Pixeled Multimedia Teachers Association

Today in multimedia Cert II, I gave the students worksheets on the components of multimedia section. Of course there are always the inevitable groans of, "why do we have to do this. Isn't it IT stuff?" Which is true, is there a reason for them having to know the components of a computer at this stage of their lives? Surely they could do the course effectively by learning the theory behind programs like Photoshop and Illustrator, for example differences between Bimaps and Vectors, but does it make much difference if they don't know an analogue/digital peripheral device? Surely they could learn this later, at university for instance if they want to pursue multimedia. I think the Cert II should be about learning and playing around with the software and then get rid of the bits that are dry and boring and likely to turn students off.