Re: [Edu-sig] CS0 course

2007-06-30 Thread Scott David Daniels
Andre Roberge wrote: Does anyone have experience with teaching a CS0 course structured like this? Are you aware of any resources that I could use, mostly in terms of assignments idea? (note: they have to be either in French, or things that are short enough that I could translate them without

Re: [Edu-sig] CS0 course

2007-06-30 Thread Andre Roberge
On 6/30/07, Scott David Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andre Roberge wrote: Does anyone have experience with teaching a CS0 course structured like this? Are you aware of any resources that I could use, mostly in terms of assignments idea? (note: they have to be either in French, or

Re: [Edu-sig] CS0 course

2007-06-30 Thread kirby urner
However, I am also well aware that the French education system is very different than the North American one. The Canadian and American education, while fairly different one from another, can be considered nearly identical when compared with the French system. French students generally have

[Edu-sig] CS0 course

2007-06-29 Thread Andre Roberge
Hi everyone, As most people on this list are aware, I am very much interested in promoting Python in education (think rur-ple and crunchy). However, I feel I could do more locally and want to do more but for this I need a bit of help and guidance. To explain things properly, I have to make a

Re: [Edu-sig] CS0 course

2007-06-29 Thread kirby urner
You ask really interesting questions Andre. I see a huge market for niche authors wanting to specialize in computer language X crossed with human language Y. I think you'll agree that's a huge matrix of possibilities. When you factor in the Python for Perl junkies genre (i.e. assuming