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Re: Computer Science Education

#21

Post by fernandotakai »

atmosx wrote: post #17
0xFFC wrote: post #3

I don't want to be negative here, But I think anyone who can convince Berkeley guys to re-activate this[1] channel would make humanity much much more service. I am saying this because this channel changed my life, literally. I do live in third world country, I went to local college, where you will learn nothing after 4 year (not even writing a simple hello world, TBH). But after watching and learning from this channe…

I would like you to make an AMA or a blog post about your story with details. It is pretty inspiring.

tons of 3rd world developers are like that. i never went to college so i learned everything i know from watching videos on my 1mb connection and learning documentation.

after 10 years and a couple of startups, i wanna say that went particularly well :)

Re: Computer Science Education

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Post by Spare_account »

xiaoma wrote: post #16

Are they offering anything on the site for people who want CS education? From clicking around a bit it seemed like it was focused entirely on people teaching and learning in physical classrooms. I was pretty excited at first, thinking this was something like a Google-sponsored version of EdX or OpenCourseware that was laser focused on CS.

From the linked page there is a section titled "Learn Computer Science" which contains a section titled "Student Learning" which contains a variety of learning resources that can be experienced through the browser.

https://www.google.com/edu/cs/learn/student.html

Re: Computer Science Education

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Post by m0nty »

Spare_account wrote: post #23
xiaoma wrote: post #16

Are they offering anything on the site for people who want CS education? From clicking around a bit it seemed like it was focused entirely on people teaching and learning in physical classrooms. I was pretty excited at first, thinking this was something like a Google-sponsored version of EdX or OpenCourseware that was laser focused on CS.

From the linked page there is a section titled "Learn Computer Science" which contains a section titled "Student Learning" which contains a variety of learning resources that can be experienced through the browser. https://www.google.com/edu/cs/learn/student.html

Looks great if you're Indian, Irish or female.

Edit: Or AU/NZ, missed that one.

Re: Computer Science Education

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

m0nty wrote: post #24
Spare_account wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From the linked page there is a section titled "Learn Computer Science" which contains a section titled "Student Learning" which contains a variety of learning resources that can be experienced through the browser. https://www.google.com/edu/cs/learn/student.html

Looks great if you're Indian, Irish or female. Edit: Or AU/NZ, missed that one.

There's also a middle-school program.

For those who didn't look there is a very short list of programmes mentioned which discriminate on sex, age, ethnicity.

Re: Computer Science Education

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Post by 0xFFC »

atmosx wrote: post #17
0xFFC wrote: post #3

I don't want to be negative here, But I think anyone who can convince Berkeley guys to re-activate this[1] channel would make humanity much much more service. I am saying this because this channel changed my life, literally. I do live in third world country, I went to local college, where you will learn nothing after 4 year (not even writing a simple hello world, TBH). But after watching and learning from this channe…

I would like you to make an AMA or a blog post about your story with details. It is pretty inspiring.

I will, let me to finish next phase of my plan before writing any blog post or AMA.(next phase : starting to work for big company or starting a successful startup)

Re: Computer Science Education

#27

Post by tdkl »

libeclipse wrote: post #8
wfunction wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The issue was that people with disabilities across the country (i.e. non-Berkeley-students) were suing* Berkeley for not making their videos accessible. That's why you can't have nice things unfortunately. See here: http://news.berkeley.edu/2016/09/13/a-statement-on-online-co... Lectures up to 2015 are still there though? Do you consider their materials obsolete or something? *Edit: Specifically, the Attorney General…

What? So a lawsuit to allow more people access to knowledge resulted in no one having access to more of it. Damn, that's just.. I'm struggling to refrain from saying a word that'd get me in trouble.

Yes, we live in a time where minorities tyrannize the rest.

Re: Computer Science Education

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Post by dotancohen »

m0nty wrote: post #24
Spare_account wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From the linked page there is a section titled "Learn Computer Science" which contains a section titled "Student Learning" which contains a variety of learning resources that can be experienced through the browser. https://www.google.com/edu/cs/learn/student.html

Looks great if you're Indian, Irish or female. Edit: Or AU/NZ, missed that one.

I don't see why this rather insightful post is downvoted. The site specifically targets these groups by name.

Why in the age of a _World_ Wide Web and "post-discrimination" are large companies such as Google deliberately targeting specific groups? What will be in the girls-only code program that might be inappropriate for boys?

Re: Computer Science Education

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Post by dotancohen »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #25
m0nty wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Looks great if you're Indian, Irish or female. Edit: Or AU/NZ, missed that one.

There's also a middle-school program. For those who didn't look there is a very short list of programmes mentioned which discriminate on sex, age, ethnicity.

A "short list" which is four of the five listed programmes. Id est, 80% of the programmes on the list discriminate.
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