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The Future of College Computer Literacy Ken BaldaufFlorida State University Session Outline The DoE 2005 National Education Technology Plan National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Performance Indicators Implementation Results of College Student Tech Survey College Computer Literacy Action Plan Professional Profile FSU Computer Science faculty member MS in Computer Science Nine years as director of Computer Literacy @ FSU Over 5,000 students annually CGS2060: Computer Literacy (Classroom Webbased) CGS2064: Computer Lit II CGS2100: MicroApps for Business (Classroom Webbased) Assisted by 30 CS grad teaching assistants Teaching Challenges Q: What is the biggest challenge in designing and teaching a college computer literacy course? A: Meeting the needs of students with varying levels of skills –keeping the course interesting for the tech-savvy without losing the novices. Examining K-12 Computer Ed Florida’s Sunshine State Standards The Sunshine State Standards were approved by the State Board of Education in 1996 to provide expectations for student achievement in Florida. Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Foreign Languages The Arts Health and Physical Education No mention of technology in any of the above areas. 2005 National Educational Technology Plan A New Golden Age in American K-12 Education? 2005 National Educational Technology Plan Produced by the US Department of Education as a requirement of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 Studies the current state of technology use in the K-12 curriculum, and provides an action plan for improvement 2005 National Educational Technology Plan “As the field work progressed, it became obvious that while the development of educational technology was thriving, its application in our schools often was not. Over the past 10 years, 99 percent of our schools have been connected to the Internet with a 5:1 student to computer ratio. Yet, we have not realized the promise of technology in educ