Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteNo More Swikis: End of the Constructionist Web at Georgia Tech « Computing Education Blog. I’m seeing similar edicts coming from other universities too. I moved all of my university-related stuff to my own private domain several years before I … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat if the Secret to Success Is Failure? – NYTimes.com. I’ve been saying this for years!!! Be the first to like. Like Unlike … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust came across a great quote by Chris Crawford…. “What we need is a means of democratizing programming, of taking it out of the soulless hands of the programmers and putting it into the hands of a wider range of … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute#UnschoolingRules: Places to Learn. Well said Clark Aldrich. The activity of farming teaches ethics as well as business and science. Many corporations today seem to be run by near-sociopathic MBA’s who think in terms of cramming, gaming the system, extraction, … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteProblem-solving Paralysis | Action-Reaction. I know my students … dive right in and tinker. So why, when faced with a physics problem, do many students suddenly freeze-up if they can’t see the whole solution right from the outset? How do … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute Gamasutra – Features – The Top 10 Weird Children Of Video Games and Neuroscience. Here are the highlights: 1. People with no memory can remember playing Tetris 2. You can use the same drug to treat a heroin addiction … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom Mark Guzdial’s Blog today: Instruction makes student attitudes on computational modeling worse: Caballero thesis part 3 « Computing Education Blog. I think this is pretty interesting but I can’t say I’m surprised. My reaction: Given the experiences I’ve had … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteMovie industry buries report proving pirates are great consumers | Geek.com. The discussion is worth reading; at least the first few posts. While it is certainly true that there are crooks and shysters in the US too, I will grant … Continue reading