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HAVERHILL — MakeIT Haverhill and UMass Lowell are teaming up to offer two, free eight-week computer basics classes this summer. The English language computer basics class meets from 4 to 6 p.m.

Universities are no strangers to innovating with technology. EdTech wouldn’t exist if that weren’t true. But colleges were truly at the forefront when it came to the development of computer science.

Imagine if UCLA offered a course in building doghouses. With only 10 weeks, you would expect the class to teach students the basics needed to produce a final product – maybe focusing on how to sketch ...