CMD Seniors Participate in Ithaca Computer Literacy Program

Mary L Kish, 5/3/2008  ·  0 comments

Michelle Diemer '08 teaching computer skills to member of Ithaca Elks Lodge. Photo by MAX STEINMETZ/THE ITHACAN

An article in the May 1^st Ithacan by Tricia L. Nadolny, “Class Revitalizes Historic Group with New Technology,” features the volunteer work of communication management and design seniors, Amanda Butts and Michelle Diemer at the Ithaca Elks Lodge.

The computer literacy course, which brings basic skills to people that have not had the opportunity to learn them, was the brainchild of Gossa Tsegaye, professor of television-radio at Ithaca College, and Lucy Brown, an Ithaca activist.

Diemer '08 and Butts '08 created lesson plans to meet individual needs of program participants. As cited in the article, Butts observed about the designing of instruction that, "You have to totally remove yourself from the situation and ask yourself, 'If I knew nothing about this, how would I approach it?' "

She added that, "It's been a really cool example of connecting Ithaca College to the rest of the community in one more way."