On Wed 2015-06-03 17:13:47 UTC+1000, Bernard Robertson-Dunn
(b...@iimetro.com.au) wrote:
There is far more to technology, in general, and Information Systems in
particular, than coding. And when it comes to the use of technology,
knowledge of coding isn't even relevant.
Despite the good
On 03/06/15 14:12, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
On 3/06/2015 7:37 PM, Brenda Aynsley wrote:
So forgive those of us who promote 'coding in schools' and recognise
what we are attempting to do perhaps clumsily but you might accept the
validity of the reasons we are doing it.
The reasons are
At 09:07 AM 6/06/2015, Tom Worthington wrote:
But I am not sure how you teach or test critical thinking. If you
can't teach it, or at least test it, then it is just more marketing hype.
Sure you can. You present problems /cases that require judgement, analysis,
consideration of alternatives
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Subject: Re: [LINK] Let's pause before drinking the 'coding in schools'
Kool-Aid
On 5/06/2015 1:12 PM, David Lochrin wrote:
Did you ever learn the boot sequence which had to be keyed in to those
neon-light register switches on the front panel of a Univac 418 (:-)?
No but I did learn
On 5/06/2015 2:25 PM, James Collins wrote:
I used to be a Systems Programmer/Analyst at Sperry/Univac.
I got to know Exec8 quite well. Another now useless skill.
Then I pick up my Tablet device and look for a Digital Movie to watch while
I engage in the International pool of information and
Arguing somewhat against my suggestion that STEM is the way to go, I
suggest that the most important skill is critical thinking.
I put it in quotes because there are many definitions of the term,
however, I would go along with any that incorporated two essential
components:
1) Reason/logic
At 09:39 AM 5/06/2015, David Lochrin wrote:
But I just felt embarrassed listening to poor Bill going on about coding...
I'm sure any decent interviewer would soon reveal he knew as much about
coding as Brandis does (or did) about metadata.
Most of our politicians read what they're handed,
At 11:00 AM 5/06/2015, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
Arguing somewhat against my suggestion that STEM is the way to go, I
suggest that the most important skill is critical thinking.
Yep, I agree with that. It's another level higher again in the hierarchy of
'skills'.
Creativity is another at
On 3/06/2015 7:37 PM, Brenda Aynsley wrote:
So forgive those of us who promote 'coding in schools' and recognise
what we are attempting to do perhaps clumsily but you might accept the
validity of the reasons we are doing it.
The reasons are admirable but IMHO computational thinking is a
