Re: History of the IT curriculum

Ian <ian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Not really. At the time it was definitely the best tool for the job at a
price that was affordable. The BBC shows what can be done with efficient
home grown technologists and technology specifically designed for
education.

It was the BBC, not the BBC Microcomputer, that I had in mind.

The BBC Micro was badged by the BBC and so it was really just a branding
issue. The BBC itself wasn't the main player in computers in education for
any time at all.

I'm not talking about the main player as in the supplier. I'm talking
about the main player as in being just about the only organisation in
the country with a clue about computers and education and big enough and
prepared enough to do anything about it, i.e. actually having some kind
of computer literacy programme in place.

The BBC basically drove the agenda for a long long time, while
government and the leaders of the educational establishment floundered
around uselessly.

Daniele
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