The portable computer in the classroom

Authors:
Charles Haspel
Affiliations:
IBM Systems Research Institute, 219 East 42 Street, New York, NY
Venue:
ACM SIGCUE Outlook
Year:
1978

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Abstract

A portable computer and a higher level language allow comprehensive, dynamic and easily modifiable classroom demonstrations. The IBM 5100 computer with APL is such a combination. This paper describes the use of this combination of computer and language to demonstrate aspects of queueing and formal grammars. In each case the area is briefly described and the demonstration illustrated and explained with emphasis on the human factors that go into making it effective.The cheif advantage obtained is that students' questions which fall outside prepared material can be answered and illustrated by suitably modified demonstrations.