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上个月在coursera上注册了一门课《Social Network Analysis》,今天收到了即将开始的通知,据说课程网站已经提供了Syllabus,然后点击链接准备去看看。
登录系统,首先看到的是一个Honor Code

Honor Code

毫不迟疑地点击“I Agree to the Honor Code”,然后来到课程主页面。主要是一个课程的简况,提到了要用到的两个软件,NetLogo与Gephi,前者还要安装一个NW扩展。

课程分成两档,第一档不需要编程,只要完成8个周的作业,以及最后的考试就可以了。第二档还需要三个额外的编程作业以及一个项目(同伴评价的),完成第二档的可以拿到一个杰出的证书。
接下去是课程的一些交流方式,如twitter与google+。最后作为友情支持,参加了一个课程调查。

然后浏览课程Syllabus,虽然课程才开始,所有的材料基本上都有了,当然教师Lada Adamic 也说了,可能每周都会有更新,主要是一些阅读材料与作业。

讲到syllabus忍不住要吐槽,这次在wiu也有这种感觉,国外的syllabus在国内翻译成教学大纲,但是实际上比国内的教学大纲丰富多了,很难想象一个新手教师能写出这样的教学大纲来,当然在这样的教学氛围中成长起来的教师可能比仅在国内就学的要容易多。国内的本科教学目前存在着取悦学生贬低学术的倾向,这个跟当前国家要提高本科教学质量的诉求真是南辕北辙,而国家本科教学质量提升工程很多东西现在看来都是形式。要提高本科教学质量,首先就要写一份详尽的syllabus,我觉得这个词包含的内容比国内的教学大纲要更有内涵,坚决不翻译。

早上的浏览到此结束,以后准备每天中午如果不午休就来学习课文。

如何使用osgi.net,这是我的第一次探索。
安装sdk这是必须的,然后就在visual studio中可以看到新建了一群模板,都放在iWorks下面。我采用了新建空的window窗体主应用与空的windows窗体插件。
第一个问题就是如何在主应用程序中调用插件:

This morning I visited Dr. Richard Thurman. We just talked for an hour. He told me something interesting. Such as why there are differences in spell between British English and American English. He said because the create of Webster Dictionary is not good at spelling.

He also told me David Jonnathon and David Merrill disgreed each other. The former did not definite educational technology clearly and just cared about where the learning happens.The latter think instruction is instruction, it is obvious.They have debate it very strongly. Richard agreed with David Merrill more. I think it is just the difference between instructism and constructism.

Richard also told me that he had served for air force and trained the pilot. In those year he always traveled among airports, such as California , Florida, Montana and so on. So in these years he traveled seldom. He had gone to Chicago less than 5 times.

He has 5 children,33 son,30 daughter,25 daughter, and 22 twins.

He also mention a Taiwanese doctoral candidate was refused after his defense, because he wrote well and speak poor. What he said just the fact that many Chinese read well but speak poorly.

A good mornign not leads to a wonderful afternoon. A sudden call disturbed me much. I was told not to contact local faculties. There are some tentions between them. I think I would obey the words. Where there are people there are politics.

Today, when I wrote something in lounge B, a man came in and asked me for help. In fact, I didn’t catch his question, but I got to know it’s something about the TV set in lounge A. So I said what’s wrong with the TV set. Still, I didn’t understand his words, but I catch the word “remote”. Oh, I see. He must have trouble in using the TV set without the remote. Then I said:”I’ll show you.” Then I went to the TV set and show him the button on the bottom of the set. Then change the channels and tune the volume, he said thank you with a smile. I said welcome and really got proud of helping an american in america.

You see, it’s not so hard for you to communicate with foreigners even you don’t catch what they said. Sometimes, a keyword or a guesture can show you the meaning, especially in context of what you talked about. So, be brave to communicate with someone!

美国中部时间9月1日下午2点半,也是北京时间9月2日凌晨3点半,再过4个小时木木就要第一次进入他的小学了。远在他乡没法亲自陪他体验这人生的头一遭,就写点文字来迎接这一刻吧。

2003年在“一塌糊涂”上第一次看到《给我未来的孩子》,那时候你还不知道在哪里,但是做一个踏实的理想主义者却成为了我对你的期望。今天,你将第一次踏入学校,这也是你进入社会的预演,我的期望不变。

首先,我希望你是个独立的人。在过去的日子里,你也许没有机会独立,但是上学了,你在远离家人的时候,一定要学会做自己的事情,身体的劳动可以带来心灵的成长,你要多做事,首先从做自己的事开始,摆脱依赖的心理,从心理上独立起来。

其次,我希望你是一个勇敢的人。在过去的这些年中我知道你是个善良的人,情绪容易被外界所牵动,但是这不用难堪,流泪不代表什么,重要的是勇敢面对。遇到困难要积极解决,方法总比问题多,犯了错误要勇于承认,知错能改善莫大焉。在通往理想的道路上总会有踽踽独行的时候,勇者才能无惧。

再次,扎实地做好每件事。你说读小学了不高兴,因为没时间玩了,但是我最怕的是你为了玩而做事情不认真。你从小大概遗传了你母亲的利索,做事情很快。但是从今天开始我希望你做事情不仅是快,还要做踏实。人生苦短,一个人一生能得到的东西、做成的事不多,但是这个过程中虚幻的东西会不断地引诱你,所以不要心存侥幸,不要贪图捷径,努力做你想要的最好。你可以是工人,可以是农民,但是不管做什么你都要热情地做。

木木,在你上学前再叫一次你的小名。从此之后,你的肩上将会有一种叫做责任的东西,我希望你身上的独立、勇敢、踏实能够很好地负起各种责任。人生没有起跑线,路就在你脚下。你人生的第一次起步曾吓了你一跳,让你赶紧蹲下,但是这一次你要自信地走好。