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Auburn University Computer Club
The computer club was adopted as an innovative method to challenge the exceptional kids and give marginal students (i.e. those disinterested in school) motivation and a foundation to get back to work and be directly involved in improving their educational future. We introduced students to many environment as an enrichment activity to help students at all levels (i.e. from struggling through gifted) to develop a stronger foundation and passion for learning. The aim of the program was to motivate students to be more actively involved in their education by developing their own intellectual structures for learning (Papert 80). When designing our initial program, we brainstormed methods to target student interest, learning styles, and cognitive needs while developing enrichment activities to have the greatest impact on student motivation and their acquisition of knowledge.