The history of the idea of everyone learning about computing – Computing Education Task Force

The history of the idea of everyone learning about computing

The co-chair of the computing education task force, Mark Guzdial, wrote a blog post about the history of computer science. The idea that every undergraduate on campus should take a course in computing dates back to 1961, long before Silicon Valley and even before there was a job of being a software developer. He argues that the people who defined the term “computer science” always saw it as a form of literacy that everyone ought to learn — and was not about finding a job. The history ties to the themes identified by the task force for LSA computing education.

Find the story here: https://computinged.wordpress.com/2021/11/26/computer-science-was-always-supposed-to-be-taught-to-everyone-but-not-about-getting-a-job-a-historical-perspective/

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