What is Digg?19 Comments
- gcnaddict, on 10/12/2007, -8/+19Stop ganging up with people in the top digg users category to get your stories up top. It's breaking digg.
Rate this comment down if you so choose. - DonPMitchell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I think this is a good article, and a rare focus on teaching programs.
Too often, journalists hype publicity-seeking professors. They think that innovation comes from these famous college professors at famous schools. Places like the MIT Media Lab generate a huge number of fluffy melodramatic stories aimed at gathering funding and glorifying a few egotistical professors.
However, the most important product of universities are their students, and it is refreshing to see a story that actually talks about teaching. I've worked in industry for several decades, and I see innovation coming from bright engineers and scientists who have been exposed to good college programs like these, and who go out into the real world of industry instead of staying in academia. - shrewduser, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6you don't think this is a worthwhile story?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4The end does not justify the means. Accepting a good story which has been given fake diggs could result in several dozen bas stories getting to the front page in the same manner.
- elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Wait, so now top users aren't allowed to post AT ALL?!
- mrASSMAN, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Give it a break.. that is *so* last week's drama.
- diatrevolo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Check out NYU's ITP program, also.
- aadsm, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4In Soviet Russia, the future invents YOU!
- nanomaton, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Not only is it giving pulicity to some lesser known institutions/programs, but also alternative teaching techniques. Even the first program in the article is a great example.. I know that I, personally, didn't get as much out of sitting in a comp sci lecture with someone reading out of a book compared to if I had been always put into a team and working on "real projects". Not only would it keep me interested, but I think that process of learning simply works better for me. However, as always, YMMV, but at least having the choice is a great thing.
On top of that, I get the impression (correct me if I'm wrong) that places like the MIT Media Lab are much more oriented towards graduate research as opposed to teaching. There's obviously a place for that as well, but it seems too often that schools wind up putting all their eggs in either the research basket or the teaching basket when they could get a good mix if they strayed somewhat from the standard forumulas.
Talk amongst yourselves. :) - JFitzGaynard, on 02/03/2009, -0/+1Thanks, I will do.
- elfolk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Well, that clears things up. Good for you for stating your case, it makes sense to me.
- JFitzGaynard, on 02/03/2009, -0/+1This is a great set of examples. Value needs to be added for students right from day one but it is amazing how many teachers still think that the traditional classroom is the best place to do it!
- diatrevolo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@elnerdo
...tasteless. - johanm, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2hardly mainstream subjects though, but im sure this article will come in handy for all the astronauts and garden designers that hang out on digg
- elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1"PLANNING FOR THE WORST
Disaster Science and Management
Louisiana State University"
Oh man, that's actually pretty dang funny. - elfolk, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1With all the talk of gaming, etc. all I have to say is that P9 went on a big old rant and rave about how he was not going to use digg anymore, and now he is posting stories (another of his stories hit the front page yesterday, 'How Autopsy's Work'). In response to Kevin Rose's post about the gaming issue, P9 had this to say:
"As a direct result of your blog this evening. I will no longer no supporting Digg going forward. I bequeath my measly number one position to whoever wants to reign."
The entire comment posted by P9 is here:
http://neothoughts.com/2006/09/07/diggs-top-user-says-goodbye/
I guess I don't really care, but if you are going to make a big deal about how you are leaving digg, then leave. If you still think it is a great news website like I do, then stay. - mgbuddy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Puff.. this is absurd. I can count dozens of projects like that in my small but industrious Spanish region. Imagine in all Spain, imagine in all Europe, imagine around the world...
As ever just Americans showing is provincianism an closed minding... - p9s50W5k4GUD2c6, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1Nice recap of old news.
http://digg.com/design/The_New_Link_Between_Designer_and_Developer#c3080958 - Phantom76, on 10/12/2007, -10/+4Welcome back, p9!
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