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“Hear no IT Concepts”, “See no IT Concepts”, “Speak no IT Concepts” (Lessons Learned on Getting Students New to Information Technology[IT] Excited About Learning)
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- Victor Williams, Macon State College; and Steve Greene
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"How am I supposed to understand this class? I have never seen a network before. What is a database? I cannot hear it running, I cannot see it, and it doesn't seem to listen when I speak to it. How am I support to learn this stuff? Did I pick the wrong major?"
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
Many first year IT students ask the above questions and more. Or, they have that look on their faces indicating the above questions are rolling around in their heads.
This presentation will discuss lessons learned getting students motivated about IT concepts that they can not really “HEAR, SEE, OR SPEAK.” At Macon State College, the basic concepts and theories of Networking and Database Management are critical to student success in IT studies. The presenters have developed techniques and ideas to get students excited about IT concepts. We will share what has worked for us and invite active audience contributions of what has worked at other institutions.
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