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Archive for November, 2006

Lego robotics — learning through ‘hard fun’ and ‘purposeful play’

Posted in Creating Community, Teaching and Learning, robotics on November 9, 2006 | No Comments »

By REBECCA NEIPP
News Review Staff Writer
Though the term “Lego Robotics” may conjure up visions of a 10-year-old boy’s hobby, Computer Science Instructor Debby Kilburn is using it as a vehicle to teach her students cutting-edge technology in a hands-on fashion.
The newly added course at Cerro Coso Community College offers a broad spectrum of lessons — [...]

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Oops I did it again!

Posted in Class Lego Project, Creating Community, Teaching and Learning on November 3, 2006 | No Comments »

Had one of those out-of-body experiences again today. I was marginally engaged in the advisory board meeting and then it was my turn. I wanted to keep it brief because I wanted to get out of there soon. I started off quietly… but then I mentioned “purposeful play” and soon “hard fun” came out of [...]

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