Thinking, Learning and Computers CCT670 Fall 1998
Peter Taylor
Email: peter.taylor@umb.edu; Phone: 617-287-6520
Classes: Th 4-6.30
Office Hours: TBA, by sign-up
Course Website: http://www.faculty.umb.edu/peter_taylor/670.html

What are the consequences of using computers to aid our thinking, learning, communication and action in classrooms, organizations, and social interactions? Class activities acquaint you with a number of specific computer-based tools, as well as themes for critical thinking about these tools. You also examine interpretations of and debates about social and educational transformations that involve computers. Assignments and projects are designed to help you, as a teacher or other professional, overcome deficiencies in your prior education about computers and develop skills for on-going learning. The course as a whole aims for you to better fulfill the needs of your community/organization, address the information explosion, adapt to social changes, and collaborate with others to these ends.