Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesAs promised, here is PART TWO: “Memory is not talked about much in education, but it is critically important,” Wieman said, and the limited discussion that does occur focuses primarily on long-term memory while short-term working memory is ignored. He … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was alerted to this article by Mark Guzdial’s blog: Carl Wieman on Effective Teaching « Computing Education Blog. (Mark’s blog almost always has something I find interesting – thanks Mark!) There are a few things that really jumped out … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteStretching your mind: Arguing for multiple programming languages for designers « Computing Education Blog. Well worth repeating. Also, something I’ve been saying for years. This is from jruby 2012 and the keynote by Venkat Subramaniam. Knowing multiple programming languages … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s a story that’s been circulating around the airwaves in the last few weeks about a teacher who’s been suspended for giving zeros to students who don’t submit work. The suspension is for not doing as he’s told. This school … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutes~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~ The illustrated guide to a Ph.D. tags: illustrated guide phd Surviving a traffic surge: Three techniques to scale your site fast tags: surviving traffic surge techniques … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minutevia Global Edmonton | Student gets a zero: Teacher gets suspended. Formal education takes another giant leap towards irrelevancy: EDMONTON – A teacher with more than three decades of experience is speaking out after he says he was suspended for … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is interesting, and may explain why teachers have trouble with science and math (and why kids who are inclined towards science and math have trouble with teachers). This is from a longitudinal study, testing students’ visual ability, then tracking … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~ iOS, Android, HTML5? How to pick a tablet platform for your app | VentureBeat You’re building a tablet app, and you need to make decisions on … Continue reading