I've had to personally brush with this debate - when IHSU asked me to implement a computer skills course.
Majority of Class? Undergrads, and Certificate Holders Primary Goals - Hear to study Nursing, Public Health and other health Sciences I've had to ask myself what I wanted them to remember after a semester worth of "computer skills" and i found myself drifting more towards ICT as a whole. Give them enough skill to know what to do when they get to a computer, to know who to use the current powerful ICT tools. So go away from traditional send/receive email and teach email and online collaboration. Chat and IM needs to transform into Social & Professional Networking. ICT stops to be all about computers and becomes what it should be - ALL and EVERYTHING about INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION technologies. I suppose this approach would be far different if you were at CIC at MUK and your class' primary goal was to become a computer scientist. Its so hard, because people assume your computer skill to mean ICT expertise, which i have found to be grossly misinterpreted. Brian On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Albert A. Jogoo <[email protected] > wrote: > There is so much lacking in the Ugandan education system.... Computer > Science does not pay off as such. ICT would be more appropriete since 98% > of ICT graduates are implementer s (Advanced users) and not NECESSARILY > innovators. > Unfortunately even those who have the ability to come up with new ideas > are limited by the environment. > - > Albert A. Jogoo > TheICTLabs | Fountain Facilities > T:+256392966485 M: +256701966485 > www.theictlabs.com, [email protected], [email protected] > > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 10:44 PM, sanga collins <[email protected]>wrote: > >> what is ICT? i have always wondered since i left uganda way before that >> was a course being offered >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Guys, >>> >>> Some of you might be following the debate in the UK about whether we >>> should be teaching Computer Science in schools over ICT. Whilst I >>> availability of resources are very different here, is this also something >>> we should be looking to emulate in Uganda? >>> >>> >>> > >> >>> >>> >>> Simon Vass >>> Managing Director >>> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >>> >>> http://www.etech.ug >>> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >>> email: [email protected] >>> skype: e-techservicedesk >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>> >>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>> [email protected] >>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>> >>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >>> any way. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Sanga M. Collins >> Network Engineering >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 >> E- fax: (435) 578 7411 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > > - > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- Love indeed conquers all..... Brian A. Ssennoga
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