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A Different Approach to Teaching Computer and Security Concepts for Non-computer Majors Majors

A Different Approach to Teaching Computer and Security Concepts for Non-computer Majors Majors. Mark Da PARMA ---- Jacksonville State University, Alabama. WELCOME. MY TIME ROBBERS. DEFINITIONS.

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A Different Approach to Teaching Computer and Security Concepts for Non-computer Majors Majors

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  1. A Different Approach to Teaching Computer and Security Concepts for Non-computer MajorsMajors

  2. Mark Da PARMA---- Jacksonville State University, Alabama

  3. WELCOME MY TIME ROBBERS

  4. DEFINITIONS Computer Fluency - Teaches the important computer and digital technology concepts, issues and skills necessary to succeed in careers and in life. Digital literacy - The ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology. It involves a working knowledge of current high-technology, and an understanding of how it can be used. Further, digital literacy involves a consciousness of the technological forces that affect culture and human behavior.

  5. WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING? • Teaching soft skills? • Including international technology topics? • Using digital technology to deliver computer concepts & lab training? • Using videos to spark interest & reinforce lesson content?

  6. NO MAS! NO MAS! Don’t we have enough to do?

  7. MY SOLUTION

  8. Global Technology Watch

  9. Emerge With Computers

  10. Typical Class

  11. NUTS ‘n BOLTS Hard Skills • What you need to be productive &get the job done • What is taught in school • Easily defined • Can be measured by testing, quizzes & demonstration • Observable

  12. Soft Skills • Being able to communicate, interact and be productive with others • Sometimes difficult to explain but if you got ‘em people know it • Accumulated as we experience life • These are not necessarily taught in school

  13. Communication Skills • Oral and written

  14. Teamwork Skills • Diversity • The 3 Cs • Collaborate • Contribute – Don’t be a lurker • Cooperate • Respectful • Willing to share • Goal setting and accomplishment

  15. Work Ethics • Arrive, ready to work, on time • Be efficient • Full day’s work for a full day’s wage • Loyalty and commitment • Strive to complete assigned tasks

  16. Research Skills • Location • Organization • Evaluation

  17. Problem Solving Skills • Creative • Helpful • Resourceful • Open-minded • Thinking out-of-the-box

  18. Interpersonal Skills • Do unto others as you would have them do unto you • Friendliness • Kindness • Being able to relate to others

  19. Soft Skills Hard Skills Lets us ‘get it done’ Performance based The emphasis is on ‘what you have done’ • Gives us the ability to learn • Able to work and be productive with others WE NEED BOTH

  20. Should We UseThis Model? YES Employers want these skills.

  21. RESULTS • Better class attendance • Better student engagement • Better student retention • More student ‘buzz’ about taking a computer literacy class

  22. CONCLUSION • Soft & hard skills are needed • We can do more • Last exit

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