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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
I’ve been following a discussion on one of the education forums that is discussing the utility of
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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
