A MOOC more Open than Massive
#edcmooc Cuppa Mooc by Cikgu Brian I’ve just completed a MOOC on programming with Python called “Python for Informatics.” It was created and taught by Dr. Chuck (Charles Severance), on a platform that he built. This was the second course I’d taken with Dr. Chuck: I’d also taken his...
Serious play and frivolous work
If MIT’s Media Lab really does believe in “Lifelong Kindergarten,” why should the children have all the fun? If we really think people learn better through play, creation, experimentation, etc. then why do teacher workshops and other PD efforts involve so much blah blah blah? Thus thinking, I organized...
The play’s the thing
There he is: an eager student & national robotics champion. He’s showing off to a visiting university professor, a big shot in Lego & robotics & creativity. And the visitor is impressed by the robotics team and all that they have created and their ability to program and problem-solve....