Russell McMahon
ABSTRACT
One of the biggest challenges in teaching of Information Technology is keeping up with the technology let alone any new concepts in pedagogy. Software goes through a change cycle of every 18 - 24 months with major revisions every 5 years and entire paradigm shifts every 10 years. As a professor of IT, I have often found that what I once knew is no longer of value other than interesting history. How does one stay up with the technology, what technology should be learned, what technology should be taught, and when should the switch-over to the new technology be made are questions that plague IT teachers. This paper will offer some possible ways of dealing with these issues.
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