Conference on
Information Technology
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 18-22, 2003
TEACHING AND LEARNING:
Active Learning Strategies With Online Logic Rally
This session should particularly benefit individuals
who teach education technology or introduction to
computers, beginning internet, or programming logic
to community college students. Participants in this
session learn how to use three distinctive online
programs - Turbo Hal-Beginners, Turbo Hal-
Intermediate/Advanced, and Logic Rally - to introduce
programming and logical reasoning skills to students.
Links to the programs, as well as PowerPoint
presentations and background information about the
programs, are demonstrated.
John Taylor, Professor, Computer Science; Penny
Haun, Professor, Computer Science, Hillsborough
Community College, FL
Penny Haun, Professor, Computer Science phaun@hccfl.edu
John
Taylor, Professor, Computer Science jtaylor@hccfl.edu
Hillsborough Community College, FL
Elementary/Beginners TurboHAL Get the idea of the Online Game
TurboHAL with procedures Demonstrate Basic Programming Structures
Three Phases:
- Enter: "Test5" for Student Name, then Press Retrieve
- Enter: "Test6" for Student Name, Enter "Test6" for Password, then press Retrieve
- press New Game Create your game by adding walls, beepers, and HAL then your write your solution. Save your game under your name and password and select John Taylor as your instructor
Type the following student IDs for other Mazes:
al james jeff justin2 max sarah test5
Online Logic Rally Improved Version with Many Changes (adds turnright primitive)
Same three phases as above except that it allows students to make multiple activities under the same name. The maze identity is accessed through the Table Name. Use student 's101', either table 'testval3' or 'testval4' with a password of 'yahoo'.
TuboHAL Home Page Links to DOS TurboHALprogram; Karel,th Robot, links, HTML Table template for Elem Hal Maze, Video of Students performing 3-D HAL at HCC
Sample of Student's Email and Homework
Letter of Release from Richard Pattis