"The teacher's job is to design learning experiences; not primarily to impart information." -Fred Brooks
A favorite, lesser known quote of Fred's from his technical communications course at UNC and a SIGCSE talk. Beyond a software engineer and researcher, he was an extraordinary educator. His design ethos carried through to pedagogy, as well, and has been an inspiration to me. Thanks, Fred.
During my short stint in academia, I once addressed our room full of students with something like "Our role here is not to teach you; it's to provide you with the best context in which you can learn." I have often wondered where that philosophy came from, and I an very happy to have an idea now.
A favorite, lesser known quote of Fred's from his technical communications course at UNC and a SIGCSE talk. Beyond a software engineer and researcher, he was an extraordinary educator. His design ethos carried through to pedagogy, as well, and has been an inspiration to me. Thanks, Fred.