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Tag Archives: education
“A manifesto for teaching computer science in the 21st century”
John Naughton wrote a public set of proposals to Michael Gove, Britain’s MP, Secretary of State for Education, for rebooting its ICT curriculum and published it in The Guardian. It’s a good read. Even better, check out The Guardian’s profile … Continue reading
Posted in Coding, Software Engineering, Programming, Education
Tagged childhood, education, k-12
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Charles Miller: “how mind-blowingly awesome that is?”
We’ve come a long way from the 80s and the devices that so many of us started our journey as programmers Charles Miller notes in “Johnny and Jenny Can Code”: Today, if you’re a teenager with a Mac (insert some … Continue reading
Posted in Coding, Software Engineering, Programming, Education
Tagged education, history, progress
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Al Sweigart: “Nobody Wants to Learn How to Program”
Author of “Invent with Python”, Al Sweigart, makes the case for teaching programming skills while enabling children to accomplish something, like making a game, not as an end in and of itself, in “Nobody Wants to Learn How to Program”. … Continue reading
Posted in Coding, Software Engineering, Programming, Education, Public Service, Civics, Government and Activism
Tagged computer science, education, programming
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“Every day at my job I helped people just barely survive” on Metafilter and Hacker News
codacorolla, a librarian, posted his thoughts to a Metafilter conversation about Califaornia cuts to library funding and spurs a terrific thread at Hacker News. Read his entire comment and check out the conversation: “The digital divide isn’t just access, but … Continue reading
Randall Degges: “How I Learned to Program”
Randall Degges has a great post on how he, and you, can get started programming: “How I Learned to Program”: Programming is, without a doubt, the most mentally rewarding thing I’ve ever done. Programming taught me that life should be … Continue reading
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Tagged education, programming
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Is Programming The New High School Diploma?
Daniel Markham makes the case for incorporating programming into what we consider literacy in his post “Programming is the new High School Diploma”. I’m not sure I’d go as far as he would, but this is not an idea to … Continue reading
Posted in Coding, Software Engineering, Programming, Education
Tagged education, mit-scratch, programming
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“Superwoman Was Already Here”
brain pickings links to two great presentations that get you thinking about education by introducing you to Montessori philosophy: Superwoman Was Already Here: The Montessori Philosophy, Animated | Brain Pickings.
Steve Jobs: “computer science is a liberal art, it’s something everyone should know how to use, at least, and harness in their life”
“Quotes from Steve Jobs Lost Interview”: “Learning to program teaches you how to think. Computer science is a liberal art.” NPR.org: “Steve Jobs: ‘Computer Science Is A Liberal Art’”: “In my perspective … science and computer science is a liberal … Continue reading
Introducing Programming in College with Scratch
I’ve mentioned Scratch as a way to introduce children to programming, but it works just as well, maybe even more so, as a way of introducing teenagers and adults to programming! Don’t take it from me though, take it from … Continue reading
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Tagged education, mit-scratch, programming
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Some thoughts on Project-Based computer science education
Recently I had the pleasure of assisting someone who lives at Connelly House, managed by Project HOME, in bringing his music to YouTube. He was a 50ish year old man, suffering from disability, with no internet or real computing experience … Continue reading
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Tagged education, mit-scratch, programming
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