作者:John D. Cook (数学教授,程序员,顾问)
当你面向未来(Just in case)时,你会学些什么?当你面对现实需求(Just in time)时,你会学些什么?
一般情况下,你在学校学到的东西是为将来准备(Just in case)的。而当你找到工作,(在实际工作中,)需要的时候,你会“即时(Just in time)”学到更多的东西。
作者:John D. Cook (数学教授,程序员,顾问)
当你面向未来(Just in case)时,你会学些什么?当你面对现实需求(Just in time)时,你会学些什么?
一般情况下,你在学校学到的东西是为将来准备(Just in case)的。而当你找到工作,(在实际工作中,)需要的时候,你会“即时(Just in time)”学到更多的东西。
经济危机未必完全是坏事,有时反倒成为促进新技术应用的催化剂。世界各地一些具有创新精神的教育者们在预算压缩和经费不足的情况下,创造性的运用热门技术解决了他们所面临的问题。
在“3 Ways Educators Are Embracing Social Technology”一文中,Greg Ferenstein(作家、教育工作者)为我们讲述了3种具体应用社会化媒体的实例。无论是Marquette大学教授Janet Banhidi帮助学生利用Skype建立了一个虚拟语言交流项目,还是Wiregrass High School鼓励学生课后利用手机和老师交流,提问以及浏览相关学习指导的博客,以及英国的Leicester大学让学生用twitter进行群体讨论,都从一个侧面反映了,在一个社会化媒体随处可见的社会中,恰当的应用新兴的、免费的,甚至有时让我们分散精力的社会媒体不仅能节约资金,而且更加符合学生的兴趣和动机。
来源:Mashable
Since prehistoric times, when tales were told around fires and painted on cave walls, stories have been an essential part of our human experience. But what exactly is a story – and how can you write a great one?
A story is simply a tale of events that are linked by cause and effect. It can be true or it can be a work of fiction. We expect stories to have a beginning, middle and end; they involve at least two characters, and some events take place... more
I wrote that article in 2007 ... Three years later, I'm still wondering: why do people who can't write a simple program even entertain the idea they can get jobs as working programmers? ... At least bad programmers can be educated; non-programming programmers are not only hopeless but also cheapen the careers of everyone around them. They must be eradicated, starting with simple technical programming tests that should be a part of every programmer interview... more
... you may invest time in research and end up with not particularly interesting results. If you wrote a paper describing your insignificant research in a clear manner, then your paper would clearly be bad and would be rejected. A strategy to employ in this scenario is to present your research in a complex, non-straightforward manner. Now no one will ever say your paper is great, but people will be less likely to say your paper is flat out bad (after all, it sounds like you were researching something really complex!)... more
有趣的是,作者Nathan Marz在文中推荐了一个叫“SCIgen”软件。不仅能够自动生成计算机科学(CS)专业的论文。而且据说论文质量能达到“大会级”~
来源:nathanmarz
如果你正在寻求摄影方面的知识,或者刚好有这一方面的兴趣爱好,你的运气不错。麻省理工学院(MIT)的在线课程已经开放,不仅有包括几乎所有的阅读材料,作业以及参考资料,重要的是,这一切完全是免费的。
MIT摄影课程大纲:
来源:PetaPixel
英国教育技术专家Martin Weller在LAMS European conference做了一个关于“学习与社会媒体”的主题发言。他认为我们现在设计的学习工具太复杂了,应该向web2.0网站学习。
Martin Weller关于构建社会化学习工具和环境的6项原则:
后浪的各位成员,大家好!
后浪这个小小的东东总算从一个想法变成了现实。虽然还很幼稚,但却是充满了希望和想象。在这里,我想将这一切归功于后浪发起成员的积极努力和良好的协作。毕竟我们在繁忙的工作和生活中,额外抽出时间和精力是一件不太容易的事呀。
当然同时,我更要感谢matt提供的主机服务、Six Apart公司以及Movable Type开源社区全体成员奉献的内容管理软件。另外还有就是主要实现Movable Type中文化的一笑同学,要知道,你为我的工作节省了大量的时间。在此一并表示深深的谢意。