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Comment Only some classrooms... (Score 0) 469

The only classrooms that will be made irrelevant are the bad ones in which professors simply stand at the front, lecture, and ask "does any one have any questions?" Classrooms and laboratories that encourage student participation and require hands-on activity will never be made irrelevant. If human contact was that unimportant, then nerdy 14 year olds would stay home and play Halo with each other over the internet instead of sitting on the floor sharing a bowl of Flaming Hot Cheetos. Humans are social creatures. They like to hang out together, whether its learning, playing, or working.

Comment CIS with Teacher Certification (Score 0) 440

One solution would be for universities to offer a CIS degree track that carries teacher certification. Right now, I don't know of any schools where you can get an education degree in computer science or information systems. As a result, you get people teaching IT/CIS who have their primary training in another field. Like the coaches who get stuck teaching social studies because they need to fill time, some IT teachers are the English teachers or Librarians who get thrown into the computer classroom because they are really good with Google or know how to change themes in PowerPoint.
Programming

Submission + - Linux device development

An anonymous reader writes: Linux developer Greg Kroah-Hartman, who leads the development of several kernel subsystems including USB and PCI, admits that his January offer of free Linux device driver development was "marketing hype" — but says it has brought companies and developers together anyway. http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;58590129 ;fp;16;fpid;0
XBox (Games)

Submission + - What is the best console controller of all time?

Mateo Slovinsky writes: Is the XBox 360's controller the best controller of all time? CNet seems to think so in its line up of the top five gamepads of all time. "Did you expect the Wii? Sorry. It's a brilliant piece of innovation, that's not in question, but there simply aren't enough games to judge it against the best controllers ever. The Xbox 360 pad has proven itself over a longer time and on a wider selection of titles — and it has its own claims to originality."

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