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Does A Postumus Pardon Right a Wrong or is it Just Rewriting History?
Widespread Celebrations But No Pardon For Turing. This is Alan Turing Year – the year we are to celebrate the accomplishments and life of this remarkable man. As a computer scientist, he is one of the icons of our discipline. … Continue reading
Why Education Publishing Is Big Business | Epicenter | Wired.com
Interesting…. Why Education Publishing Is Big Business | Epicenter | Wired.com. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
Note to Faculty: Don’t Be Such a Know-It-All – Teaching – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Note to Faculty: Don’t Be Such a Know-It-All – Teaching – The Chronicle of Higher Education. This isn’t news. I’ve been doing this for decades. Not long after I started teaching, I came to realize that a good way to … Continue reading
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The Rise of the New Groupthink – NYTimes.com
The Rise of the New Groupthink – NYTimes.com. I’ve long suspected that many (if not most) people who insist on groupwork for everything do so because they can’t really produce anything on their own. Working in groups is great and … Continue reading
What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success – Anu Partanen – National – The Atlantic
American public education is like WAL-MART. What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success – Anu Partanen – National – The Atlantic. Compared with the stereotype of the East Asian model — long hours of exhaustive cramming and rote memorization … Continue reading
Donald Clark Plan B: 21st Century Skills are so last century!
Donald Clark Plan B: 21st Century Skills are so last century!. Hmmmm… Wonder if formal Education (and the associated formal Educators) will be able to see the irony that’s being highlighted here? I also like Steven Downes’ list: My list … Continue reading
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No More Swikis: End of the Constructionist Web at Georgia Tech « Computing Education Blog
No 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
Problem-solving Paralysis | Action-Reaction
Problem-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
