Week 8

LLA1: Identify and appropriately utilize content from the Internet, digital media, software applications, and hardware systems and tools to address academic, professional, and everyday tasks and problems. Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to respond to the benefits and risks of applied technology, including networked computing, ethics, and personal security in an ever-changing technological context.


I would remove
"Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to respond to the benefits and risks of applied technology, including networked computing, ethics, and personal security in an ever-changing technological context"

I feel like learning the basic computer functions and software should be one section and the Demonstrating an understanding of and ability to respond to the benefits and risks of applied technology, including networked computing, ethics, and personal security in an ever-changing technological context should be a second section. I feel like this particular outcome is overloaded with to much information all at once. Marylhurst caters to the adult population and at this time that generation is not as familiar with computer functions let alone the internet, security and ethics concerning technology. I think in this case Marylhurst is expecting to much of its adult clientele. Even large numbers of my generation (20-35ish year-olds) are not completely familiar with computers and some technology. So for now the computer literacy outcome should be split into two major sections allowing for people to take the section that best fits into their educational needs as well as person technological goals.