Taking the Anxiety Out of Using Computers. Bluffton College began offering courses as a part of this program in the spring of 1991. Since then, the program has provided 169 courses and welcomed approximately 400 participants.
Classes meet once a week for eight weeks.
This spring there were eight classes offered, including Holcomb's, the first ILR class ever taught by a BC student. The introductory computer class was limited to 18 people, but filled so quickly that a few more students were added. According to Holcomb, there was so much interest in the class that it likely will be offered again. Because there was high interest in a computer class, Nancy Schweingruber, coordinator for ILR since its inception, asked Art Shelly, BC's computer networking administrator, if he knew of anyone who might be interested in teaching. Holcomb, a computer science major, was suggested and is receiving independent study credit for teaching.