30. Students shouldn’t need a computer science degree to utilize the technology to access the course

I’m of the view that teachers should not burden students’ learning of a particular subject matter (unless the subject matter is the mastering of the technological tools) with extra load in learning how to use the technology.

I think it boils down to the instruction of the teacher. If the teacher wants to incorporate technological aided lesson, then he/she must consider students’ familiarity in using the tools without jeopardizing its suitability. In any case, besides the suitability of the tools used in the context, if the tools are instructor determined, then the teacher needs to consider the user friendliness of the tool, but do consider too the technology savviness of the students in terms of social background and prior knowledge.

For myself, I’ll prefer giving students the freedom of choice in using the technology whenever possible. Unless they are required to master the skills, otherwise using which tools is not the upmost important but the learning outcome.