R. Scott Clark
Puritan Board Senior
Attention students:
I could use your feedback regarding the use of computers in classroom on the HB
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I could use your feedback regarding the use of computers in classroom on the HB
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The United States military is at the mercy of e-mail? Yikes.On a side note, I asked a room full of junior Officers the other day if they knew what a Frost Call was. Only one in the room knew and that's only because her boss had forced one recently.
Whenever something important was happening in a military unit, there was a standard procedure set up that many of you probably know as a "phone tree". Everyone knew who to call so the entire unit could be contacted and, in some cases, recalled. Now, nobody practices it any more and when e-mail goes down a command is paralyzed.
The United States military is at the mercy of e-mail? Yikes.On a side note, I asked a room full of junior Officers the other day if they knew what a Frost Call was. Only one in the room knew and that's only because her boss had forced one recently.
Whenever something important was happening in a military unit, there was a standard procedure set up that many of you probably know as a "phone tree". Everyone knew who to call so the entire unit could be contacted and, in some cases, recalled. Now, nobody practices it any more and when e-mail goes down a command is paralyzed.
Ha! If intelligence was smart they'd communicate through Christian literature, one thing they know the Chinese are trying to keep their masses clear from, wouldn't want any Red Army soldiers falling under the study of the Christian doctrine.The United States military is at the mercy of e-mail? Yikes.On a side note, I asked a room full of junior Officers the other day if they knew what a Frost Call was. Only one in the room knew and that's only because her boss had forced one recently.
Whenever something important was happening in a military unit, there was a standard procedure set up that many of you probably know as a "phone tree". Everyone knew who to call so the entire unit could be contacted and, in some cases, recalled. Now, nobody practices it any more and when e-mail goes down a command is paralyzed.
Shhhhh....the Chinese might read this.
Seriously, don't bet your life on it. My point was pedagogical to the students I was teaching. We adjust but it's painful. As a Communications Officer I *always* provide alternate comm means but people don't know how to use them. We still use radio by and large for Ground Combat and Air Support.
Attention students:
I could use your feedback regarding the use of computers in classroom on the HB
rsc
Attention students:
I could use your feedback regarding the use of computers in classroom on the HB
rsc
Dr. Van Pelt here at RTS has argued from some research he read that computers hinder the learning process and that the old hand written notes are more conducive to learning. You may want to contact him about what research he has in mind.
Typing? What is that, anyway?
Using computers?? When I was in college I was not allowed to use a calculator!
Slide rules!!! that takes me back. My dad had two of them. A standard 12 in. and a small pocket slide rule. The only reason I had a calculator (an HP 21) was that my uncle bought it for me when I graduated high school (he was my rich uncle!). When I first got it I felt like those monkeys in 2001: A Space Odessey looking at that big black thing.
What is so incredible is that the US Air Force designed the Black Bird, the F-16 and the Apollo space capsule using nothing but a slide rule.Slide rules!!! that takes me back. My dad had two of them. A standard 12 in. and a small pocket slide rule. The only reason I had a calculator (an HP 21) was that my uncle bought it for me when I graduated high school (he was my rich uncle!). When I first got it I felt like those monkeys in 2001: A Space Odessey looking at that big black thing.
What is so incredible is that the US Air Force designed the Black Bird, the F-16 and the Apollo space capsule using nothing but a slide rule.Slide rules!!! that takes me back. My dad had two of them. A standard 12 in. and a small pocket slide rule. The only reason I had a calculator (an HP 21) was that my uncle bought it for me when I graduated high school (he was my rich uncle!). When I first got it I felt like those monkeys in 2001: A Space Odessey looking at that big black thing.
Could modern engineers match that feat?
Could modern engineers match that feat?
They can throw money at the problem for certain but do they possess the creativity to do it with available resources astheir predecessors?Could modern engineers match that feat?
I had an engineering prof who used to say, "all you need are three significant digits and funding."
They can throw money at the problem for certain but do they possess the creativity to do it with available resources astheir predecessors?Could modern engineers match that feat?
I had an engineering prof who used to say, "all you need are three significant digits and funding."
Hey, I went to college and I was a pretty average student, lousy at Greek however but a B and A- student in most other instances, anyhow my point is that MANY and dare I say MOST (without erring on the side of hubris) students just want a good grade and to move on, retaining knowledge and engaging critical thought is something lacking in many curriculums, it has become regurgitation of info.Frankly, if a professor were to distribute the lecture notes (or at least the powerpoint presentations in advance), students would be able to annotate and augment (e.g., notes on the side with three thumbnails per page) sparingly, allowing more time for engaged reflection and interaction with the material. This would also make it easier to find material later during the study process.
I think I might go paper style and then, in the evenings, work through my notes, getting them into the computer. Might be a good idea...
Here is the ideal set up:
Tablet PC
Notes provided by professor
Microsoft OneNote
External Mic.
In MS OneNote copy and paste the notes for that day's lecture. Click record. Highlight the notes as the professor covers them and write with the stylus to annotate and add to the notes. This gives 2 things. One: no click clacking on the keyboard - I find that annoying. 2. Every time your stylus touches the screen to annotate it bookmarks the audio recording to that place in the notes. In other words,, if the professor says something profound, instead of having to type/write it down and miss the thrust of the statement, simply make a short hand mark for later review and then transcribe it in full later.
I put all of this into play a couple of months ago in my first class for RTS Charlotte in John Frame's History of Philosophy and Christian Thought class and I couldn't have been happier with the results. Other students really liked the setup. Cool thing is that it is my work tablet so I'm not out any money. It is the IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad X61 tablet.
This also affords copying and pasting from esword/logos/bibleworks during the lecture as well.