BBC News – Viewpoint: Computer code frees us to think in new ways

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteBBC News – Viewpoint: Computer code frees us to think in new ways. Very well said. There’s lots here to like and agree with: To date the reasons behind the changes have seemed very skills-based, as if instilling particular skills … Continue reading

What happens when professionals take on-line CS classes: When Life and Learning Do Not Fit « Computing Education Blog

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesAnother great bit of info from Mark Guzdial’s blog: Home About Computing Education BlogWhat happens when professionals take on-line CS classes: When Life and Learning Do Not FitJanuary 9, 2013 at 9:46 am Leave a comment The journal article on … Continue reading

Learnlets » Vale David Jonassen : A Sad Day in Ed Tech

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s curious how hearing of the passing of some people seems to hit hard, even if you’ve never met them I never got the chance to meet David, but I think Ed Tech has lost someone important. Learnlets » Vale … Continue reading

Theories of Games and Interaction for Design (12: 3 Responses)

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesThese are public postings of my writings for the first course of the Graduate Certificate Program in Serious Game Design and Research at Michigan State University. Each week, we are required to post three responses/reactions to queries posted by other … Continue reading

Theories of Games and Interaction for Design (11: 3 Responses)

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesThese are public postings of my writings for the first course of the Graduate Certificate Program in Serious Game Design and Research at Michigan State University. Each week, we are required to post three responses/reactions to queries posted by other … Continue reading

CS2013 Ironman Draft Available « Computing Education Blog

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Ironman Draft of the next ACM/IEEE CS Curricula is out. CS2013 Ironman Draft Available « Computing Education Blog. We are happy to announce the availability of the ACM/IEEE-CS Computer Science Curricula 2013 – Ironman v0.8 draft. The draft is … Continue reading

Theories of Games and Interaction for Design (10: 3 Responses)

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesThese are public postings of my writings for the first course of the Graduate Certificate Program in Serious Game Design and Research at Michigan State University. Each week, we are required to post three responses/reactions to queries posted by other … Continue reading

Theories of Games and Interaction for Design (10: 3 Queries)

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesThese are public postings of my writings for the first course of the Graduate Certificate Program in Serious Game Design and Research at Michigan State University. Each week, we are also required to post three questions for the rest of … Continue reading