From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "briangpowell ." Subject: Re: org-mode in teaching Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:17:24 -0500 Message-ID: References: <39538C55-355D-4B8E-A4A6-06244B563480@me.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c14fa833cebc050aae0774 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44739) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2TH5-0004Gg-Ig for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:17:28 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2TH4-0003xG-8B for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:17:27 -0500 Received: from mail-oi0-x22d.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c06::22d]:53394) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2TH4-0003x4-1H for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:17:26 -0500 Received: by mail-oi0-f45.google.com with SMTP id x69so6001506oia.4 for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:17:25 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: John Kitchin Cc: emacs-orgmode , "Marvin M. Doyley" --001a11c14fa833cebc050aae0774 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 * Wow! Thanks for posting this topic and your techela. * Suggest an "Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp" and OrgMode be everyone's first, and maybe last, required course in grade school--other than Reading, Writing and Arithmetic of course! * Suggest all students download this free book and conquer it: http://www.lulu.com/us/en/shop/robert-chassell/an-introduction-to-programming-in-emacs-lisp/ebook/product-17413062.html ** A masterpiece by Robert J. Chassell. * Also suggest his free online copy of "Software Freedom: An Introduction", for more philosophy on the Free Software movement, to benefit students and teachers. ** Most especially chapter 13, which covers why non-free software limits learning--and a whole lot more: http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/softfree/softfree/software-freedom.html?revision=1.23#Limits-to-Learning On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 5:48 PM, John Kitchin wrote: > All of the code is here: > https://github.com/jkitchin/jmax/tree/master/techela > > and there is some documentation in the README. > > I am not sure how much work it would take to try it yourself though. You > need to setup a gitolite server (that is described in the README), and > more importantly figure out how to get this in your student's hands. For > windows users, they can just clone jmax, and it should run out of the > box (it has an emacs in it). > > "Marvin M. Doyley" writes: > > > Very cool indeed. > > I would love to try this for a small course that I will be teaching in > the spring semester. > > Is your code available? > > Cheers, > > M > > Sent from my iPad > > > > -- > ----------------------------------- > John Kitchin > Professor > Doherty Hall A207F > Department of Chemical Engineering > Carnegie Mellon University > Pittsburgh, PA 15213 > 412-268-7803 > http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu > > --001a11c14fa833cebc050aae0774 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
* Wow!=C2=A0 Thanks for posting this topic and your t= echela.

* Suggest an "Introduction to Program= ming in Emacs Lisp" and OrgMode be everyone's first, and maybe las= t, required course in grade school--other than Reading, Writing and Arithme= tic of course!
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* Suggest all students download t= his free book and conquer it:

http://www.lulu.com/us/en/shop/robert-chass= ell/an-introduction-to-programming-in-emacs-lisp/ebook/product-17413062.htm= l

** A masterpiece by Robert J. Chassell.
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* Also suggest his free online copy of "Software Fr= eedom: An Introduction", for more philosophy on the Free Software move= ment, to benefit students and teachers.

** Most es= pecially chapter 13, which covers why non-free software limits learning--an= d a whole lot more:=C2=A0




On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 5:48 PM, John = Kitchin <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
All of the code is here:
https://github.com/jkitchin/jmax/tree/master/techela

and there is some documentation in the README.

I am not sure how much work it would take to try it yourself though. You need to setup a gitolite server (that is described in the README), and
more importantly figure out how to get this in your student's hands. Fo= r
windows users, they can just clone jmax, and it should run out of the
box (it has an emacs in it).

"Marvin M. Doyley" <mdoyley@= me.com> writes:

> Very cool indeed.
> I would love to try this for a small course that I will be teaching in= the spring semester.
> Is your code available?
> Cheers,
> M
> Sent from my iPad
>

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John Kitchin
Professor
Doherty Hall A207F
Department of Chemical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-268-7803
http://kitc= hingroup.cheme.cmu.edu


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