Posts Tagged ‘randy pausch’

Do Boys And Girls Learn Better Apart?

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Randy Pausch, Professor of Carnegie Mellon University started The Alice Project at Carnegie Mellon University to help teen girls learn to program. All in a 3D programming environment so teens can learn how to create animation to tell a story or play an interactive game while learning introductory computing. We downloaded the version for middle [...]

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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks (with Some Afternoon Picks Added)

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Over time, the blog will tend to emphasize news items. This was about professor Randy Pausch, 47, who says he will have “fun” during the closing months of his life as he battles aggressive pancreatic cancer. “The Last Lecture” is apparently a tradition at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The full story is by Geoff [...]

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Randy Pausch Cancer Update

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

This is just one of the fantastic posters made by oleg, a pen-pal of nickis. To see the whole series, go here. Randy Pauschs Cancer Update Page Blog giving updates on the health of Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch. Patti LaBelle Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education - Pancreatic Cancer Action Network goes [...]

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Don’t Miss Randy Pausch The Last Lecture On ABC Tonight

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

In just a few minutes ABC News will profile this fine gentleman. Should you miss it I have linked here to the lecture. I’m being way behind the curve here, as millions have viewed the lecture online, and only became aware of this man and his wise words in the past week. I simply link [...]

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Randy Pausch Primetime Special Tonight

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

If I’ve only got 3 to 6 months to live, emptying my inbox, creating a manageable filing system, and staying on the GTD track won’t be a priority of mine. This guy must really love what he does if he’s spending his last months lecturing kids on getting technologically organized. I’m with you on that. [...]

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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks (with Some Afternoon Picks Added)

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

I found them interesting, some segments more than others. I am curious if anyone else has seen this show. I couldn’t stand it when people didn’t say anything in appropriate situations. I found it depressing. Homeless, overweight, I found it quite unbelievalbe how many people walked on by. I would have been outraged and stepped [...]

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Update: Randy Pausch’s Battle With Cancer

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

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Last Lecture By Randy Pausch

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Details about the book, the video of the lecture, and other resources can now be found at his website. (also, diane sawyer interviews pausch tonight on abc.) the good news is that when pausch took the stage for his last lecture, he started his speech by announcing that he had six months to live. He’s [...]

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The Last Lecture, The Last Lecture By Randy Pausch

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

I encourage you to tune in. Last September, Pausch said good-bye to his students and the Pittsburgh college with one last lecture called “How to Live Your Childhood Dreams”, on his life’s journey and the lessons he’s learned. The Wall Street Journal called it “the lecture of a lifetime”. You can watch this unforgettable lecture [...]

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Alice Project

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

You can use text from the actual book or rewrite it. Up to you. Do the art for your scenes. You may want to make backgrounds for each scene separately from the characters. You also may want to reuse some of these for the different scenes. Scan in all the art. When you have everything [...]

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Randy Pausch Cancer Update

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

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