[Edu-sig] Fwd: fyi. a published thesis, use of Python in class

[Vern Ceder]

kirby urner wrote:
> I don't manage the edu-sig web page any more, for python.org, but
> could see where a link to this thesis would look handsome right next
> to bullet 5:  "John Miller's PhD dissertation, Promoting Computer
> Literacy Through Programming Python (1.37 MB), looks at the issues
> around teaching with Python, and explores some of the threads taken up
> on edu-sig."
> 
> Kirby

+1

Vern



> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: kirby urner <kirby.urner at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 7:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] fyi. a published thesis, use of Python in class
> To: Fotis Georgatos <gef at ceid.upatras.gr>
> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:41 AM, Fotis Georgatos <gef at ceid.upatras.gr> wrote:
> 
> << SNIP >>
> 
>> I hope it might help some of you, because I've found that material of
>> documented application
>> of the Python language in class still appears a bit scarce...
> 
> Thank you Fotis, I have been reading this all morning, had not seen it
> before.  Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
> 
> I've mostly documented by classroom work in my blogs, but usually in
> connection with Saturday Academy, which doesn't compete to offer
> transferable credits, only skills and its own credential, which does
> count for something.  This is not the same as having an established
> state school recognize Python as a good learning language.  I salute
> the Pedagogical Institute for having some vision.
> 
> Kirby
> 
>> ps.
>> Some people might just enjoy the (anecdotal) information on other languages.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Fotis
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