Computer-Based Instruction (CBI)/Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI)
Opportunity: "Bridging the gap between under prepared students and success"
Strategy: By implementing a more individualized approach to learning via computer-based or computer-assisted instruction, we hope to target a student's level of preparation that would allow the student to learn material at a pace and level appropriate for student success and development.
PLATO© has been purchased, installed and implemented to allow students to develop their skills and knowledge in various content areas including, but not limited to, mathematics, reading, and English. It is flexible enough to allow for computer-based or computer-assisted instruction and is currently being used in both capacities. PLATO© is available online, so students can access tutorial and course material anytime, anywhere they have access to the internet. Learning is not confined to a lab or classroom.
Numerous disciplines and courses (e.g. anatomy/physiology, English, math nursing, reading) are using PLATO© as a class supplement or tutorial. Our PLATO© Math and PLATO© Reading programs allow students to independently prepare to test out of LSSU's preparatory math and reading courses. PLATO© Math is ideal for the student who just needs a refresher in basic mathematics and beginning algebra, who has not successfully completed our math module courses, and/or who prefers to learn at his/her own pace in a technologically-enhanced environment. PLATO© Reading is ideal for students wishing to brush up on their reading speed and comprehension levels and /or for students who have not successfully completed SA090 or SA091.
For more information on
PLATO© or
the PLATO© Math Program, contact Vicki Fox at (906) 635-2355 or
vfox@lssu.edu or
click on the following linke for a
PLATO
brochure .
