BBC Computer Literacy Project

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computer literacy programme educational initiative

The BBC Computer Literacy Project was a 1980s UK educational initiative that used television programs, books, and the BBC Micro computer to teach the public about computing and programming.

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BBC Computer Literacy Project canonical 4
BBC Computer Literacy Project ecosystem 1
BBC computing programs 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf computer literacy programme ⓘ
educational initiative ⓘ
aimedAt adult learners ⓘ
general public ⓘ
schools ⓘ
broadcastOn BBC One ⓘ
BBC Two ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
developedFor BBC Micro platform ⓘ
educationalApproach broadcast-based distance learning ⓘ
hands-on programming with home computers ⓘ
endTime 1980s ⓘ
genre educational television ⓘ
goal to encourage use of microcomputers in education ⓘ
to improve public understanding of computers ⓘ
to teach basic programming skills ⓘ
hardwarePartner Acorn Computers ⓘ
hasPart BBC Micro ⓘ
surface form: BBC Micro computer

Making the Most of the Micro ⓘ
Micro Live ⓘ
The Computer Programme ⓘ
impact increased adoption of microcomputers in UK schools ⓘ
raised public awareness of personal computing ⓘ
included accompanying books and manuals ⓘ
program listings for viewers to type in ⓘ
influenced computer education in UK schools ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location United Kingdom ⓘ
mainSubject computer literacy ⓘ
computer programming ⓘ
notableProduct BBC Micro ⓘ
operator BBC ⓘ
surface form: British Broadcasting Corporation
shortName BBC CLP ⓘ
sponsor BBC Engineering Training Department ⓘ
surface form: BBC Engineering
startTime 1980 ⓘ
timePeriod early 1980s ⓘ
topic BASIC programming ⓘ
applications of computing ⓘ
computer hardware ⓘ
software development ⓘ
usedMedium books ⓘ
microcomputer ⓘ
television programmes ⓘ

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Acorn Computers → project → BBC Computer Literacy Project ⓘ
BBC BASIC → partOf → BBC Computer Literacy Project ⓘ
this entity surface form: BBC Computer Literacy Project ecosystem
Ian McNaught-Davis → workedOn → BBC Computer Literacy Project ⓘ
this entity surface form: BBC computing programs
BBC Micro → developer → BBC Computer Literacy Project ⓘ
BBC Micro → introducedAsPartOf → BBC Computer Literacy Project ⓘ
BBC Micro in 1981 → designedFor → BBC Computer Literacy Project ⓘ
subject surface form: BBC Micro