Pete
Author_Institution :
Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Lately, technology has transformed our world, with millions of users negotiating everything from purchasing goods to accessing research. The pressure to embrace this technology has grown to the point that even in the composition classroom, instructors are exploring ways to most profitably use it. Given the growth and commercialism of the World Wide Web (WWW), it is not always easy to distinguish the hype from the useful. The authors argue that, however, one such worthwhile application is WebNotesTM a commercial, WWW-based electronic forum software product that has become a powerful journaling tool for fostering connections, delivering information, and creating an online community in and out of the classroom
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; educational courses; electronic mail; electronic publishing; engineering computing; engineering education; teaching; WebNotesTM; World Wide Web; curriculum integration; electronic forum software; electronic journaling; freshman engineering programme; learning tool; online educational community; Application software; Computer science education; Educational products; Internet; Physics; Software tools; State feedback; Text processing; Web sites; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4086-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1997.632749