A Unique Delivery System to Rural Schools: The NMSU-Space Center Microcomputer Van Program.

Autor/inn/en	Amodeo, Luiza B.; und weitere
Titel	A Unique Delivery System to Rural Schools: The NMSU-Space Center Microcomputer Van Program.
Quelle	(1983), (11 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Agency Cooperation; Computer Literacy; Computer Programs; Cooperative Programs; Educational Cooperation; Educational Innovation; Educational Objectives; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Inservice Teacher Education; Itinerant Teachers; Microcomputers; Mobile Educational Services; Program Costs; Program Descriptions; Program Evaluation; Rural Areas; Rural Education; Rural Schools; New Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computerkenntnisse; Computer program; Computer programme; Computerprogramm; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehrerfortbildung; Mobile Lehrerreserve; Mobile Erziehungshilfe; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Rural areas; School; Schools; Schule; Schulen
Abstract	Collaboration between New Mexico State University's College of Education and three other entities has led to the computer experience microvan program, implemented in 1983, a unique system for bringing microcomputers into rural New Mexico K-12 classrooms. The International Space Hall of Fame Foundation provides the van, International Space Center staff provide administrative coordination and support for scheduling, Texas Instruments Corporation (TI) supplies the microcomputers and software (including the TI LOGO Curriculum Guide, based on Piaget's theory of intellectual development), and the College provides two instructors who travel with the van, plus various support and maintenance functions. Participating school districts pay $150 per day per visit in program cost so they will feel a commitment to effective utilization of the program. Primary project objectives are computer awareness, computer literacy, and hands-on machine time for students and teachers. Students receive instruction during the school day, after which teachers are provided with more detailed instruction and review of available software. First-year evaluations are positive. Rural teachers, many of whom experienced anxiety about computers, are reassured to learn that the van personnel are professional educators, not computer scientists. Rural students benefit from exposure to microcomputers. Participants want the van to return so they can have more hands-on computer time. (MH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC