My strongest takeaway from this topic was the observation that "It is possible to be proficient in the use of computers without being able to apply computer skills to actual situations (Eisenberg M.B.).
Many of my students are very proficient in "getting around" on a computer due, in part, I'm sure because they have spent much of their lives in the presence of screens and the Internet. At times I'm taken aback by how fast they can use these skills to seek out some piece of information or other. In fact, it can almost be intimidating! However, I'm also, at times, taken aback by how inefficiently they use the apps that we are using in our studies. I teach audio engineering which is an area that has become almost incapable of utilizing without technology and recording programs. Speed and aptitude are paramount in the field and employment depends of being fast and knowing how to accomplish the tasks at hand.
Yet, I constantly find the students looking up procedures in the menu bars instead of using quick keys as well as using very unorganized file management techniques. I do my best to help my students realize that they must "Organize and present information in the appropriate fashion... "(as well as learn to) manage files and folders, including file-naming conventions and extensions.
