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Beyond Basic Computer Skills: Implementing Technology Fluency

Session Details

Monday, June 19, 2006
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Buckhead Ballroom 2 (Lower Ballroom Level)

Session Type: Track 3

Speaker(s)

  • Cynthia Edwards, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Honors Program, Meredith College
  • Kristin Watkins, Computer Application Specialist, Meredith College
  • Session convener: Priscilla Hancock, Vice President/CIO, University of Louisville

Abstract

Beyond the acquisition of basic computer skills, technology fluency incorporates the development of foundational skills with a disposition toward lifelong learning and continual adaptation. This session will describe the implementation, on a private laptop campus, of a comprehensive, multilayered technology fluency program, including embedded foundational competencies, discipline-specific fluency, faculty training, and assessment.

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