Louisburg College - Oak Yearbook (Louisburg, NC)

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Hnticipating the future I Instructor Matt Brown guides our stu- dents in the language of BASIC. For those enrolled in our terminal computer program, it is a step toward mastering essential literacy and eventually pro- graming skills. They are attentive and accepting. For them, computers will take their place along side telephones and television with an ease that is difficult for their older counterparts. Within this decade, most occupations will directly involve computers. Will we save gas and preserve more fossil fuels when home computers allow us to order groceries and handle bank- ing transactions without taking to cars? Will we form new friendships, possibly even find a mate, through computer in- terfacing via modems, commonly known as computer C Bing? Of course. It ' s already happening. And as it does, the entire process of educating and learning will change and alter, in the very dramatic ways it did after Gutenburg ' s printing press revolu tionized communications centuries ago. What will we see in the future at Louisburg College? How will our leisure time and student activities reflect the encroachment of technology? Will stu- dents attend classes equipped with computers and text software instead of textbooks? Will quizzes and papers be handed to professors on floppy disks? Very likely. One thing for sure. This may not be MIT. but already computers are becom- ing an intregal part of Louisburg College life.