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Computers and College Education
By: Alrick Sayasavanh
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History - ENIAC (1946) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
Developed by University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School First electronic calculating machine Faster calculations than mechanical calculating machines Designed for military purposes Also known as the “Giant Brain”
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History - First Computer Science Course (1958)
Allen Newell, Herbert Simon, and Cliff Shaw “The theory and design of computers” Carnegie Tech
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History - PLATO (1959) Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations Driven by University of Illinois First Large-scale project for computer usage Network of thousands of terminals , Games, Tests, Chatrooms, Screen Sharing
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History - Computer Science Ph.D (1961)
Systems and Communications Sciences Computer Science, Mathematics, Psychology, business, and Electrical Engineering
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History - Mainframe and Minicomputers (1965)
Mainframe computers - Data Processing System Bulk data, process control, resource planning, financial transactions Minicomputers - Smaller versions of Mainframe computers Little use
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History - Fortran (1967) Programming Language Taught in universities
Included computer maintenance
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History - Undergraduate CS Degrees (1989)
Separated Applied Math/CS Majors
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History - Interactive Whiteboards (1991)
Touch-screen boards Corner-to-corner sensor Overruled by projectors
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Problem - Plagiarism
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Solution - Filtering
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Problem - Over Reliance
Calculations Homework assistance
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Solution - Revert Practice Tutors/Professors
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Problem - Malfunctions
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Solution - Backup
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Future problems - Plagiarism
Text randomization
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Future problems - Over Reliance
Supercomputers All-in-one Access
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Future problems - Malfunctions
Corruption
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Sources http://web.csulb.edu/~murdock/histofcs.html
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