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My name is Meg Davis, and I am a Human-Computer Interaction Masters student at Carnegie Mellon. I am currently working on a project with other students to design and create a free courseware sharing website for post-secondary educators...
How is everything going, Kyle? Do you have your materials online? I'd love to check out what shape the course is taking!
Thanks for the feedback and for expanding my to-read list.
@Laura: Looks like some of Sedgwick's Intro to Programming is available online. The datasets alone provide amazing fodder for assignments.
@Annette: An exploration of the "wonder full" w...
Thanks for starting a really interesting thread! I'm working to design two new high school courses so I'm very happy to have come across it and the resources you have found useful. I've put together a few quick pages to advertise and explain the c...
Kyle,
I think that 90% of teaching isn't content or syllabus but a je ne sais quoi of personality and enthusiasm, and you're so thoughtful and smart--I'm sure whatever you teach will be great! But that's not very helpful, is it? :)
If this is an...
I'm working on the same sort of thing, but in a girls' high school. Prior to my arrival, we had one class--the AP Comp Sci class, which is in Java. For years, most of the students who signed up were boys from our brother schools. I did a big marke...
Ira,
Thanks for the feedback. I see that you are the author of one of "the 3" Processing books. :) I've added your book to my to-read list.
I agree with you on the importance of mental rigor. I plan to start the course by exploring logic (mainly...
Hi Kyle,
Wonderful questions that I believe many of us are actively thinking about. In fact, I just submitted an NSF grant with some colleagues to address this very issue. Here are some initial thoughts:
* Are there other institutions offering si...
Hi all,
I'm an instructor at Red River College in Canada. I am developing a new Introduction to Logic and Programming course and I'm looking for some ideas and feedback. The course will be taught to learners who do not meet our regular admission ...
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- At 12:54pm on March 25, 2009,
Annette Vee said…
- Hey Kyle! I'm enjoying the discussion on the forum, and I've just lost most of my morning following great links from your website. :) I'd love to interview you if you have the time! Email me at avee-at-wisc-dot-edu if you're interested, and I can give you more info.
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