Minutes of the Lead Pencil Club: Pulling the Plug on the Electronic Revolution
Minutes of the Lead Pencil Club: Pulling the Plug on the Electronic Revolution
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Often, Information Technology (IT) curricula omit addressing historical context of technological developments. When they occur, these omissions often are defended with one of three justifications: 1) IT can be taught, understood, and applied without benefit of any historical context; 2) IT instructors are not professional historians and, therefore, are not qualified to teach history; or 3) There is not enough time in a typical IT curriculum to teach history as well as technological applications. Rejoinders to each of these justifications educe a roadmap for including the study of historical context at all levels of study in the typical IT curriculum.