Pedagogy for the 21st Century
Should computer classes be mandatory? They should. This is a recycled post, meaning it was posted originally on November 19th, 2009. Take a look and feel free to leave a comment or opinion.
Link to post: Computer Literacy is Literacy
I’ve taught a computer literacy class for adults for several years. Adults are surprisingly timid when it comes to learning something new on the computer. A majority of my students hesitate to click on links, open new applications, save files in a folder. Why?
I don’t know why. I’ve never understood it. I usually give a [...]
Are computer classes mandatory at your school? Are students required to take computer classes in order to be promoted or to graduate? If a computer class is not required, should it be?
I’ve taught in a few schools including student teaching. None had computer science as a graduation requirement. At best, computer [...]
