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Struggle continues to plug embedded programming gap
“To be blunt,” Dewar wrote, “adopting Java to replace previous languages used in introductory programming courses – such as Pascal, Ada, C or C++ — was a step backward pedagogically. via Struggle continues to plug embedded programming gap. I started … Continue reading
WHAT!? Computer Literacy should be MORE than learning to use your iPad?
Programming vs. “Technology” April 9, 2012, 8:00 am By Robert Talbert Dumbing Down : Stager-to-Go. Friday, April 6, 2012 By Gary Stager When Luerhmann coined the term, “computer literacy,” he intended it to mean computer programming the intellectual pursuit of … Continue reading
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It Turns Out that Learning About Computing is NOT like Learning to Drive a Car
Why all our kids should be taught how to code: m.guardian.co.uk. I’m just sayin’ …… almost everything we have done over the last two decades in the area of ICT education in British schools has been misguided and largely futile. … Continue reading
The Value of the Designer Who Codes | Inc.com
“Knowing the technology better means more productive arguments when there are disagreements because everyone speaks the same language.” via The Value of the Designer Who Codes | Inc.com. If you want to design applications you need to understand how they … Continue reading
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Democratizing Programming
Just 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
The Problem with Taxonomies in Education
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What do programming languages and educational technologies have in common?
Quite a lot as it turns out. They are both tools used to solve problems. Both are complex. Both inspire cult-like emotional attachments to specific tools. Practitioners in both fields are still looking for the panacea that will allow people … Continue reading
Teaching Introductory Programming: We’re Doing It Wrong (still)
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
