3.2 Cultural changes Computing education is also affected by changes in the cultural and sociological context in which it occurs. Changes in pedagogy enabled by new technologies. The technological changes that have driven the recent expansion of computing have direct implications on the culture of education. Computer networks, for example, make distance education much more feasible, leading to enormous growth in this area. Those networks also make it much easier to share curricular material among widely distributed institutions.
Technology also affects the nature of pedagogy.
Demonstration software, computer projection, and individual laboratory stations have made a significant difference in the way computing is taught. The design of computing curricula must take into account those changing technologies. The dramatic growth of computing throughout the world. Computing has expanded enormously over the last decade. Similar growth patterns have occurred in most other countries as well.