Some of you might be wondering why my blog has been vacant for the past few weeks. I have a lot of things that happened – dropping my Software Engineering course among them. So, let’s get you guys up to speed on why I’m taking a break from school, and my most recent endeavors.
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A blog about my studies at the University of the People.
2015-16 Term 2 Week 8: Learning Journal – UoPeople
This is the very last of my learning journals from last term, and just in time too. Tomorrow I’m already due for an LJ on Term 3 of this year! This journal I talk about the importance of being conscientious as computer science students. No one can predict the future, but we know that what ever technologies come out in the remaining decades of this century are going to be unfathomable. It’s probably a good idea that we try to steer technology towards good, meaningful goals. Perhaps encourage a healthier, happier, kinder human race? Us computer science students are the ones who are going to help shape this future, so we should be aware of the implications of our decisions.
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2015-16 Term 2 Week 7: Learning Journal – UoPeople
It’s funny, I’ve been talking about how much I slacked on my blog in the last month, and the first line I see in my LJ from last term is referring to procrastination. It’s just never going away, no matter how hard I try… Oh well, as promised here’s another learning journal, and there will be one more tomorrow too. After that, we’re all caught up
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2015-16 Term 2 Week 6: Learning Journal – UoPeople
Wow, I didn’t realize I was so far behind with the learning journal. I thought I was missing 2 posts, but it turns out I’m missing 3 :/ I decided that I’m still going to share, because there was some valuable information in them, especially for CS majors who are a course or two behind me in their studies. This learning journal is “nerd heavy” so it’s not for all of my readers, but those of you who might be taking CS 1102 1103 this term may find this handy to refer to later in your course. Here’s the raw LJ, mostly unedited… Enjoy
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[UPDATE] January 2016: What I’ve been up to…
I keep meaning to get some work done on this blog. Funny how after setting goals to stick with my frequency of posts, is exactly the same time the frequency just plummets… Anyway, I thought I’d hop on and just bring up some things I’ve been up to, and let you guys know what I’m working on.
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UoPeople: How to get through Programming Fundamentals (CS 1101)
Programming can be tough. Real tough. Everybody knows this, even if they haven’t tried. So it can be extremely intimidating going into you’re fist few programming courses if you’ve never learned how to write code before. But don’t worry – I’m going to give you some tips to help relieve that anxiety, and help you become a great programmer by the end of the foundation building, CS 1101, Programming Fundamentals.
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Happy New Year 2016!
It’s New Years’ Eve for me, and already the new year for some. 2015 was a crazy year for me, I honestly can’t believe it’s already over. I pulled off a few things I wasn’t sure would happen this year, and I’m so thankful all of it. I want to take the time to recap on what’s happened in the last year, and finish this post off with some New Year’s resolutions!
2015-16 Term 2 Week 5: Learning Journal – UoPeople
Notes, notes, notes and more notes. Now that week 5 is under wraps it’s time for final preparations for the 2nd graded quiz of the term. I’ve switched up a few things in my routine since I first started here. Mainly I stopped using my laptop for notes as much, and have reverted to the old fashioned pen and paper.
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2015-16 Term 2 Week 4: Learning Journal – UoPeople
Things have been going really good both at school, work and at home – considering our whole household is trading colds. I just got a 6 week extension on my contract at Khan Academy, despite my struggle to keep up, my grades at school are good, and I’ve been getting better at making time for my wife and son in the evening.
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2015-16 Term 2 Week 3: Learning Journal – UoPeople
This unit in CS1103 was all about Abstract Data Types. Between visiting the US for Thanksgiving, work, and school, I just barely had enough time to write my graded quiz for the week. Now that I’m caught up and have about 30 min left till I start work, I’m going to try to hash out this week’s learning journal!
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