Sciweavers

553 search results - page 17 / 111
» Wiki uses in teaching and learning
Sort
View
CHI
2001
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Beyond command knowledge: identifying and teaching strategic knowledge for using complex computer applications
Despite experience, many users do not make efficient use of complex computer applications. We argue that this is caused by a lack of strategic knowledge that is difficult to acqui...
Suresh K. Bhavnani, Frederick Reif, Bonnie E. John
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Teaching multi-robot coordination using demonstration of communication and state sharing
Solutions to complex tasks often require the cooperation of multiple robots, however, developing multi-robot policies can present many challenges. In this work, we introduce teach...
Sonia Chernova, Manuela M. Veloso
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
156views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
14 years 29 days ago
Experiences teaching operating systems using virtual platforms and linux
Operating system courses teach students much more when they provide hands-on kernel-level project experience with a real operating system. However, enabling a large class of stude...
Jason Nieh, Chris Vaill
ETS
2000
IEEE
155views Hardware» more  ETS 2000»
13 years 7 months ago
Using technologies in teaching: an initiative in academic staff development
Academic staff development in the pedagogical applications of new technologies is fundamental to the transformation of teaching and learning in tertiary education settings. We pre...
Christine Spratt, Stuart Palmer, Jo Coldwell
ITICSE
2005
ACM
14 years 29 days ago
Teaching programming and language concepts using LEGOs
concepts more concrete. The method has two main learning outcomes: • Language Specification – The goal of the assignment is to be able to build LEGO® creations on a standard g...
Cynthia S. Hood, Dennis J. Hood