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Thinking about Thinking about Seymour: Livestream [video]

69 points by sajid 10y ago

JSeymourATL 10y ago
> empower children to experiment, explore, and express themselves. A lesson for boys & girls of ALL ages. Good man, Seymour!
Dangeranger 10y ago
> In my vision, space-age objects, in the form of small computers, will cross these cultural barriers to enter the private worlds of children everywhere. They will do so not as mere physical objects. This book is about how computers can be carriers of powerful ideas and of the seeds of cultural change, how they can help people form new relationships with knowledge that cut across the traditional lines separating humanities from sciences and knowledge of the self from both of these. It is about using computers to challenge current beliefs about who can understand what and at what age. It is about using computers to question standard assumptions in developmental psychology and in the psychology of aptitudes and attitudes. It is about whether personal computers and the cultures in which they are used will continue to be the creatures of "engineers" alone or whether we can construct intellectual environments in which people who today think of themselves as "humanists" will feel part of, not alienated from, the process of constructing computational cultures. -- Mindstorms
kickscondor 10y ago
If you haven't been exposed to Papert - check out some of his old videos from the 70s and 80s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOf4EMN6-XA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOf4EMN6-XA - One really powerful idea he had was ensuring that we stay "somatic" with our computer instruction - playing with abstract concepts in a physical way. Watch the video - he explains it better than I can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMzojQFyMo0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMzojQFyMo0 - One from the 1970s - perhaps I'm wrong, but it seems like some of these computers they're using don't even have monitors, just control the turtle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V-0KfBdWao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V-0KfBdWao - I also like this discussion - it reminds me that school is a prison for children, unless I work to elevate it beyond that. I just kind of watch these periodically to remind me of the wonder that computing was back then.
- Dangeranger 10y ago
  Papert on idea aversion and the difference between Mathematics and a school's maths curriculum https://vimeo.com/29322262 https://vimeo.com/29322262
- Dangeranger 10y ago
  Marvin Minsky interview on Papert's research impact in child computer interaction https://youtu.be/vLWoKbWGPJ8 https://youtu.be/vLWoKbWGPJ8
- Dangeranger 10y ago
  Paper on his involvement in One Laptop Per Child https://youtu.be/FQCZa8MyWIg https://youtu.be/FQCZa8MyWIg
- Dangeranger 10y ago
  Gary Stager presenting an overview of his mentor's work and impact on education https://youtu.be/6-dFTmdX1kU https://youtu.be/6-dFTmdX1kU

69 points by sajid 10y ago

> empower children to experiment, explore, and express themselves. A lesson for boys & girls of ALL ages. Good man, Seymour!

Dangeranger 10y ago

> In my vision, space-age objects, in the form of small computers, will cross these cultural barriers to enter the private worlds of children everywhere. They will do so not as mere physical objects. This book is about how computers can be carriers of powerful ideas and of the seeds of cultural change, how they can help people form new relationships with knowledge that cut across the traditional lines separating humanities from sciences and knowledge of the self from both of these. It is about using computers to challenge current beliefs about who can understand what and at what age. It is about using computers to question standard assumptions in developmental psychology and in the psychology of aptitudes and attitudes. It is about whether personal computers and the cultures in which they are used will continue to be the creatures of "engineers" alone or whether we can construct intellectual environments in which people who today think of themselves as "humanists" will feel part of, not alienated from, the process of constructing computational cultures. -- Mindstorms

kickscondor 10y ago

If you haven't been exposed to Papert - check out some of his old videos from the 70s and 80s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOf4EMN6-XA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOf4EMN6-XA - One really powerful idea he had was ensuring that we stay "somatic" with our computer instruction - playing with abstract concepts in a physical way. Watch the video - he explains it better than I can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMzojQFyMo0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMzojQFyMo0 - One from the 1970s - perhaps I'm wrong, but it seems like some of these computers they're using don't even have monitors, just control the turtle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V-0KfBdWao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V-0KfBdWao - I also like this discussion - it reminds me that school is a prison for children, unless I work to elevate it beyond that. I just kind of watch these periodically to remind me of the wonder that computing was back then.

Dangeranger 10y ago
Papert on idea aversion and the difference between Mathematics and a school's maths curriculum https://vimeo.com/29322262 https://vimeo.com/29322262
Dangeranger 10y ago
Marvin Minsky interview on Papert's research impact in child computer interaction https://youtu.be/vLWoKbWGPJ8 https://youtu.be/vLWoKbWGPJ8
Dangeranger 10y ago
Paper on his involvement in One Laptop Per Child https://youtu.be/FQCZa8MyWIg https://youtu.be/FQCZa8MyWIg
Dangeranger 10y ago
Gary Stager presenting an overview of his mentor's work and impact on education https://youtu.be/6-dFTmdX1kU https://youtu.be/6-dFTmdX1kU