The skills we all need

新時(shí)代新技能

在康橋，我們擁有給力的(de)管理(lǐ)團隊和(hé)師資力量，帶領學生立足當下(xià)，走向世界。計算(suàn)機領域的(de)老師更是把未來(lái)帶到學生眼前。我們的(de)課程設置并不著(zhe)眼于考試或者隻是将理(lǐ)論知識傳遞給學生，更緻力于培養學生學習(xí)如何爲自己的(de)未來(lái)獲取更多(duō)技能。

計算(suàn)機課程裏的(de)班級任務以團隊建設和(hé)團隊合作爲基礎，以便更好地增強全班的(de)信心。學生們喜歡競争，因爲這(zhè)是他(tā)們的(de)天性，所以我們設計課程，使學生在相互競争中完成任務，這(zhè)反而可(kě)以呈現他(tā)們的(de)優勢。在執行任務的(de)過程中，新的(de)領導者有機會被發掘，因而每個(gè)團隊都會非常努力的(de)去超越其他(tā)團隊。爲此在找尋任務完成的(de)策略時(shí)，各個(gè)團隊都努力嘗試發掘正确的(de)策略，争取赢得(de)勝利。就像在軟件開發小組或團隊中一樣，我們試圖把同樣的(de)态度傳遞給學生。

說到編程，許多(duō)人(rén)在大(dà)學開始學習(xí)如何編寫程序，也(yě)有人(rén)從未了(le)解過它，而對(duì)于我們的(de)學生來(lái)說，大(dà)學階段的(de)方法卻過于複雜(zá)。究其根源，是因爲在他(tā)們正在學習(xí)如何解決新的(de)世界性問題時(shí)，沒有人(rén)帶領他(tā)們進入這(zhè)個(gè)完全未知的(de)新領域。這(zhè)就是爲什(shén)麽我們決定将編程遊戲化(huà)，融入到計算(suàn)機的(de)課程中。有時(shí)路過我們教室，可(kě)以看到大(dà)家真的(de)很興奮。這(zhè)種興奮來(lái)自于兩個(gè)方面，首先是學生們在玩遊戲的(de)時(shí)候能夠得(de)到快(kuài)樂(yuè)，同時(shí)通(tōng)過遊戲也(yě)解釋了(le)最初看起來(lái)很複雜(zá)的(de)特定問題或解決方案，使學生能夠至少在最基本的(de)水(shuǐ)平上理(lǐ)解編程。  

對(duì)于康橋的(de)老師來(lái)說，終極目标是讓學生喜歡一門學科中最難的(de)部分(fēn)，并将其轉化(huà)得(de)簡單明(míng)了(le)。我們一直緻力于做(zuò)到不僅教授學生知識，而且培養他(tā)們适應21世紀新興行業相關的(de)技能。當他(tā)們在年少時(shí)便開始掌握這(zhè)些技能，那麽他(tā)們一定會在征服未來(lái)的(de)路上走得(de)更加堅定。

Being a computer teacher and a researcher in computers, I have never thought of a day when I didn’t encounter a computer in some respect. I do completely understand the purpose of traditional learning because it turned everyone into the person they are today. However in Kang Chiao, we have a committed team of administrators and teachers to bring the world to the students, But in the computer department, we bring the future to the students. Our curriculum does not only focus on exams or passing theoretical information to students, but we emphasize training students to attain skills for the future. Our class tasks are based on team building and working in teams, this encourages confidence in our class. Since young learners like competing as it’s part of their nature, we design our classes so that they have to compete while doing tasks which in turn gives them an edge because during the course of these tasks, new leaders are discovered and each team usually works hard to outcompete the other. So, laying down the right strategy is needed along the way. And all this is left to the students to figure out. Those that lay the best strategy, they win the challenges. But the other teams get to copy the same strategies or even invent better strategies. Just like in software development groups or teams, we try to pass the same attitude to the students.

When it comes to programming, many people start learning how to program at university or some can never learn about it, but the approach at university level is very complex for the students. The reason for that is, no one initiated them into this absolutely new world. But they are learning how to solve new world problems. That’s why we decided to gamify most of our topics. Sometimes you can pass by our class and you can see us really excited, that excitement comes from two places, the first being the joy the students get while playing the games. And how the game explains the particular problem or solution that seemed complex at first. So this interconnection is a powerful tool we apply to make things easy for them and for them to understand programming at a basic level. Because the games are designed to train them to solve problems. Which is exactly what programming is all about. In our Cbot programming class, we allowed the students to figure out the basic concepts of programming. We as teachers realized that from the games we had played before, almost 90% of the students were able to figure out at least a 10 commands in programming. And this assured us that the foundation was laid well. 

What we still remain committed to passing as many skills as we can to the students with fun and encouragement and allow them to be as creative as they can. My ultimate goal as a teacher is to make the students love the hardest part of a subject and make it so simple for them to understand where sometimes they get well acquainted with a certain topic such that they can teach others or somewhere when they encounter the same problem that requires the same skills, they know how to apply those skills. We always stay committed not only teach the students but train them in what is considered the 21st century industry. And when they start at a young age to get their hands on such skills, they are on the way to conquer the future.