Workshops using World Wide Web (WWW/Web) and email were conducted at Central Queensland University (CQU) in late 1995 and early 1996 for visiting secondary students.
The aim of the workshops was to ensure that participants had a positive computing experience and to introduce technology that may not be readily available within their own community.
The workshops introduced students to the wide ranging resources of the Internet; both for personal and academic interest. The workshops were designed to be non-threatening. Feedback gathered from students, and our own observations, indicate that the workshops were highly successful and that some students had altered their perceptions of computing. Students participated well and those students who were initially tentative overcame some of their anxiety and were able to enjoy the experience.
The workshops have demonstrated that the Web and email are useful tools for facilitating positive computing experiences. Several students indicated to us that they would seek out the provision of this technology in their schools as well as at home.
If Australia is to have a large pool of highly skilled computing professionals in future years then computing must be presented as an attractive career option in pre-tertiary education. Workshops of this nature help reach those students who may otherwise not experience this exciting aspect of the technology.
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