Re: museum exhibit: teaching data science in 2024

kirby urner via Edu-sig <[email protected]> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:38:55 -0800
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Good evening edu-siggers --

My apologies to anyone clicking the nbviewer.org link in my previous post
and getting a 503 error.

Apparently any given Github website is entitled to only so many nb views
per time interval and mine went over.

If still curious:

https://github.com/4dsolutions/clarusway_data_analysis/blob/main/basic_pyth=
on/sandbox_week_06.ipynb

was the Jupyter Notebook in question.  Still under active development (I
used it last night in my online class).

My reason for viewing through nbviewer was it shows embedded YouTube
thumbnails whereas Githubs own renderings of the same nbs do not.

I was showing off how I'm "I'm dutifully passing on the Monty Python lore"
by linking to the Dead Parrot skit, whereas the courseware has a slide
packed with allusions to said skit.

I tell students we're encouraged to allude to Monty Python skits from time
to time in our Python teaching materials.

Some of them will no doubt be teachers too in some capacity, so yes, we're
passing the torch (Python PR is a long term interest).

Some screen shots (not embedded in said sandbox):

https://flic.kr/p/2qvkznL

Likewise in Slack (what the school uses for internal communications):

https://flic.kr/p/2qvkUnu

Kirby


On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 3:50=E2=80=AFPM kirby urner <[email protected]>=
 wrote:

>
>
>
> I think this link will work:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbyurner/54152008669/sizes/h/
>
> Goes to a large enough view of my screen, showing Google Colab,
> a public facing free interface, wherein I've just prompted its Gemini
> code assistant (AI) to plot a purple Bell Curve. It writes and
> explains the code. I've cut and pasted it verbatim into a code cell
> on the left for execution. The output is shown.
>
> Pretty nifty if you ask me.
>
> A lot of my content is open source should you wish to further
> explore a basic Python course as you would a museum exhibit
> or an archeological dig.  Compare and contrast with 2050.
>
> You'll notice I'm dutifully passing on the Monty Python lore:
>
> https://nbviewer.org/github/4dsolutions/clarusway_data_analysis/blob/main=
/basic_python/sandbox_week_06.ipynb
>
> Kirby
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,=
sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D=
"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Good evening edu-siggers -=
-</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif=
;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fami=
ly:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">My apologies to anyone clicking the =
<a href=3D"http://nbviewer.org">nbviewer.org</a> link in my previous post a=
nd getting a 503 error.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fam=
ily:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Apparently any=
 given Github website is entitled to only so many nb views per time interva=
l and mine went over.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-famil=
y:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default=
" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">If still curious=
:</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif=
;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fami=
ly:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href=3D"https://github.com/4dsolu=
tions/clarusway_data_analysis/blob/main/basic_python/sandbox_week_06.ipynb"=
>https://github.com/4dsolutions/clarusway_data_analysis/blob/main/basic_pyt=
hon/sandbox_week_06.ipynb</a></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fo=
nt-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail=
_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">was the =
Jupyter Notebook in question.=C2=A0 Still under active development (I used =
it last night in my online class).</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D=
"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">My=
 reason for viewing through nbviewer was it shows embedded YouTube thumbnai=
ls whereas Githubs own renderings of the same nbs do not.</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"=
><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-s=
erif;font-size:small">I was showing off how I&#39;m &quot;I&#39;m dutifully=
 passing on the Monty Python lore&quot; by linking to the Dead Parrot skit,=
 whereas the courseware has a slide packed with allusions to said skit.</di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font=
-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ve=
rdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">I tell students we&#39;re encouraged to a=
llude to Monty Python skits from time to time in our Python teaching materi=
als.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-se=
rif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-f=
amily:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Some of them will no doubt be tea=
chers too in some capacity, so yes, we&#39;re passing the torch (Python PR =
is a long term interest).</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-f=
amily:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Some screen =
shots (not embedded in said sandbox):</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"=
><a href=3D"https://flic.kr/p/2qvkznL">https://flic.kr/p/2qvkznL</a></div><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-si=
ze:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verda=
na,sans-serif;font-size:small">Likewise in Slack (what the school uses for =
internal communications):</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-f=
amily:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href=3D"h=
ttps://flic.kr/p/2qvkUnu">https://flic.kr/p/2qvkUnu</a></div><div class=3D"=
gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br=
></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif=
;font-size:small">Kirby</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fam=
ily:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 3=
:50=E2=80=AFPM kirby urner &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">kir=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);=
padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdan=
a,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">I think this link will =
work:</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-s=
erif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-=
family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href=3D"https://www.flickr.co=
m/photos/kirbyurner/54152008669/sizes/h/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.fli=
ckr.com/photos/kirbyurner/54152008669/sizes/h/</a></div><div class=3D"gmail=
_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font=
-size:small">Goes to a large enough view of my screen, showing Google Colab=
,=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans=
-serif;font-size:small">a public facing free interface, wherein I&#39;ve ju=
st prompted its Gemini</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fami=
ly:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">code assistant (AI) to plot a purple=
 Bell Curve. It writes and=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D=
"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">explains the code. I&#39;v=
e cut and pasted it verbatim into a code cell</div><div class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">on the left f=
or execution. The output is shown.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D=
"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Pr=
etty nifty if you ask me.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-f=
amily:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">A lot of my =
content is open source should you wish to further</div><div class=3D"gmail_=
default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">explore a=
 basic Python course as you would a museum exhibit</div><div class=3D"gmail=
_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">or an ar=
cheological dig.=C2=A0 Compare and contrast with 2050.</div><div class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;=
font-size:small">You&#39;ll notice I&#39;m dutifully passing on the Monty P=
ython lore:</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,=
sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href=3D"https://nbviewer.org/github/4dsoluti=
ons/clarusway_data_analysis/blob/main/basic_python/sandbox_week_06.ipynb" t=
arget=3D"_blank">https://nbviewer.org/github/4dsolutions/clarusway_data_ana=
lysis/blob/main/basic_python/sandbox_week_06.ipynb</a></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;=
font-size:small">Kirby</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fami=
ly:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_defaul=
t" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div=
>
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