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diff --git a/2023/talks/teaching.md b/2023/talks/teaching.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..70e0ffa2 --- /dev/null +++ b/2023/talks/teaching.md @@ -0,0 +1,145 @@ +[[!meta title="Teaching computer and data science with literate programming tools"]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2023 Marcus Birkenkrahe"]] +[[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/teaching-nav)" raw="yes"]] + +<!-- Initially generated with emacsconf-publish-talk-page and then left alone for manual editing --> +<!-- You can manually edit this file to update the abstract, add links, etc. ---> + + +# Teaching computer and data science with literate programming tools +Marcus Birkenkrahe - Faculty website <https://www.lyon.edu/marcus-birkenkrahe> - LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/birkenkrahe> - Twitter (X) <https://twitter.com/birkenkrahe> - Researchgate.net <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marcus-Birkenkrahe> - Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Vvnwsv0AAAAJ&hl=en> - ORCID <https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0001-9461-8474> - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Birkenkrahe>, <mailto:birkenkrahe@lyon.edu> + +[[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/teaching-before)" raw="yes"]] + +[[!template id="help" +volunteer="" +summary="Q&A could be indexed with chapter markers" +tags="help_with_chapter_markers" +message="""The Q&A session for this talk does not have chapter markers yet. +Would you like to help? 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Most +importantly, using Emacs consistently for all classwork imparts deep +infrastructure and computing knowledge that other tools often obfuscate. + +- Outline (tentative): + 1. Introduction to the speaker and the case study + 2. Teaching computer and data science today + 3. The rationale for using Emacs as an IDE + 4. The rationale for using Org-mode for literate programming + 5. Case study: purpose, content, technology, results + 6. Challenges and lessons learnt + 7. Literate programming in the age of low code and AI + 8. Conclusions and outlook + +About the speaker: + +Associate Professor of Computer and Data Science at Lyon College in +Batesville, AR. He joined the Lyon faculty in 2021, on leave of absence +from the Berlin School of Economics and Law. He earned a PhD in theoretical +physics (lattice gauge theory). He has published widely in different areas, +including: neural nets, multigrid applications, knowledge management, +e-learning, literate programming, process modeling, and data science. He is +associate editor of the International Journal of Data Science, editorial +board member of the International Journal of Big Data Management, and +corresponding member of the Institute for Data-Driven Digital +Transformation (d-cube) in Berlin, Germany. Emacs user since ca. 1990. + +This talk is based on a recent publication with the same title +(Birkenkrahe, 2023; [doi.org/10.3390/digital3030015](https://doi.org/10.3390/digital3030015)). + + +# Discussion + +## Feedback + +- at my company new helpdesk analysts seem to suffer from the same symptoms of not fully understanding comp architecture. I guess i will have to teach them emacs... +- Very interesting talk, thank you! +- Great talk, thanks. +- Well done! +- Very important point to teach CS: immersion. Nothing better than emacs for that. +- Emacs is *great* for beginners (on CS): it makes them think programatically on their environment. + +## Notes + +- <https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6470/3/3/15> +- Data Science: intersection of math, comp sci, domain knowledge +- I like the idea you use this method to write every piece of your + code. It's so easy for me to just ask llm a piece of code, run it + and forget about it. I will try to improve this type of way to write + code. +- Students were able to use Emacs competently with 1 week (did I hear + that right?) of practice + - This is quit counter-intuitive. + - I picked up Emacs 3 years ago, and through immersion was up to + previous competency parity in about a week or so. +- Org Remark allows you to highlight in org mode documents, If you + pair that with org web tools you can highliht an offline web page + backup with highlights in org mode +- CRDT.el -- allows multiple people with their own emacs config to + edit a hosted Emacs buffer +- Just use one of the Emacs chatgpt or other LLM interfaces instead of + leaving for Jupyter notebooks. +- "The AI advantage [of Jupyter notebooks] does not make up for the + loss of immersion that Emacs and Org-Mode provides. [Immersion is + a important]" + +## Questions and answers + +- Q: What tool(s) do you use for making your slides; they are very + nice. Would be great to get a template. + - A: org-reveal +- Q: Why MDPI? :) + - A: +- Q: Do you think immersion can be achieve on teaching other students + with differnet backgrounds? + - A: + - yeh, exactly, kinda risky for young teacher. + - Actually, may depend on the uni. AFAIK, MIT style they + promote is full of workshops/handson classes with more + limited lectures. +- Q: Do some of your students nag you about using VSCode? I teach + simple programming at a vocational school and even after showing the + students vim, Emacs and nano and telling them that I prefer Emacs + and also showing them code inside code blocks in Org mode and using + Emacs in every class I teach, they still all chose VSCode as their + editor. (I let them choose.) It seems like they are brainwashed + somehow... Is the success in the obligatory use of Emacs? + - A: I observe the same behavior + - "The arguments from beginners for VS Code aren't strong"; + appreciate the fact that immersion is the goal and the + constraints of Emacs as required pushes towards immersion. + (Thank you for your answer!) + - Having more tutorials on Emacs/Org mode would be most welcome + (yantar92 aka Org contributor) + - If you make more videos, share them on + [[https://orgmode.org/worg/]{.underline}](https://orgmode.org/worg/) +- Q: I'm curious about your approach to handling EDA, particularly + with wide datasets that have numerous columns. Given the constraints + of Emacs which might not be optimal for viewing large tables, could + you share how you navigate and explore such datasets efficiently? Do + you integrate any specific Emacs tools or external methods to + streamline this process? + - A: + - I know that John Kitchin is working with remote DFT + calculations - Tbs of data to visualize. +- Q: Do you have a startup emacs configuration for your students? + - A: +- Q: (from chat) Fantastic talk, thank you. I realise that it will be + difficult to provide an accurate answer, but what proportion of your + students do you think will keep on using Emacs after your courses? + + +[[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/teaching-after)" raw="yes"]] + +[[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/teaching-nav)" raw="yes"]] + + |