|FOCUS ON THE FACULTY INCREASING TECHNOLOGY LITERACY AMONG C OF
C STUDENTS |By Kristin Weber Lancie Affonso (left) with a group
of his students A movement is underway on the College of
Charleston campus to ensure that students are better prepared
for today's technology driven world. Basic software programs
such as and Power Point should not seem like foreign languages
to many students. Lancie Affonso, an instructor in the computer
science department, is working to raise the bar on the level of
information technology every student should To combat this
problem College of Charleston President Lee Higdon proposed that
"the College needed a clear and shared understanding of student
outcomes in order to carry out Information Technology planning
appropriate to the Higdon would like to see each individual
department come up with a timeline of technology skills a
student should have mastered by sophomore, junior, or senior
year. Affonso is working in conjunction with the school's
Faculty Educational Technology Commit