Mark Guzdial
@markguzdial.bsky.social
Professor in CSE, Information, and Education at
U-Michigan. Director of PCAS https://lsa.umich.edu/computingfor. Computing Ed Researcher, blogger, dad. https://computinged.wordpress.com/
U-Michigan. Director of PCAS https://lsa.umich.edu/computingfor. Computing Ed Researcher, blogger, dad. https://computinged.wordpress.com/
Yup -- JES still runs, but is hard to install because it's Java. There are lots of other options now for the JES API including Google Colab notebooks, JES4Py in Python 3, and Strype. computinged.wordpress.com?s=media+comp...
Search Results for “media computation” – Computing Ed Research – Guzdial's Take
How do people understand computing, and how can we improve that understanding?
computinged.wordpress.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Yup -- JES still runs, but is hard to install because it's Java. There are lots of other options now for the JES API including Google Colab notebooks, JES4Py in Python 3, and Strype. computinged.wordpress.com?s=media+comp...
Reposted by Mark Guzdial
Totally agree! I’ve learned so much from this talk. He actually referred to it in the SnapCon 2025 keynote youtu.be/U9W04TEMBUk?... when he pointed to the perceptron sprite code and said something like “that’s for another talk”. And a month later that talk showed up.
What's new in Snap! 11 - Data - Extensions - Neural Networks
YouTube video by Jens Mönig
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October 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Totally agree! I’ve learned so much from this talk. He actually referred to it in the SnapCon 2025 keynote youtu.be/U9W04TEMBUk?... when he pointed to the perceptron sprite code and said something like “that’s for another talk”. And a month later that talk showed up.
We should aim for a broad range people to understand computational technologies, especially AI. lsa.umich.edu/computingfor
Program in Computing for the Arts and Sciences | U-M LSA LSA
The Program in Computing for the Arts and Sciences empowers students to integrate computing into problem-solving, creativity, and analysis.
lsa.umich.edu
October 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We should aim for a broad range people to understand computational technologies, especially AI. lsa.umich.edu/computingfor
The big answer: Education. Europe taught people things. Understanding becomes key to using and innovating with technology. "Without understanding the scientific principles underlying technology, many attempts at innovation—such as alchemy—were futile.” (www.science.org/content/arti...).
Economics Nobel celebrates researchers who showed how science and technology drive growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt explained why the past 2 centuries have seen sustained economic growth rather than stagnation
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October 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The big answer: Education. Europe taught people things. Understanding becomes key to using and innovating with technology. "Without understanding the scientific principles underlying technology, many attempts at innovation—such as alchemy—were futile.” (www.science.org/content/arti...).
MicroBocks is fantastic! Having a wonderful time building and exploring with it! microblocks.fun. Here's an example playing MIDI music while changing the lights on a strand of Neopixels.
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
MicroBocks is fantastic! Having a wonderful time building and exploring with it! microblocks.fun. Here's an example playing MIDI music while changing the lights on a strand of Neopixels.