Mailman 3 March 2007 - Edu-sig

Python for Halloween
by kirby urner Oct. 21, 2007

Oct. 21, 2007

Something about using 'ghost' in place of 'self' in a Shell class (allusion to anime as well). Maybe I did something like this last year (having deja vu again). But I'm realizing edu-sig is no longer a preferred venue for my curriculum writing. I'd rather huddle with MIT, Bruce Sherwood, Alan Kay and play *against* Arthur's team. Arthur, you make too many enemies too quickly and too easily. Even more, I'm into my Portland Knowledge Lab (PKL) business (gotta pay that rent today) and want to … [View More]

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Re: [Edu-sig] [edupython] Python in Education Advocacy Article
by Laura Creighton April 3, 2007

April 3, 2007

In a message of Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:25:40 +0200, Laura Creighton writes: >A first programming language should be interpreted not compiled. It >should also not have type declarations. > >Laura correction: it should not have type declarations, unless it is Haskell, which is another pretty good first programming language, but which also can be described as 'nothing _but_ type definitions, with a little bit of language tacked on that makes it possible to run programs. :-)'. People … [View More]

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Metaphor-oriented programming
by james＠dis-dot-dat.net March 31, 2007

March 31, 2007

Hi, I thought you might be interested in this article (http://www.dis-dot-dat.net/?item=metaphor) on metaphor-oriented programming and how it might help HE-level teaching of programming. James

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Europython -- education theme
by Laura Creighton March 31, 2007

March 31, 2007

Europython's CFP is out. See: http://wiki.python.org/moin/EuroPython/2007/CallForProposals Rather than having tracks, we are having _themes_ this year, in the hopes that people who have interesting things to present (so demos are ok, as well as talks) will not conclude that they are not wanted because they don't fit the description of a talk. Despite all of that I have been asked to write a description of the Education theme. Post here or mail me words, expressions and the like that you … [View More]

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More pipeline developments
by kirby urner March 30, 2007

March 30, 2007

My daughter's school, one of Portland Public's is looking at maybe doing Scratch -> Squeak -> Alice pre Python (they don't always get to Python except with exceptional students as this school maxes out after 8th grade). I just learned this in a meeting this afternoon (I'm not the one making these decision). I'm downloading Scratch right now to begin my evaluation. The more I understand about the Immersion Phase, the better will be my Pythonic bridges to high school algebra and geometry. … [View More]

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Re: [Edu-sig] [edupython] Python in Education Advocacy Article
by Laura Creighton March 27, 2007

March 27, 2007

A first programming language should be interpreted not compiled. It should also not have type declarations. Laura

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Re: [Edu-sig] [edupython] Python in Education Advocacy Article
by Laura Creighton March 27, 2007

March 27, 2007

In a message of Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:47:31 CDT, "Michael Tobis" writes: >I see that: > >"Ivan is a strong advocate of open source software and software libre. >He thinks Python may well be the greatest thing since sliced bread." >(http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ivan/) > >I agree about the sliced bread thing. I'd love to know why that is, >though, if you can spare a few minutes to try to articulate it. > >mt I find it really interesting the way language evolves. … [View More]

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Python in Education Advocacy Article
by Michael Tobis March 27, 2007

March 27, 2007

Dear Python-in-Education types For Python to gain the ground it ought to in educational settings will not happen automatically. To do my part, I have decided that my first article in the Python Papers should be about comparing Python to other common first languages for learning and teaching. I'd appreciate your help. Does language even matter pedagogically? If so what are Python's advantages and disadvantages? Should there be a universal first language of computing? Should it look more or … [View More]

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Researching Article: Survey of Python for Kids
by Michael Tobis March 23, 2007

March 23, 2007

I will be writing an article in the next Python Papers ( http://pythonpapers.cgpublisher.com/ ) ; a survey of Python in pre-college education, and an introduction to the issues raised by the still highly unresolved interface between software and education. The article will be broad rather than deep, but hopefully will provide enough extra push to preserve the momentum of discussion in the Python community about deeper issues that got such an enormous boost at the last PyCon. I'm a fairly … [View More]

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[ANN] Python courses this Spring
by wesley chun March 22, 2007

March 22, 2007

I'll be giving a variety of Python courses this Spring. Daytime courses are for visitors and locals who need Python training in the shortest amount of time possible via consecutive workdays. Python is certainly gaining momentum as our February course filled up completely! Although I had planned on scheduling the same set to be taught in November, it is likely that these May daytime sessions are the last ones of 2007. In contrast, I'm experimenting with a *weekly evening* course in Silicon … [View More]Valley designed mainly for locals. It represents a viable alternative to those who cannot take time off during the week as well as being more budget-friendly, as I am partnering with a local community college (Foothill) to offer this course. Class takes place on the main campus and you must register through the college to attend. For more information, such as cost and other course details, see the corresponding websites below. Contact me privately if you have any more questions. cheers, -wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DAYTIME ======= - (Intensive) Introduction to Python (Mon-Wed, May 14-16) - Advanced Python Programming (Wed-Fri, May 16-18) - Advanced Python (short course; Thu-Fri, May 17-18) - Core Python (Intro+Advanced combo; Mon-Fri, May 14-18) These courses run daily 9a-5p and will take place in San Bruno right near the San Francisco International Airport at the: Staybridge Suites - San Francisco Airport 1350 Huntington Ave San Bruno, CA 94066 USA http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/sb/1/en/hd/sfobr Discounts are available for students and teachers, as well as multiple registrations from those working at the same company. For more info and registration, go to http://cyberwebconsulting.com (click on "Python Training") LOCALS: free parking and 101/280/380 access, BART across the street and CalTrain down the road (San Bruno stations) VISITORS: free hotel shuttle to/from the San Francisco airport, lots of free food and wireless, 2-bedroom suites w/private baths and a common work/living area available for traveling coworkers, and of course, The City by the Bay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - EVENING ======= - Intermediate Python Programming (Tues, Apr 10-Jun 26) This course will cover the same topics as the advanced course above as well as critical portions of the intensive introductory course. It will be held once a week on Tuesday evenings from 6-9:40p. Foothill College 12345 El Monte Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 USA (right off 280, just south of Stanford) http://www.foothill.edu/schedule/schedule.php search for CIS 68L for Spring Quarter 2007 [View Less]

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