Computers and mobile devices have become an integral part of today’s society. Therefore, many people use them in schools, homes, and the work place. It has become imperative to know the basic computer skills to survive. College students acquire basic computer skills that will equip them with the knowledge to operate a computer, such as sending emails, conducting internet research, creating a word document and creating presentations. Students at Chattahoochee Technical College are required to have basic computer skills to accomplish tasks. The days of textbook research and handwritten submissions are over. “With the advent of web-enhanced courses, students will need to possess basic computer skills” (Richards). These basic computer skills help …show more content…
Students use computers and electronic devices to communicate with their peers and professors at the college they attend. Many college courses require students to check their e-mail daily for special announcements. Also, colleges offer tutorial services for students, making it easier for students to understand the material. Without the knowledge of computer skills, it makes it harder for students that do not know how to use a computer even harder to understand. Students with no computer skills can spent countless hours trying to figure out how to send an e-mail to their professor or another classmate. It is imperative for the students to know how to use e-mail. It is the quickest and most efficient way to communicate with a peer or a professor. Students need to constantly communicate with their peers through e-mail to help each other out with assignments. With most colleges having hybrid classes it could make it harder for the students who do not have basic computer skills. Although many colleges offer in-class courses, students may find it embarrassing if they do not know how to use a computer well …show more content…
Professors often e-mail or post the homework and often require students to submit assignments online. The inability to download or upload the assignments will typically result in a failing grade for that assignment. Many colleges offer basic computer literacy courses for students who need to gain familiarity with hardware and software functionality. Also, students may find tutorials with instructions on learning computer basis without enrolling in a formal class. All college students need to have basic computer skills because it is imperative for them to complete their assignments. Without the basic computer knowledge, it will make a student’s life hard in college. Every college student who does not have the basics down, they need to enroll in some sort of computer literacy class. Chattahoochee Technical College uses Blackboard so students can navigate through their classes. Blackboard is relatively straightforward for students that have computer skills, but it can take students hours to figure out how to use it if they have poor computer
Many colleges have failed in achieving the perfect education by the excessive use of technology. Hacker and Dreifus support the use of technology in many cases, such as having interactive question where the software can give the chance to review your work or giving hints to find the right answer (182). Nevertheless, they are completely aware that the use of technology needs to be supported by a good instruction inside the classrooms (183). The University of the Ozarks’ technological resources out of class are a great advantage to improve the learning process in students’ free time. Online discussions, submitting assignments, and taking online tests are the most common online activities for students in this university, this activities challenge the knowledge acquired in class. Moreover, using technology outside the classroom provides the opportunity to use all the class time to go on new topics, to discus, and to answer questions. Nevertheless, the University of the Ozarks is not using all its technological resources appropriately. Most of the classrooms are provided with interactive boards, speakers, and projectors that are hardly ever used. If the university used every technological resource at its maximum, the positive results of learning would
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Advanced technological, time management, and study skills are imperative for the returning student (Blais & Hayes, 2011). Returning students must be proficient with their computer skills. Professors expect students to prepare assign...
Along with using the World Wide Web for researching purposes, e-mail has become a very commonly used feature. Students and teachers can communicate outside of the classroom any time of day. In addition, this also opens up the idea of an online community center.
Not only can adults learn content through technology, they can also learn about technology itself (Merriam ad Brockett 1997) and develop the skills to use it competently. An example of the technology as curriculum approach is the course, "Exploring the Internet." Offered by the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, the 10-hour, noncredit evening course is designed to provide adults with the concepts and skills for using Internet applications such as e-mail and the Web (Cahoon 1998). The benefits of this approach include the opportunity to address each aspect of the technology in a clear, structured manner; little or no distraction from peripheral learning issues or goals beyond those of learning the technology; and efficiency in acquiring a discrete set of technology skills that can be applied in different settings. The major limitation of the approach is the narrow focus on the technology and the skills to use it. When technology skills are acquired in an isolated environment, they may not be easily transferred and applied by the learner in meaningful ways. In addition, if the learner lacks an opportunity for practice, the skills may deteriorate (Ginsburg 1998).
Computer literacy requires that an individual be able to word process and have a basic knowledge of CD-Roms, database and the Internet. These are the basic objectives of computer literacy, just as composition may be the objective of regular literacy.
There is good reason for the growth in online learning in college environments. Student populations have diversified since the introduction of the personal computer and internet (O’Malley and McCraw). Students with geographic, job, or other constraints are now able to benefit from a college education because advances in technology have enabled learning for those for whom higher education was previously not within the realm of possibility.
By the time a student is in middle school he or she should be able to use software tools such as word processing , data bases, spreadsheets, and telecommunications. But the computer can be used for so much more. The computer can be used as a tutor or for research on any topic. As a tutor, the comput...
Technology has had a negative impact on education by causing distractions during class lectures and assignments. The over use of technology is leading to a loss in communication skills and troubles in reading. The use of technology causes many people to have the temptation for cheating in and out of classrooms, resulting in students not wanting to study. Not every student has the capability of connecting to the internet or have contact to technology. This creates difficulties for those students without connection to the internet to complete online assignments or have accesses to their school’s resources. Also, for online courses, students have to wait for an email response in order to get help or to understand a lecture that the professor is
Students do things like write papers, access test and quizzes, and even visit their teacher’s web page where they find information needed for the course. This may seem easy to students who have always had internet in their home with a computer they can work on, but what about the students who have no idea what the internet is, or don’t own a computer or device they can to practice on. This is one of the key reason digital literacy is important. Students no matter the age or background should feel comfortable using the internet at school. They should always feel caught up in classes because if they don’t know how to it will be taught to them. Schools should make sure students are up to speed and no child is left
their dorm room or apartment is sit down at their computer and go online. They proceed to either, read their e-mail, check their online courses for new assignments, or go on one of the many communication websites or programs that are available currently to this generation. None of this would be possible without the readily available Internet access that we often take for granted. The Internet has proven not only useful for entertainment purposes, but has also dramatically changed the educational approach, for both students and educators, and the way knowledge is being obtained.
Technology has had a large impact on the field of education. The proliferation of multimedia resources and limitless amounts of information available through the Internet has fundamentally affected the learning process. Students no longer search through cards and stacks for magazine articles; almost everything is at the click of a finger. Multimedia resources are increasingly utilized in the classroom to help instruct students. Some professors are making conscious efforts to use new technology, so as to introduce and familiarize their students with it. The significance of technology in education is now being elevated to a new plateau. Education through the Internet, the great equalizer, may make it more widely distributed through the phenomenon of online courses. It is the thesis of this paper that online courses are not an effective means to educate traditional undergraduate college aged students (people from 18-22 years old).
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Today, it is so clear to see many significant changes in the education around the world because of computer. Almost all schools and universities have become involved with computer’s system to provide an appropriate environment for students to study or prepare for classes. For example, Oklahoma State University provides a crucial program called Desire to Learn (D2L) which is an online website made for teachers to post assignments, grades, and other notes related to the courses. And this program is so helpful because it gives students a nice chance to study from home, participate on announced events, or even avoid students from getting in trouble such as receiving email when weather conditions are not good to attend classes. Moreover, in the past students and researchers used to face difficulties to get information and data related to subject. However, nowadays computer makes it easier because of the gigantic data and information that computer has. Computer has a revolutionary influence in enhancing our education.
Almost everyone uses a computer these days due to how vital they are in some everyday tasks these days. College students take distance classes which require a computer due to the teacher not