This is part two of a three part series I’m writing on what it’s like teaching programming as a one-time art history major. If you missed it, you can read part one here. Part 2: Open Source is our Salon des Indépendants Public displays of art have been essential to developing artistic communities throughout history. […]
This is the first of a three-part series about how the techniques I learned studying Art History have influenced the ways I teach Programming at UNC-Chapel Hill’s iSchool. Part one: Code is Cultural President Obama recently came under criticism for disparaging art history majors. He made the comment in the context of extolling the virtues of technical […]
Looking for some great blogs focused on open teaching and Ed tech? Here are five of our favorites: 1. HASTAC HASTAC is in some ways the embodiment of what Cathy N. Davidson, then Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University and David Theo Goldberg, (bio here), wrote in “A Manifesto for the Humanitities in […]
In my last post I made the argument that teachers won’t be replaced by software. I was excited to see the resulting comments on our blog and on HackerNews. The discussion surrounding technology in education is contentious, and these comments were no exception. Khan Academy, for better or worse, has become the litmus test defining the sides of […]
Marc Andreesen believes that software is eating the world. It’s a very visceral image, and in one sense it’s absolutely true. Software is spreading into every industry, changing how established players must play and even what the rules of the game are. But while many in Silicon Valley and Educational Technology think that software will […]