13/05/2016
Welcome to Canterbury Computer Tutor
Canterbury Computer Tutor offers an expert tuition service working at all levels, but specialises in working with mature and novice learners on their own computer and within their own home. Whether you use a laptop, PC or tablet, Canterbury Computer Tutor is here to help you.
Ever changing and improving technology
The first electronic digital computers were developed in the 1940s, but they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs). They were mostly used for military and government projects.
It was only in the 1950s that electronic computers for the open market began to appear, but these were very limited, expensive and difficult to use. My father had one on the first home computers in the late 1960s and he would spend hours in front of the monochrome screen writing programmes. I also remember visiting Liverpool University and being amazed at their latest state-of-the-art computers with multiple units each the size of a tall wardrobe with ticker-tape spinning and whirring.
This technology then progressed at an astonishing rate with computers getting rapidly smaller and smaller and more powerful until home computers and the Internet became available to us all in 1995.
Now a single modern smart phone has many times the computing ability than all those huge machines
That is less than 20 years ago, but now computer technology is unavoidable in so many parts of our modern lives. We can feel overwhelmed by such rapid progress, but we have to adapt to use it or we will be left behind.
One to one computer lessons in your own home are the easiest and most stress free way to keep up in these rapidly changing times.
Advantages over alternative ways to learn
Canterbury Computer Tutor lessons are tailored to what you need to learn and you will be taught in a style that best suits you. The lessons are designed to be relaxed, interesting and educational and to help you feel good about your computer.
*one to one tuition - you can learn at your own pace
* specialist teachers not technicians - We never assume that you know the jargon
* we have the skills necessary to help you if you are a nervous student or a complete novice
* we have the patience to allow you to ask the same questions as often as you need
* you learn on your own equipment no need to transfer skills from a different type of computer
* a complete novice is not a ‘dummy’, you just haven’t yet learnt the relevant skills.
* No exams, deadlines or inflexible curriculums. Relax, take the time you need.
Can you afford to be left behind?
Today, with computers an unavoidable part of life everyone can benefit from computer tuition. Contact us today to discuss how lessons from Canterbury Computer Tutor could benefit you.
