METHODS OF TEACHING COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND PROGRAMMING

Catalog description

This course examines the methods of teaching computer-based courses through the study of keyboarding development, curriculum for keyboarding from early elementary grades through high schools, curriculum and instructional techniques for programming, procedures and standards of assessment, computer applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint, web development and various emerging technologies. In addition, the course includes a weekly seminar that provides opportunities for students to develop skills in analyzing, describing, and evaluating their own teaching performance. PREREQ: ADMISSION TO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION