Ever wonder what software the folx at Harvard/edX are using to make those cool demo videos showing how a problem should work?
They are using https://asciinema.org/
There are also other tools that you can use. More on this soon.
Category: Miscellaneous
Misinformation vs. Disinformation
Misinformation: You think it’s true, but it’s not.
Disinformation: You know it’s not true, but you say it anyway.
Harvard CS50P Introduction to Programming with Python Course
Harvard is now offering a free Introduction to Programming with Python course. I’m enrolled and ready to learn. I’m a big fan of Professor David J. Malan.
https://pll.harvard.edu/course/cs50s-introduction-programming-python?delta=0
How to Speak Confidently on Zoom (tips & examples)
Here’s a video by Vicky Zhao on communicating confidently on Zoom and virtual meeting calls. Are we not, after all, headed to the Metaverse, right?
Some exciting teaching news
Next summer, I will be back at Portland State University, teaching the Harvard Computer Science 50 course to graduate students. Also, my alma mater, Stevens Institute of Technology, located in Hoboken, New Jersey, has reached out to see if I would be interested in teaching Python to their graduate students; remotely of course.
Morten Rand-Hendriksen: The Ethics of Web Design
VanTalks – How We Work: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in the 21st Century
Here’s a video of my talk at the Vantalks 2017 event held in Vancouver, Washington on May 24, 2017.
About Bruce Elgort
You’ll find this technology professor – an award-winning instructor at Clark College – working hard to inspire and challenge his students with meaningful web development and programming experiences. With a skinny vanilla latte (no foam) in hand, Bruce loves to tinker and test the boundaries of existing and emerging technologies, to then guide hungry minds through memorable, educational journeys to showcase with passion the ever-evolving innovations of society. An industry leader, Bruce is known for co-developing Elguji’s IdeaJam software, and is recognized by IBM as an ‘IBM Champion’ for being an innovative thought leader in cloud technologies.
Yeah, this…
This conversation took place late last night on Slack:
Student: Bruce I see you the Sublime Text editor.
Bruce: I have tried many of them out and prefer Sublime.
Student: I want to be a professional web developer one day. I also have some questions about the assignment that’s due tomorrow.
Bruce: A professional web developer wouldn’t start a project the day before it was due.
Student: Only the good pros do.
Bruce: It better be perfect then.
So this Happened Last Week
Many thanks to Tommy Henriksen and Glen Sobel of the Alice Cooper band for letting me sit behind Glen’s drums at the Tacoma, Washington show. More on Tommy and the show coming soon.
Bruce’s Life Experiences No. 3394
I’m thankful for the experiences throughout my careers at UL, SHARP, OpenNTF, Elguji and Clark College that exposed me to international business, world culture, diversity, and humanity. A day doesn’t go by when I am not working or talking with people from all over the world.
Thank you to all of you who were part of those experiences.
Bruce Elgort 