Category Archives: E-learning

Coding as education: Code.org inspiring video

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Stefano

I love this video (and coding as well). Truly inspiring. Code.org has put together several hi-tech VIPs (and some non-tech guys) in this video witnessing how much programming opens minds, gives logic and opportunity and… definitely it’s fun! Who is … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi FM transmitter: one short wire and a radio let you broadcast WAV files (Vine footage included)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Stefano

Another Raspberry Pi project: how to turn RPi into an FM transmitter? Imperial College Robotics Society released this Python code that streams a simple (44.1 KHz, mono, 16 bit) audio WAV file into FM. How to prepare this recipe: download … Continue reading →

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Writing for the web: a lecture that gets to the point of reading/writing for web users

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Stefano

I found this Slideshare from Hans Põldoja, about a lecture in Tallinn University, 29 October 2009. It’s quite old, but it’s still so useful and thought-provoking. I’ve been thrilled by the very beginning: “How people read on the web“. Oddly … Continue reading →

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Math lessons and e-learning support on Facebook? Students in Venice, Italy, say ‘I LIKE IT’!

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Stefano

Facebook turned into e-learning support in Venice: a great case study where Math lessons meet social networks – and students too! For sure it’s not the first time I read about Facebook being leveraged as a learning-support tool in university … Continue reading →

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