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(DIR) Post #AkzXCElr3sl7ANHHWK by drmambobob@ecoevo.social
2024-08-15T12:48:47Z
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Universities focusing on teaching practical technical skills is a slippery slope. I recently came across a Reddit thread where people were complaining that their computer science profs weren't teaching the most up to date programming language! They're saying CS, one of the more practical-oriented degrees are impractical. This is why we teach fundamentals that are core to understanding rather than whatever is the latest fad.
(DIR) Post #Akzbk7WYuW3OLzXLbE by mike@sauropods.win
2024-08-15T13:39:40Z
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@drmambobob Agree 100%. University CS courses that just churn out Java drones are not doing any of the things that university courses are meant to be for.
(DIR) Post #AkzcbbJmrs906d3y40 by CynAq@beige.party
2024-08-15T13:49:22Z
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@drmambobob someone should ask them “would you rather be super efficient now while the trend you learned is still the trend and become irrelevant once people who studied the fundamentals move onto something newer because they can or have the necessary core understanding to adopt change as it happens or even make the change that’s necessary?”
(DIR) Post #AkzzCDAPp2GeuOXeam by nicolaromano@qoto.org
2024-08-15T18:02:30Z
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@drmambobob Agree, although I find that too often people don't tell students why they're teaching A and not B. I find that when students are made aware of the rationale for the what's in a course, and of its large idea, then they do understand those choices. Having clear and meaningful learning outcomes for each course and each teaching session is also very helpful. Also, you can teach students how those fundamental concepts form the basis of whatever fancy technology is trending at the moment.