Difficulties in Difficulties in Teaching IT and CSTeaching IT and CS

According to your own According to your own experience and experience and observation, what are the observation, what are the difficulties in teaching difficulties in teaching Information Technology or Information Technology or Computer Studies Computer Studies subjects?subjects?

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What are the similarities What are the similarities and difference(s) between and difference(s) between teaching Newton’s Laws of teaching Newton’s Laws of motion and teaching the motion and teaching the use of a spreadsheet use of a spreadsheet package?package?

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What are the similarities and What are the similarities and difference(s) between difference(s) between teaching “May-Four teaching “May-Four Movement” and teaching Movement” and teaching “Future trend of information “Future trend of information technology and applications”?technology and applications”?

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Fast changing curriculum contentFast changing curriculum content instability and vague

content coverage is too broad and content coverage is too broad and lack of focuslack of focus

lack of hands-on experience vocational skills rather than high-vocational skills rather than high-

order skillsorder skills

Difficulties in Teaching IT & CSDifficulties in Teaching IT & CS

Future trend of IT and applicationsFuture trend of IT and applications technology development and forecasttechnology development and forecast examples of new technology such as examples of new technology such as

smart card, mobile communicators, smart card, mobile communicators, etc.etc.

Difficulties in Teaching IT & CSDifficulties in Teaching IT & CS

Fast Applications of IT in industryFast Applications of IT in industry data sensing and loggingdata sensing and logging roboticsrobotics quality controlquality control computer aided designcomputer aided design computer aided manufacturingcomputer aided manufacturing use of CAD in drafting, etcuse of CAD in drafting, etc

Difficulties in Teaching IT & CSDifficulties in Teaching IT & CS

How to enhance the How to enhance the effectiveness of effectiveness of teaching and learning of teaching and learning of IT and CS?IT and CS?

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