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4VThe Daily Tar Heel Monday, February ncreasing number of UNG students finding computers user friendly By TOM ROSE SUIT Writer Users do it all over campus these days. Heavy users do it in the basement of Phillips, while those not as hooked try it in the Undergraduate Library and some classroom buildings. University officials will tell you the number of users has increased dram atically during the past year. But the officials are not alarmed; in fact, they are rather pleased. The push towards computerized educjatjpn" has begun at unc. Students majdrj'rfiin science and math used to be?the only people on campus concerned with computers. Computing at UNC centered around the UNC Computation Center. But in recent years there has been a switch toward computer" use in other educa tional contexts, said .William H. Graves, associate dean of gen!rai education for the General College. The UNCCC srves students and faculty, said Jim KitcMn," the Center's acting director. "Our function ; is j tQ support ( the research and educational activities of the University," he said. Students and faculty must pay for their computer time. There is, however, a "Happy Hour," when the Cobb computer terminals can be used for free, Monday through Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. The Computation Center also has terminals located in Morrison, Craige, James, Ehringhaus, Connor, New Carroll and Phillips. "If students use the free service and cut-rates right, they can really stretch out their computer time," Kitchen said. For those students who don't need or would rather not deal with a large computer system, UNC has a new program. Realizing that undergraduates, espe- Soft Contact Lenses $129 Includes a complete eye examination, daily wear soft contacts, disinfection kits and follow ud care. Tinted or extended wear lenses available at additional cost . p. ' j, - Dr. David L Krcninrar, Optometrist J21 Ests Dr., Suite 106-A 942-8531 The Division of Extension STUDYTRAViE! 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"The purpose of the IBM project is to find out whether the computer is a good educational medium." The Faculty Staff Support Center for Educational Computing was estab lished to involve faculty with the IBM project, Graves said. The center has a developing staff, which includes four full-time and part-time employees, help from staff from the Computation Center, Media and Instructional Design Center, IBM and students. Approximately 27 faculty members work with a team of 30 student pro grammers and the FSSCEC staff to create instructional materials for 24 General College courses. These courses are in several fields, including drama, political science, chemistry, speech, philosophy and Romance Languages, Graves said. "Students are playing a major role in the growth of the program," Graves said. "Many of them are hired full-time during the summer and receive aca demic credit for their work." Graves stressed that use of the computers is supplementary to the General College courses. The students are not required to use the computer. Professor John Semonche uses a program called "Historical Simulation: You Are There" for his History 21 section, Graves said. A student using . and Continuing Education PROGRAMS . -s- U ( ;v Aw --7 Students work the program plays the role of a U.S. senator in 1865 following the end of the Civil War. The student is a member of a Senate committee studying the question of readmitting the Confederate States to the Union and must call upon fellow senators for their views. The senators' replies may be interrupted by outbursts from committee members. Everything said is historically accu rate. Once the student has enough notes and background information, he may Budget cuts will spare educational research, Cobey says From staff reports Educational research is important to the future of the nation and will be spared from federal budget cuts, said Rep. Bill Cobey in a speech at UNC Friday. "If we are to maintain our role as the most advanced country in the world, t we must continually find better, more effective ways to pass knowledge to future generations," Cobey told about Applications Are Now Available for CAROLINA UNION PRESIDENT: . Information and applications are available at Union Desk. Deadline: 12:00 noon, February 11 February 15 & 16 FRES CONCERTS it 8 pm in Hill Hall XiT Isn't it time you remembered someone you love with beautiful flowers for Valentine's Day? Flynfs Florist L..Q with computers in the lab in the Undergraduate Library. call a vote. Later, the student , nd instructor discuss the reasoning that led to the vote. The student learns how lthe actual vote turned out and will have experienced the conditions that shaped the major historical decision. "So far the project is moving along rather well," Graves said. "The students like such programs. We like the project, but it is still on a testing level. I look at it as an experiment." According to Sherry Graham, a software consultant on the FSSCEC 30 members at a conference of the N.C. Association for Research in Education. Although the president is cutting many government programs, educa tional research will be continued aext year at levels near those of this year's budget, Cobey said. The National Institute of Education and the National Center for Educational Statistics, which carry out most federal educational research, will be funded at this year's FEATURING GUESTARTISTS Carol Sloan - Slide Hampton Pat LaBarbera A presentation of the Carolina Union Performing Arts Committee and the UNC Music Department 967-9594 310 W. Franklin St. DTH Jamie Moncrief staff, usage at the Undergraduate Library's lab has increased steadily since it opened. Recently, 5 the lab averaged 1 10 users a day. " "There's a-lunchtime crunch," Gra ham said,; "but in the mornings there are usually computers available." The lab has 14 computers and is open daily, 80 hours a week. A complete schedule is posted on the lab door. "Students and faculty interest in computing is at an all-time high," Graves said. "The demand is there for levels if the president's budget is approved by Congress. "No other level of government is better able to collect data from across the country and share it with local educators and administrators," Cobey said. Duke Professor Ellis Page, president of NCARE, agreed with Cobey, saying that without centralized planning, Amsrican How to score a lot of points with a single basket. Valentine's Week is February 8-14. The FTD Flower Basket ' Bouquet is usually As independent retailers. Members of the set thetr own prices. Service charges and delivery may be additional. Registered trademark of Florists' Transworld Delivery Association. I- TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SPECIAL SAVINGS AT: DATE: f30N., FEB: 1 1 TlfllE: 10 m-3 pm PLACE: STUCstENT STORES North Carolina Graduate Services more PC labs, but we run into trouble with money and space." In the last year, PC labs have opened in the psychology, computer science and math departments. These labs and the English department's lab in Greenlaw primarily serve students in the depart ments. All students, however, may use the PC lab -in the Undergraduate Library. Highest priority is given to students enrolled in classes involved -with the IBM project and to faculty and staff working on the project. Students can use a valid ID to check out software to use in the lab, or they can bring their own. The lab is an ideal place for students without computer experience to learn how to use them, Graham said. Soft ware can be checked out with an accompanying manual explaining how to use it, and a monitor always is present to assist users. "Exploring the IBM PC" is a particularly useful disc that explains the basics, Graham said. "So many professions now require some involvement with computers," Graves said. "We now can provide computing to most of the students who will proceed on to these professions." Underclassmen who major in such fields can take Computer Science 4, a new course taught by Graves. Students learn computers' capabilities, but the course isnt as oriented toward pro gramming as Computer Science 14 is, Graves said. "The future for educational comput ing in Chapel Hill should be bright," Graves said. "We're beginning to see decentralization; the UNCCC is no longer all weVe got. In the future we could see PC labs in every dorm. By next year we should have big computer screens in classrooms, and teachers will be able to display graphics. We're just starting out." educational researchers would not have as much information available to them and might duplicate each other's work. Cobey 's speech came at the end of the two-day NCARE conference in which educators from public institu tions throughput North Carolina dis cussed and exchanged their research findings. 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