Re: What makes examples good for novices? and How do we tell if an example is good for novices?
Lawson English <[email protected]>
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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. 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. L. 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 list > [email protected] > http://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland _______________________________________________ squeakland mailing list [email protected] http://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland