Staff of LBCC speak on and look back on how technology has grown within the last 40 years






Bob Ross with older computers that were used 40 years ago



Bob Ross, an LBCC instructor, has been working with the growing and advancing technology on campus for years.

“I did my own programming to do all sorts of things, but soon saw where programming was headed. There would be simplification, ease of use, downsizing, distributed computers instead of centralized computing, greater applications to do anything, and speed. And it all happened,” says Ross.

This can be seen in our world, communities and here on campus. Students are seen with iPhones, Apple watches, and laptops on a daily basis. Computers and the technology we have access to on campus is integrated into our systems today, although it was not always this way.

Computers at LBCC were not introduced for education until the ’80s. Since then, we have expanded to having multiple places to access technology, such as the library, learning centers and computer labs.

Instructor Liz Pearce, who has been working at LBCC since 1989, watched computers and technology evolve throughout the years as well.

“In 1989, the big technology was copying machines,” said Pearce. Pearce went from refusing to use a computer, to 25 years later being the faculty for technology, teaching others how to use computers in different ways.

With how much has changed in the last 40 years, it can be assumed that our computers and technology will continue to become more advanced in our communities and our campus.

“You will soon go into a restaurant and it will look at your food profile,” said Ross, “and you will be able to select any foods from an enormously wide range of choices that is created by kitchen robots that are packaged specifically for you with the things you like and avoiding the things you don’t like. It might not happen first at LBCC, but our culinary arts program will get there sooner or later.”

Pearce believes that there will soon be better technology on campus that will help to keep better track of students and their well-being.

“One of the big programs is Early Alert; to identify the state of students and help them to overcome things at LBCC,” said Pearce. “Many colleges and schools already use these systems.”

There have been many variables that have changed with technology within these past 40 years. Our colleges have gone from large, “blocky” computers to the smaller, thinner ones we have today, which also includes slick laptops and smart devices.



















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What: Staff of LBCC speak on and look back on how technology has grown within the last 40 years.

Where: LBCC campus

https://www.linnbenton.edu/


Contacts:

LBCC Help Desk:

https://www.linnbenton.edu/faculty-and-staff/college-services/information-services/staff-help-desk-tips-and-how-to-s/index.php

(541) 917-4630

Bob Ross

rossb@linnbenton.edu

Liz Pearce

pearcel@linnbenton.edu







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