emilsit + education   8

Two rules for teaching in the XXIst century
1. Focus on open-ended assignments and exams
2. Be an authentic role model
education  learning  teaching 
february 2012 by emilsit
Some Thoughts on Teaching
"Real teaching is not about transferring "the material", as if knowledge were some sort of mass-produced commodity that ships from Amazon. Real teaching is about conveying a way of thinking. How can a teacher convey a way of thinking when he doesn't genuinely think that way?" /via Jon Udell
education  learning  teaching 
january 2012 by emilsit
Vi Hart: Mathematical Doodling
Series of videos drawing and explaining some math-y things.  The author likes Harry Potter and making puns.  And talks very fast.
drawing  education  math 
december 2010 by emilsit
Computer Science Unplugged |
Lessons and more for how to teach computer science concepts without a computer.
education  learning  programming  reference 
november 2010 by emilsit
Without Geometry, Life is Pointless: Habits of Mind
A list of habits that successful people/thinkers/problem-solvers/mathematicians have. From someone who is trying to teach this to students in grade 3-12.
math  education  learning  habits 
september 2010 by emilsit
Master of Fine Arts in Software
How might we educate people in the art of software development? A really really concrete approach. Nice.
software  education  essays 
april 2010 by emilsit
A Fresh Start « Software Carpentry
Teaching non-programmers the best practices of programming.
A proposal for revamping an existing course into a specific problem-driven one.
software  programming  education 
february 2010 by emilsit
Stevey's Blog Rants: Math For Programmers
I don't entirely agree with Stevey's views here. He wants breadth over depth in the K12 education system for math. Might be a good blog post to reply to.
math  education  torespond 
march 2006 by emilsit

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