Monthly Archives: July 2014

Digital Rhymes with Brittle Which Rhymes with Travel?

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Hugh McGuire

Last week I was traveling on vacation with my family, and next week I’ll be traveling on vacation with my family. This week I’m recovering from / preparing for traveling on vacation with my family, plus I spent some time … Continue reading →

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I Also Prefer to Keep My Distance from Grading

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Hugh McGuire

Considering my previous posting of July 3, “Consider Using [Albeit Silly] Pop Culture to Illustrate Computer Science”, you might expect I’d like Yoav Yair’s Distance Learning column, “Did You Let a Robot Check My Homework?” in the June 2014 issue … Continue reading →

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Consider Using Pop Culture to Illustrate Computer Science

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Hugh McGuire

At a small Computer Science education conference I attended a few years ago, the dinner speaker showed how the lectures we give could be enlivened by music such as songs he played on his guitar. But what if you’re not … Continue reading →

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