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For an 'Information and Communications Technology' course, I think the main goal ought to be demystifying computers and the internet, to enable students to thin
by twblalock 7y ago
For an 'Information and Communications Technology' course, I think the main goal ought to be demystifying computers and the internet, to enable students to think critically about about the role they play in society.
One outcome is that students can be active users rather than passive consumers and think critically about topics such as privacy and social media.
Other outcomes are improved computer literacy, and perhaps inspiring some students to pursue computing as a hobby or career -- but the demystification and critical thinking will benefit all of the students, not just the ones who are interested in computers.
- usrusr 7y agoAnd don't forget the most basic element of computer literacy: understanding the difference between a document editor like MS Word and an editor that shows the actual bytes. This is really not hard at all, but also something that people can easily miss if they never run into an actual use case.
- saagarjha 7y agoI would not consider that to be “the most basic element of computer literacy”.