Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesTrying to justify the status quo? Written by a woman, but one who admits to basically being a bully. So, there’s that. Why Women Shouldn’t Code — Medium. First here are the arguments, quoted from the post. First of all, … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI came across an article about a U.S. college cracking down on shoddy transfer credits, and it got me to thinking. I think I’ll never understand the U.S. obsession with athletes – is it about ego? Money? It’s pretty clear it … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minutePeer review could reject breakthrough manuscripts, study shows. The peer review system serves as a gatekeeping system for scientific research, designed to ensure the publication of only the most well researched studies with the most important findings. Scientists depend on … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few months ago I presented at the Innovations in Undergraduate Learning summit – SFU Public Square – Simon Fraser University. I was asked these two questions: What is the most compelling innovation in undergraduate learning that you have seen? What are three changes … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesHow many people actually take the time to check the things they cite? Even worse, how many bother to check what they quote? I’ve complained about this before. When I want to cite some seminal bit of information, I usually … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteLearning to code is about understanding the tools and devices that are all around us, so that we have control rather than the people who made those tools. Kids should code: why ‘computational thinking’ needs to be taught in schools … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisappointing, but not surprising that women continue to face this kind of crap. MIT Computer Scientists Demonstrate the Hard Way That Gender Still Matters | WIRED. “We’re 3 female computer scientists at MIT, here to answer questions about programming and … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesMy course websites used to be public, but I got tired of others taking my design work w/o permission or attribution. Now most of my courses are password protected. I hadn’t really thought about my syllabi until last year when … Continue reading