Computer Assisted Instruction

Instructor: Doris (Yu-Chih) Shih                                e-mail: dshih@mails.fju.edu.tw

Office: SF 228                                                          Phone: (O) 2905-2000 ext. 3821

Spring 2008,                                                                     

Tues. 10am-12pm; Fri. 9am-10am

Credits: 3 credits                                                                     

The contents of this syllabus are subject to change            

This course is designed for those interested in the design, development and evaluation of computer-assisted instruction. Computer-Assisted Instruction, with an acronym as "CAI", is any instance in which instructional content or activities are delivered via computer. It introduces a systematic design and evaluation process that produces successful CAI courseware. It also emphasizes knowledge from educational research that is fundamental to CAI design and evaluation. Since this course is designed for English majors, issues about CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning) will be briefly introduced. However, the details will be discussed in the course Computer and Network-based Foreign Language Education. We will also use instructional video clips, audio, and synchronous chats in our design of CAI programs.

Required textbooks: Merrill, P. F., et al. Computers in Education. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1996. (ISBN: 0205185177)

A course pack.