6The Tar HeelThursday, July 6, 1989
University
pecnaD program focye on computers
By RAMESH KRISHNARAJ
Staff Writer
Computers have become an inte
gral part of today's society. They are
utilized in practically every field of
science, research, medicine and busi
ness, not to mention their use in the
homes of thousands of families across
the country. With increased use it is
inevitable that computer technology
will turn its attention to another area
of great importance, education.
The University, in its continuing
effort to help students and faculty
remain on the cutting edge of ad
vancements in computer-related edu
cational technology, has initiated a
special focus program during the
second summer session on Comput
ers in University Education.
The program is under the guid
ance of James L. Murphy, dean of
the UNC summer session and a pro
fessor -of economics, with special
assistance from professor Richard
Rust of the English department Rust
serves as the faculty coordinator of
the program.
Students enrolling in the second
summer session will be able to take
advantage of the latest in innovative
educational software.
The program offers 15 courses in
11 different subjects, ranging from
biology to RTVMP, and software
developed by UNC professors.
Two of these programs "1912:
Can You Get Your State to Approve
a Woman's Suffrage Amendment?,"
a simulation created by history pro
fessor John Semonche and "Explor
ing Small Groups," developed by math
professor Ladnor Geissinger have
won national recognition.
As part of this special summer
focus program, "Computers in Uni
versity Education," the University will
be holding its second annual Sum
merFest Computer Fair on July 12 in
the Student Union. Represenatives
from IBM, Zenith, and Apple will
have products and demonstrations on
display in rooms 205 and 206 of the
Student Union from 1 1 a.m. to 3 p.m.
There will also be a display of the
new NeXT computer, developed by
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In addition to these displays, there
will be a presentation of EDUCOM
NCRIPTAL award-winning instruc
tional software available in rooms 404
and 405 Hanes Hall from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m.
EDUCOM is non-profit organiza
tion of more than 500 colleges and
universities founded in 1964 to help
promote the use and development of
computer software on college cam
puses. NCRIPTAL, the National Center
for Research to Improve Postsecon
dary Teaching, was established in
1986 on the campus of the Univer
sity of Michigan with a grant from
the U.S. Department of Education.
The presentation will be super
vised by Margaret Hazen of the Micro
computing Support Center.
According to Carol Page, outreach
coordinator of the Microcomputing
Center who helped organize the event,
the main goal of this year's Com
puFair is to increase student aware
ness of the instructional aspects of
the computer.
"We want students to view the
computer as more than just a word
processor," Page said. She also said
computers allow students to work at
their own pace and review concepts
or ideas they may be having diffi
culty with. This type of individual
instruction is not always available to
students enrolled in very large classes.
When asked if she thought com
puters could one day replace teach
ers, Page said that, although comput
ers are valuable tools in teaching, they
are only tools. "Neither teachers nor
the instructional aspect of classroom
discussion can fully be replaced by
computers," she said.
Funds for educational software
development projects are mainly
provided by corporate sponsors such
as IBM and Apple, Inc.
The softwear developed by UNC
professors that are being used in this
summer's program were created under
the auspices of UNC's IBM
Coursewear Development Project,
headed by Bill Graves.
This year's focus program is simi
lar to that of last year's program,
which dealt with Education and the
Current Technologies.
The program was awarded the
"1988 Most Outstanding Program
Award for Creative and Innovative
Summer Programs" by the North
American Association of Summer
Sessions, which is comprised of more
than 430 member colleges and universities.
Recyclers gain new direction
By CAMERON TEW
Staff Writer
A University-wide recycling pro
gram to coordinate the recycling ef
forts of students, faculty and staff
has been installed at UNC.
The program will be coordinated
by the University's Physical Plant and
will attempt to meet the growing re
cycling needs of the University. The
program's goal is to reduce the 20,000
tons of waste sent to the University's
landfill annually and instead recycle
these materials.
"There's been a lot of pressure
from SEAC to get administrative
support for recycling," said Philip J.
Prete, the program coordinator.
"Numerous departments have also
asked for the University to become
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town is concerned."
The University spent $300,000 last
year sending waste to the Chapel Hill
landfill, which is becoming full. Prete
said a new landfill will be needed in
the next few years, so the University
needs to look at new methods of dis
posing of its waste.
The cost of waste disposal has risen
from $10 to $15 per ton in the past
month. When a new landfill is in
stalled the cost will rise to about $30
or $40 per ton, Prete said.
Direct education concerning recy
cling needs is the best means of in
forming the University community.
"We would like to see recycling in
formation included in the students'
orientation program in the upcoming
years " Prete said.
This information along with the
Student Environmental Action Coa
lition's program in the fall should
raise awareness of recycling needs
on campus, he said.
Prete said the UNC recycling pro
gram is currently concentrating on
recycling computer and office paper,
newspaper, corrugated cardboard and
glass.
Prete said the success of this phase
in the program will depend entirely
on individual willingness to work with
the program.
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