Lawson, On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Lawson English <lengli...@cox.net> wrote:
> I can't give you any stats other than positive feedback I have gotten, > but the Salman Khan style of video teaching seems to work well for > programming as well as for math. > I generally like the Salman Khan video's and think they have their place (flame away folks :). The ability to watch at my your pace and on your own time is a big plus and my kids use them sometimes when they are struggling with a concept. While it is preferable to struggle with the concepts ourselves, who has the time (or the ability) to re-construct all that knowledge. So, I think there is a role for a "good explanation." Of course, it would be nice if he had more "Sugar" like artifacts to play and learn with. That said I really didn't like his Programming videos. Programming, I believe, is much better if taught with lots of hands on opportunities and problems. Videos could be used after the learner has a chance to work on a problem. Perhaps to show different ways to solve a problem and/or Providing a Guided Tour through "good literature" (well written code) and perhaps bad as well or something like Java Puzzlers, to let kids learn where the pitfalls are and get a better understanding of how things work. > My video series, Squeak from the very start, is a very conscious effort to > duplicate his style: > > http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6601A198DF14788D&feature=view_all > > Friends characterize my video style as being like a mentor in a > pair-programming session. > I like the idea of kids pair-programming although I would think you would need to set some ground rules like (the "advanced" kid can't touch the keyboard). FYI, I like your videos and have used them for myself. Thanks, Stephen > > On 2/2/12 5:56 PM, Steve Thomas wrote: > > So I am taking a P2PU course On How to Teach Web Programmin to Free Range > Learners<http://p2pu.org/en/groups/how-to-teach-webcraft-and-programming-to-free-range-students/>and > a couple of questions came up: > > So I pose them to the community: > > 1. What makes examples good for novices? > 2. How do we tell if an example is good for novices? > > Also where can I find a good set of examples for learning programming? > > It would be nice to have a curated set of "Great literature". > > Pointers to any research on the topic would be appreciated. > > Stephen > > > _______________________________________________ > squeakland mailing > listsqueakland@squeakland.orghttp://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland > > > > _______________________________________________ > squeakland mailing list > squeakl...@squeakland.org > http://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland > >
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