Posts published in February, 2015
Minecraft: Obsession and Educational Tool?
by msimo on February 19, 2015 1:09 pm
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/minecraft-an-obsession-and-an-educational-tool/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1 Disruptions: Minecraft, an Obsession and an Educational Tool By NICK BILTON SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 1:28 PM If you were to walk into my sister’s house in Los Angeles, you’d hear a bit of yelling from time to time. “Luca! Get off Minecraft! Luca, are you on Minecraft again? Luca! Enough with the Minecraft!” Luca is… Read more Minecraft: Obsession and Educational Tool?
Inspiring local efforts to sustain engagement in STEM majors and careers
by barronbj on February 8, 2015 2:12 pm
Three recent articles related to our conversation last week: Facebook & LinkedIn start new mentoring programs: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27474664/facebook-linkedin-team-help-women-enter-silicon-valley Stanford CS student organizing support group and sharing experiences that energized her: http://www.mercurynews.com/michelle-quinn/ci_27477190/quinn-sandberg-reverse-engineers-female-cs-major-isolation Interesting if depressing read on SV technology culture http://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/06/what-silicon-valley-thinks-women-302821.html
