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Frear Center allows innovative
classroom teaching
by Kalamalama staff
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When the students in a computer science and information systems
course did a case study on a successful small-time Kansas farmer,
they were able to hear first-hand from the farmer himself how
he used technology to stay ahead of his competitors. This was
made possible through Internet technologies in the classroom.
The availability at HPU of high-technology instructional classrooms
increased with the opening of the Frear Center, a state-of-the-art
teaching and learning lab for information technology and communication
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According to Dr. Gordon Jones, CSIS professor, the 12,500-square-foot
facility includes classrooms and laboratories that allow professors
to interact with students from the main instructor console.
Instructors can take control of the individual machines to
give students help with complex problems or show the innovative
work of one group of students to the others.
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The system also allows students to access programs from outside
the classroom 24 hours a day and has secure access protections
and privacy locks.
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| “Our academic programs give students a very
comprehensive education that’s on the leading edge of today’s
technology,” said Jones. “Our students are leaders
in their industries, so we need to provide them with a professional
environment,” said Jones. |
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| Alfred Zimermann, assistant professor of CSIS,
agreed: “Rather than teaching theoretical terms about metrics,
students will be using their own algorithms and processes to
measure accuracy and performance, at a system level,” he
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| “What we’re doing here is updating
the way in which modern programs are taught,” said Jones. “The
Frear Center will make the most powerful use of information technology
for advanced learning, which is important for people who want
to be decision-makers and problem-solvers in the coming years.” |
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