Changing Minds
by Andrea diSessa · first published 2000
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"While written at a level that anyone with a good acquaintance with high school science can understand, the book reflects the depth and breadth of the issues surrounding technology in education. Rejecting the simplistic notion that the computer is merely a tool for more efficient instruction, diSessa shows how computers can be the basis for a new literacy that will change how people think and learn. He discusses the learning theory that explains why computers can be such powerful catalysts for change in education, in particular, how intuitive knowledge is the platform on which students build s
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…thinking of people like Kay, Papert, et al. Anyone curious about this line of thinking -- which has fallen way, way out of the popular computing discourse -- might want to check out Andrea diSessa's "Changing Minds" for a decent summary.
on “Bicycles for the mind have to be see-through [pdf]” ↗…post's bottom, "Structured editing wasn't actually a bad idea, it was just poorly executed." seems oblivious to Boxer -- I found it usable enough (and inspiring). diSessa's book http://www.amazon.com/Changing-Minds-Computers-Learning-Lite... has more on the philosophy and the experience with kids using it. The writing style's a bit of a slog.
on “Frame-Based Editing” ↗