What are the common mistakes people make in trying to read mathematics?  How can these mistakes be corrected?

"Steven Strogatz, an award-winning professor, takes readers from the basics to the baffling in a 15-part series on mathematics. Beginning with a column on why numbers are helpful, he goes on to investigate topics including negative numbers, calculus and group theory, finishing with the mysteries of infinity."

All of elementary and high school mathematics is building up toward calculus. In this brief video, Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin proposes replacing this pinnacle of pre-secondary math education with statistics, which he suggest would be much more relevant and useful in the daily lives of most people.

"All teachers of programming find that their results display a 'double hump'. It is as if there are two populations: those who can, and those who cannot, each with its own independent bell curve. [...] We have a test which picks out the population that can program, before the course begins."

"Everyone should know how to use a computer, but not everyone needs to be a programmer. But it's still a little disturbing that the act of programming seems literally unteachable to a sizable subset of incoming computer science students." Jeff Atwood discusses a research paper which identifies some very simple tests which identify those who are likely to be able to learn to program effectively.

The Nifty Assignments session at the annual SIGCSE meeting is all about gathering and distributing great assignment ideas and their materials.

This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively.

"Technology is beginning to assail the underlying concepts of our educational system. ... [P]aying dues and embracing proxies for quality may give way having the ability to know what kids really know."

Most programming jobs are in fact "vocational jobs", similar to an accounts receivable clerk, a dental technician, a land surveyor, or a draftsman. None of these require a university degree.

"It’s like if you walked into a painting class, told everyone that learning to paint was too hard, and then [...] told them that photography was the same thing as painting, only a lot easier to do."

"Computer Science education is neglecting basic skills, in particular in the areas of programming and formal methods. [...] We examine briefly the set of programming skills that should be part of every software professional’s repertoire."

Twelve guidelines for giving a good academic lectures. Most of them, I think, are applicable to any form of technical speaking.