[Yr7-10it] Uni & School extensions

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Wouldn't it be a fine thing if many such pro-active Aussie university ppl
reached out to schools in this manner .. eg, online 'extension' classes :)


> Re: "Uni computer lecturer makes YouTube his classroom"
>
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> From:   Tom Worthington <Tom.Worthington at tomw.net.au> 
> Date:   Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:44:53 +1100 
> Subject:   Re: Uni of NSW computing initiative 
>
> 
> .. the UNSW has a valuable asset in this lecturer. They should edit
> the video and prepare a really good training package .. ps My course 
> notes for the postgraduate ACS Green ICT Course are at 
>
>  <http://tomw.net.au/moodle/course/view.php?id=11>
> 
> Schools are welcome to use this for teaching sustainability.
>
>
> Tom Worthington FACS HLM tom.worthington at tomw.net.au Ph: 0419 496150
>
> www.tomw.net.au, Adjunct Senior Lecturer Australian National University


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> From: Rob Costello, Costello.Rob.R at edumail.vic.gov.au 
> To: yr7-10it at edulists.com.au
> Date:  Thu Mar 5 10:58:50 EST 2009 
>
> This is a cool idea....we all have a few kids who are capable of going
> beyond the formal ICT / IT offerings in school 
>
> Sometimes takes a bit to spot who they are - in  my experience it
> doesn't always go with high maths ability, which they look for in this
> case -  (that probably works as a filter, but maybe too narrow for some
> kids)  - a combination of maths and ability to write could also be
> interesting 
>
> In general I  think the option of uni extension is a good thing for
> some kids - and electronic lectures make it easier - and I see they
> still want face to face at tutes
>
> (this is about 100 times better than the online masters course at melb
> uni) 
>
> The classes would probably be good for a lot of us ICT teachers without
> this background - self taught programmers etc - wouldn't hurt to sharpen
> up the formal / computer science side of school ICT 
>
> Check his description of types of IT learners - first class at 15
> minutes 
>
> http://youtube.decenturl.com/play
>
> "amazing highs, long periods of despair ... nothing beautiful is ever
> easy" 
>
> Cheers Rob 


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> From: Bill Kerr billkerr at gmail.com 
> To: yr7-10it at edulists.com.au
> Date: Thu Mar 5 19:45:07 EST 2009 
>
> Richard Buckland,  inspirational lecturer, I googled his CV:
>
> Carrick Teaching Award 2007 and a citation in 2006:
> *For inspirational teaching in computer science that rekindles students'
> childhood love of learning and communicates the joy of creative and
> rigorous thinking*
>
> also, because his lectures are on youtube we can use them in all sorts
> of ways - I sent the URL to two students last night and both of them
> saw me today, said they had watched one of his lectures and thought
> they were great
>
> http://www.youtube.com/user/unswelearning
>
> This course consists of three strands: programming, systems, and general
> computer-science literacy.
>
> The programming strand is further divided into two parts. For the first
> half of the course we cover small scale programming, in the second half
> we look at how to effectively use teams to produce more substantial
> software.
>
> In the systems strand we will look at how computers work. Concentrating
> on microprocessors, memory, and machine code.
>
> In the literacy strand we will look at topics drawn from: computing
> history, algorithms, WWW programming, ethics and law, cryptography and
> security, and other topics of general interest.
>
> The strands will be covered in an intermingled fashion.
>
> thanks stephen
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 4:50 PM, <stephen at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
>
>> The following initiative is primarily aimed at NSW Yr11 students.
>> It may seem excellent, and one hopes other Aussie unis follow this
>> UNSW example.
>>
>> Uni computer lecturer makes YouTube his classroom
>>
>> http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/uni-computer-lecturer-makes-
>> youtube-his-classroom/2009/03/04/1235842462189.html
>>
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Cheers people
Stephen Loosley
Member, Victorian
Institute of Teaching
ps, would agree, Kent