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 CSE490ST: Educational Software Capstone
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    Description: Software to support learning comprises a wide variety of styles and scales of programming. From games for children to large online learning systems, educational software not only touches on many areas of computer science but depends also on psychology, communication, design, and the fields of study the software is to support. Developing software for learning can be both highly exciting and very challenging.

This capstone course will blend a study of key aspects of educational software with group projects that allow students to explore the issues in a hands-on manner. Key issues include: identifying learning objectives, design of simulations and construction sets, managing the learning curve for the software itself, interface design, supporting motivation, supporting collaborative learning and communication, educational assessment, connecting to standards, integration with environments and platforms, evaluation methods, and deployment approaches.



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