eo

It was the CIS Advisory Board who
helped convince Blackwell and
Douglas College that this unique
combination of employment and edu-
cation would be the best step for the
computer program.

“As a matter of fact,” says Blackwell, “I
used to hire Co-op Education students
when | worked with Sears.”

“The enthusiasm and ideas students
bring to Co-op Ed is a benefit to the
company, the College and the students
themselves,” he says.

In the future, Blackwell sees computers
taking an even more comprehensive
role in the educational experience with
the advent of three ideas: Concurrent
Authoring System (CAS); Computer
Based Education (CBE) and Computer
Assisted Instruction (CAI).

 

 

 

“| predict that within two or three years,
we'll see a tremendous impact in the
way we teach in virtually all areas of
the College,” he says.

“Some people tend to think that
computers will do away with the
human element,” Blackwell says. “We
view the computer as a tool to help the
instructor do a much better job.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

- JOHN BLACKWELL
A.K.A. MR. CLIPPINGS

John Blackwell, coordinator of the Douglas College Computer Information

Systems program, brings a wry sense of humour fo all his classes. Sometimes
known as Mr. Clippings’, for the numerous newspaper and magazine articles
he includes in class notes, Blackwell has been with Douglas College since

leaving the corporate world in 1979.

 

 

 

YOUTH JUSTICE
PROGRAMS
WORKSHOP

A number of new and _ innovative
programs aimed at helping young
people in trouble with the law have
been put into place across Canada in
recent years.

Catherine Kulisek, senior programs
analyst with the Young Offenders
Directorate in Ottawa, will present an
overview of innovative youth programs
during a special day-long workshop at
Douglas College later this month.

Using exemplary models from across
Canada, Kulisek will instruct partici-
pants on some of the best strategies
for the design, presentation, and im-
plementation of innovative programs
for young offenders. Techniques that
maximize federal funding  con-
siderations for new programs will also
be examined.

“This is an opportunity to meet the
senior programmer responsible for
youth justice programs in the Solici-
tor-General’s department, and to learn
about the innovative ways in which
jurisdictions outside B.C. are helping
young offenders,” says Bob Kissner,
criminology instructor at Douglas
College.

The workshop will be held on Tuesday,
February 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. at Douglas College. To register
call Community Programs and
Services at 520-5472.