Category Archives: Learning to Code
The Mechanical MOOC and Codeacademy
This post is part of a series that expands on Dave Cormier’s Youtube video “Success in a MOOC” and applies his advice to the upcoming Mechanical MOOC about the Python programming language. Cormier breaks down online learning success into five steps: Orient, Declare, Network, Cluster … Continue reading
The Mechanical MOOC and OpenStudy
This post is part of a series that expands on Dave Cormier’s Youtube video “Success in a MOOC” and applies his advice to the upcoming Mechanical MOOC about the Python programming language. Cormier breaks down online learning success into five steps: Orient, Declare, Network, Cluster … Continue reading
The Mechanical MOOC and MIT OpenCourseware
This post is part of a series that expands on Dave Cormier’s Youtube video “Success in a MOOC” and applies his advice to the upcoming Mechanical MOOC about the Python programming language. Cormier breaks down online learning success into five steps: Orient, Declare, Network, Cluster … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative Commons, E-learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, mMOOC, OpenCourseWare, Python
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A fun fact about Python
In the first Mechanical MOOC Python lesson on CodeAcademy, they tell us that “Python is named after Monty Python’s Flying Circus“. And here I thought it was about SNAKES! What a relief. 😛 photo credit: Adrian Nier via photopin cc
Words of encouragement for learning Python with the Mechanical MOOC
I think I’ll print and paste these words of encouragement from Zed Shaw above my computer: While you are studying programming, I’m studying how to play guitar. I practice it every day for at least 2 hours a day. I play scales, chords, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Coding, learning, mMOOC, perseverance, Programming
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Learning Python with Mechanical MOOC #mMOOC
I have been wanting to learn to program for quite some time. I often run into walls in my work because I don’t have this skill. I am what you’d call a “power user” of the basic commercial office software … Continue reading
Plinky: If you could take a class on something for the next two months, what would it be?
Today’s Plinky prompt: If you could take a class on something for the next two months, what would it be? typing I am already signed up for a couple of Massive Open Online Courses. One on Creativity and a couple … Continue reading
