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Tag Archives: online learning
What’s the Best Way to Learn? Just-In-Time versus Just-In-Case
You will never be dumber than you are right now. You will also never have more time than you do right now. Thus, you have a relative abundance of time and a relative dearth of knowledge. How do we strike … Continue reading
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Wednesday Nerd Fun: Python for iOS
This one is short and sweet. Would you like to be able to write Python code on an iOS device? Now you can, with this app. I have spent some time playing around with the app this week, and it … Continue reading
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Tagged education, entertainment, fun, how-to, iOS, iPad, iPhone, nerd, online learning, programming, Python, python programming
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Brookings: Hybrid University Classes as Good as Traditional Format
We randomly assigned students in seven introductory statistics courses on six public university campuses to take the course in a hybrid format (with machine-guided instruction accompanied by one hour of face-to-face instruction each week) or a traditional format (as it … Continue reading
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A Return to Apprenticeship
In his book The Success of Open Source, Steven Weber mentions how companies can integrate open source development into their workflow.* One reason for doing this is the competitive advantage that comes from a widespread, thorough understanding of the code. … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, education, history, online learning, politics, programming, rhetoric, teaching, technology
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