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Post #120,605
by drewk
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10/9/03 9:26:47 AM
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New Like Alex says below
Watching something happen is not the same as working the grey matter to figure things out.
You retain far more just by typing it in than by watching. That's why frequently if you take notes you find you don't need them when you'e done, but if you don't take them, then you need them.
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Post #120,613
by tjsinclair
10/9/03 10:45:37 AM
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New Got it
I've been talking to the instructors who usually teach this class and they've told me that the main hump for newbies to get past is to just jump in and start coding, not worrying if it works right the first time.

I thought that it would help if they didn't feel like they were going into this all by themselves. In addition, by having students take turns coaching each other on the material, I can give them all a chance to get a better handle on the concepts.

I got the idea from a course I'm taking where the instructor encourages this kind of behavior, even to the point of having an online discussion board where students can share tips and tricks and ask questions if they get stuck on homework or projects. (He monitors the board so that students aren't just passing the answers around.) It works very well for me and I find I like the open community feel.

Tom Sinclair

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- [link|http://radio.weblogs.com/0104634/|Ernie the Attorney]
     Pair programming for coding newbies? - (tjsinclair) - (27) - Oct. 8, 2003, 11:19:22 PM EDT
         Could be interesting. - (static) - (4) - Oct. 9, 2003, 02:12:58 AM EDT
             Good points - (tjsinclair) - (3) - Oct. 9, 2003, 08:46:30 AM EDT
                 Like Alex says below - (drewk) - (1) - Oct. 9, 2003, 09:26:47 AM EDT
                     Got it - (tjsinclair) - Oct. 9, 2003, 10:45:37 AM EDT
                 Separation of thinking and typing. - (static) - Oct. 9, 2003, 11:27:17 PM EDT
         I found PP a skill that's hard for me. - (Arkadiy) - (2) - Oct. 9, 2003, 07:14:37 AM EDT
             Bingo. - (a6l6e6x) - Oct. 9, 2003, 07:28:56 AM EDT
             Agreed - (tjsinclair) - Oct. 9, 2003, 08:49:40 AM EDT
         Re: Pair programming for coding newbies? - (JimWeirich) - (1) - Oct. 9, 2003, 08:37:55 AM EDT
             They'll be next to each other - (tjsinclair) - Oct. 9, 2003, 08:50:12 AM EDT
         Another idiotic software idea - (deSitter) - (16) - Oct. 9, 2003, 06:16:12 PM EDT
             Beg to disagree... - (hnick) - (11) - Oct. 9, 2003, 06:23:50 PM EDT
                 With one minor difference in my case - (tjsinclair) - (8) - Oct. 9, 2003, 08:51:53 PM EDT
                     Where to begin? - (deSitter) - (5) - Oct. 9, 2003, 09:31:02 PM EDT
                         Details? - (tjsinclair) - (4) - Oct. 9, 2003, 10:51:34 PM EDT
                             Re: Details? - (deSitter) - (3) - Oct. 9, 2003, 11:29:08 PM EDT
                                 Good points, thanks - (tjsinclair) - (2) - Oct. 10, 2003, 01:18:59 PM EDT
                                     How about teaching them how to template? - (static) - (1) - Oct. 10, 2003, 06:17:38 PM EDT
                                         Good idea - (tjsinclair) - Oct. 10, 2003, 07:47:57 PM EDT
                     Ok, to extend my point - (hnick) - (1) - Oct. 10, 2003, 07:53:11 AM EDT
                         My thoughts as well -NT - (tjsinclair) - Oct. 10, 2003, 01:24:14 PM EDT
                 Consider it as parallel processing - (Arkadiy) - (1) - Oct. 10, 2003, 08:48:46 AM EDT
                     That was my thought as well -NT - (tjsinclair) - Oct. 10, 2003, 01:23:08 PM EDT
             Re: Another idiotic software idea - (JimWeirich) - (3) - Oct. 11, 2003, 01:12:59 AM EDT
                 Re: Another idiotic software idea - (deSitter) - Oct. 11, 2003, 01:50:24 AM EDT
                 Speed and pair programming. - (static) - Oct. 11, 2003, 04:31:03 AM EDT
                 Re: Another idiotic software idea - (neelk) - Oct. 11, 2003, 07:52:40 PM EDT

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