The Cupcake Muskateers Tavern welcomes You

[cdbd3rd]

*scratches head confused* for what or who?

*plugs some things into google* emm.. Weird Al I take it?

Yeppers. I just called him "Al" in my post.

I mean, we go back a whole lotta years - even if it's the classic case of "he doesn't even know I exist.".

[cdbd3rd]

Excuse me...

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/02/...?spt=sec&or=on

Chug soda and burp loudly?!?

Now that's a protest I'd go to. Shame ya can't drive to Vienna.

[cdbd3rd]

As you led, so have I followed.


Imladris

Nice!

[Drelak]

That is a different form of a take home test... I'm guessing you left out some primary principles for us to understand just how it works though.

I just remember grading finals in college. After I gathered their tests I headed off to a lunch buffet. All you can eat and drink while grading tests. I think one of the students ended up with some sauce on theirs because I oopsed.

These are 16 year old, and one of the aims is to teach self-assesment skills. Method is based on ideas from Bloom, for example mastery learning. Students can work at their own pace, learnimg from book, net videos and each other. In the class co-operation is strongly encouraged, as teaching is a great way to learn. Teacher makes sure everyone knows how to proceed and responds to individual calls for assistance. There is for example list of recommended problems (about 100 for this course). When student feels ready with one subject he or she takes a test found at web page, and grades the test according to instructions. Depending on the result he or she either practices more or studies next subject.

At the end of the course student and teacher discuss learning and the grade. Grades are not important themselves, as there are nationwide finals when finishing this kind of school (lukio) at about age 18.

I found about this method two days ago, but it has had some coverage in the press. All in Finnish of course.

[Missing_Minds]

These are 16 year old, and one of the aims is to teach self-assesment skills. Method is based on ideas from Bloom, for example mastery learning. Students can work at their own pace, learnimg from book, net videos and each other. In the class co-operation is strongly encouraged, as teaching is a great way to learn. Teacher makes sure everyone knows how to proceed and responds to individual calls for assistance. There is for example list of recommended problems (about 100 for this course). When student feels ready with one subject he or she takes a test found at web page, and grades the test according to instructions. Depending on the result he or she either practices more or studies next subject.

At the end of the course student and teacher discuss learning and the grade. Grades are not important themselves, as there are nationwide finals when finishing this kind of school (lukio) at about age 18.

I found about this method two days ago, but it has had some coverage in the press. All in Finnish of course.

Interesting. Now I know there are going to be definite cultural differences here, but do you think your students will be mature enough for this? Such a method seems to expect and requires a lot of self motivation and self discipline... or a very good involved communal effort if one is to pass national finals.

I would say your average high school student and probably even average college student would not do well their first time in such a class. Grade wise. I've no clue on how truthful they would be on expected grade.

[Drelak]

Interesting. Now I know there are going to be definite cultural differences here, but do you think your students will be mature enough for this? Such a method seems to expect and requires a lot of self motivation and self discipline... or a very good involved communal effort if one is to pass national finals.

I would say your average high school student and probably even average college student would not do well their first time in such a class. Grade wise. I've no clue on how truthful they would be on expected grade.

I found out personally that self discipline is big problem when you are alone with the task, and nobody is interested enough to help. Succeeding at problems is inherently fun and so is co-operation. It may help that this is optional course, so everyone should have at least some initial motivation and ambition. I expect the students act lot more mature after the course than before, because I will respect their maturity or something like that. (Someone has said that the sum of responsibility is constant. If I hoard all the responsibility, there is nothing left for students to take.)

I will have to poll them soon for their commitment and grade goals (anonymously) to make them conscious about those things. Anyway most of them hate the traditional exams, and they are eager to work just to avoid those.

[cdbd3rd]

I have NO idea why this pic popped up in my search for a Friday pic - but once i saw it, I knew it belonged here....

Here's to Friday weirdness.

[Tscheuss]

I have NO idea why this pic popped up in my search for a Friday pic - but once i saw it, I knew it belonged here....

Here's to Friday weirdness.

My first thought was Abby Shuto from NCIS.

My next thought was ouch.

[cdbd3rd]

My first thought was Abby Shuto from NCIS.

My next thought was ouch.

Or a nice cosmetic pet for an Arty. Would move by hopping in the same fashion as the Mimics.

[Bekki]

*Bekki wanders in...
*Heads to the bar....
*Sets up and restocks...
*Preps the food and drinks for the day...

*Pours morning drinks for all...




Morning All !!!

Happy Friday!!!

[Missing_Minds]

Even if this is happening in only China right now...
http://www.computerworld.com/article...americans.html

There are aspects that are already happening here. I've heard/read about banks looking up people wanting loans on facebook to see their history and actions.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technolog...lining/407287/
http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/26/tech...-credit-score/

[Drelak]

Even if this is happening in only China right now...
http://www.computerworld.com/article...americans.html

There are aspects that are already happening here. I've heard/read about banks looking up people wanting loans on facebook to see their history and actions.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technolog...lining/407287/
http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/26/tech...-credit-score/

Extra credits youtube channel made an episode about this Sesame Credit some time ago.
Also:
/nab

[bronzetar]

hi i am new to ddo and i love d & d

[Tscheuss]

hi i am new to ddo and i love d & d

Welcome to the game...

and the tavern.

*Tscheuss pours you a drink*

On the house *whisper* don't tell the boss. *wink*

[Drelak]

hi i am new to ddo and i love d & d

Welcome!
You show good taste choosing this thread for Your first post.

[cdbd3rd]

Welcome!
You show good taste choosing this thread for Your first post.

Or the early signs of a mild psychotic break.

Welcome to the neighborhood & the game, Bronze. (Don't guess we'd better use his/her intials, eh?)

[sebastianosmith]

Even if this is happening in only China right now...
http://www.computerworld.com/article...americans.html

I was wondering how the Chinese government was going to handle this sort of indirect consequence of capitalism. The "hair-on-fire" tone of the article is ludicrously alarmist, but tech writers and socioeconomics are not known to be pals. The whole scheme is really ingenious when you think about it; aggressive social engineering on an enormous scale utilizing personal greed/hubris. And all right out in the open with those most affected the least concerned. Say what you will about those Sino-Communists, but they know how to ride the dragon.

There are aspects that are already happening here. I've heard/read about banks looking up people wanting loans on facebook to see their history and actions.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technolog...lining/407287/
http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/26/tech...-credit-score/

So if a community shuns an individual for being an irresponsible a$$hat while advertising that fact in a public forum, that community is justified in protecting itself from those who would seek to disadvantage it. However, if a community does this using the same criteria through a mechanism the individual doesn't truly understand, it's frightening and probably wrong. The credit scoring system in the US would benefit from considerably more oversight and definitely has need of a re-balancing in favor of the consumer, but a generic "Scary Tales" throw-a-way puff piece of a thinly-veiled "What If?" nature does nothing to promote a rational discussion of the issue.

[Tscheuss]

Or the early signs of a mild psychotic break.

Welcome to the neighborhood & the game, Bronze. (Don't guess we'd better use his/her intials, eh?)

(BT?)

[Tscheuss]

Sebastiano,

I have read a lot of futurist and alt history sci-fi, and that is a lot of well-explored 'What if...?' scenarios. Are you certain this implementation in China won't creep over to haunt us, too.?

[Tscheuss]

Hmm... he must be napping.

*starts quietly wiping tables clean*