Cathy Davidson has been arguing recently that we should teach a 4th ‘R’, algorithms, on par with literacy and math.  To my delight, what she talks about is not just teaching existing algorithms to kids (“first we’re gonna memorize bubble sort, then on to merge sort“), but rather teaching them how to think about the world algorithmically.

The distinction is an important one.  As Cathy says:

Algorithmic thinking is less about “learning code” than “learning to code.”

Featuring answers from yours truly & many more.

This is so upsetting!

Good notes all around.

Pretty inspirational.

Did anyone else see this?

No. No it's not.

Stickiness, Bub.

It's a sad state of affairs that we can only hope efforts like InterACT and OWEA can fix.

A beautiful online book using modern web technologies.

The organization is still in the incubator phase, but if you'd care to make a donation in support of our efforts, we'd greatly appreciate it.

Looks like an interesting (and probably incredibly depressing) documentary.

Fellow OWEA member Chris Mills offers advice to the next generation of Web designers.

A good survey of the state of higher education on the Web.

Web design education is stuck in the Stone Age. Participate in the movement to bring it up to date.

Fuck