Under the program, faculty members are receiving special training to learn how to implement the computer into classroom instructions. There will be a special laboratory for teachers to receive personalized help in preparing computer-related projects for courses. Because the computer is a part of enrollment requirements, the lease payments can qualify as part of financial aid packages. It probably won't be long before all universities require students to have access to computers. Incoming freshman at Michigan State University in the fall will have to own a computer.
Technology is here to stay.
Joel Smith is a Detroit News business writer who reports on high-tech and computers. Copyright 1999, Gannett News Service. All rights reserved.