Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesSadly, this is the POV (point of view = perspective) that most teachers have. I don’t blame them – it’s not really their fault. On the other hand, the professors who teach them should know better. Them I do blame. … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s a discussion going on on on of the LinkedIn forums. Someone is trying to come up with a definition for STEM. Here’s the draft: STEM Education Defined: STEM Education is the integration of the interdependent educational disciplines of Science, … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesAs promised, here is PART TWO: “Memory is not talked about much in education, but it is critically important,” Wieman said, and the limited discussion that does occur focuses primarily on long-term memory while short-term working memory is ignored. He … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was alerted to this article by Mark Guzdial’s blog: Carl Wieman on Effective Teaching « Computing Education Blog. (Mark’s blog almost always has something I find interesting – thanks Mark!) There are a few things that really jumped out … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteStretching your mind: Arguing for multiple programming languages for designers « Computing Education Blog. Well worth repeating. Also, something I’ve been saying for years. This is from jruby 2012 and the keynote by Venkat Subramaniam. Knowing multiple programming languages … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s a story that’s been circulating around the airwaves in the last few weeks about a teacher who’s been suspended for giving zeros to students who don’t submit work. The suspension is for not doing as he’s told. This school … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutes~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~ The illustrated guide to a Ph.D. tags: illustrated guide phd Surviving a traffic surge: Three techniques to scale your site fast tags: surviving traffic surge techniques … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minutevia Global Edmonton | Student gets a zero: Teacher gets suspended. Formal education takes another giant leap towards irrelevancy: EDMONTON – A teacher with more than three decades of experience is speaking out after he says he was suspended for … Continue reading