[ale] [OT] Anyone up for a 90 Day Wonder Challenge?

[Leam Hall]

Jim,

I've given this a little thought, and would like to disagree. Tell me 
what you think of these concerns.

1. Unity. Looking at the website, it seems to diverge from the book as 
early as chapter 4.

2. Multi-modal learning. The book comes with a series of videos. This 
gives learners two different ways to ingest the material. That seems to 
be a solid recommendation from the education theory folks.

3. Benefit Content. I've already found extra stuff in the videos that 
goes beyond what's in the book.

4. Investment. If someone buys a book it's a bit more of a commitment 
than just saying "I'll look at a website". That, in itself, can 
encourage deeper participation.

I understand if times are tight with the holidays. If someone really 
wants in on this but is having a difficult time swinging the cash, 
please let me know. We can probably work something out.

Leam


On 11/25/15 12:53, Jim Kinney wrote:
> Let's use the website as the core reference for syncing the effort.
> Any/all books _should_ be able to
> help teach what's needed with an occasional push/pop/poke (HA!) from others.
>
> On Wed, 2015-11-25 at 12:43 -0500, leam hall wrote:
>> Depends on if folks want to use the same book, or one they already
>> have. Tech books don't seem cheap.
>>
>> I'm using this book:
>> http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Hard-Way-Practical-Computational/dp/0321884922