Academic Computing

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Contents 1 Definition 2 Introduction 2.1 Needs 2.2 Purpose 2.3 Organization 3 Teaching 4 Research 5 Writing 6 Collaboration 7 Resources 8 References 9 Contributors

Definition

Academic Computing includes the use of computer technology by academics (including students, teachers and college/university faculty) for conducting scholarly work involving teaching, research, writing, collaboration, dissemnation and publishing (both electronically and via dead trees).

• deals primarily with words, not data analysis (words common to all academic work)

Introduction

Resources, ideas and tips for

Needs

• Computer labs - make computing technology available to students with in the school.
• Electronic Lecture Centers (ELC) - Classrooms that integrate computing and electronic presentation technology in order to create a more dynamic teaching environment.
• Printing technology

Purpose

Organization

Teaching

• Course management systems (see also Virtual Learning Environment)
  • WebCT
  • Moodle
  • Blackboard

Research

• finding books and journal articles
• full text
• Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks

Writing

• Word processing software
  • Commercial
    • Microsoft Word
    • WordPerfect
  • Free
    • AbiWorld
    • OpenOffice
    • LyX
    • LaTex
    • Google Docs & Spreadsheets Tour
• Templates and style sheets
• Writing guide manuals
  • OWL APA Style Workshop
  • APA Style Info
  • MLA
• Reference management
  • EndNote
  • Software comparisons

Collaboration

• Wikis
• Concurrent Versions System (CVS)
• Track changes,comments and merge documents in Microsoft Word
• Collaborativly edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations through google docs

Resources

• for finding grants and scholarships

References

Contributors

This Wikibook was begun on 13 April 2005 by:

• Gary Cziko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contributions)

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