Monthly Archives: October 2009

“Venality, Pretension, Irresponsibility and Risible Claims”: That sounds just like the UofC

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Katrin Becker

Stanley Fish is really hit and miss for me: sometimes I agree with him, and other times really, really not. This is one of those times I agree: Stanley Fish: Academics Under Siege By By Stanley Fish Published: October 19, … Continue reading →

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Fail: How NOT to do user experience design (I)

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Katrin Becker

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting really weary of dopey interface design decisions on the web. I’ve got 30 years in CS – I have a pretty good idea about what’s possible, what’s easy, and what’s hard. DO … Continue reading →

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And Still There’s Trouble in River City… sort of.

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Katrin Becker

It’s the same old same old – human cry from those that have because they fear they might have to share. A Well-written article worth the time to read. 100 years of Big Content fearing technology—in its own words For … Continue reading →

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Teaching Introductory Programming: We’re Doing It Wrong (still)

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Katrin Becker

I just read Mark Guzdial’s excellent post on some of what’s wrong with how we teach introductory programming courses. Question Everything: How We Teach Intro CS is Wrong The notion that we should be modeling expert behaviour when teaching programming is … Continue reading →

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