Category: Education
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E14 Op Ed: Censoring Technology In Education
One of the harder things about teaching kids to be adults is how to ween them off of the protection that adults provide. In my most recent E14 article, I talk about the ways I’ve seen high schools censor the internet while operating the BlueStamp Engineering program. While there’s no ‘best’ solution for everyone, I…
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E14 Code Exchange: Microcontroller Choices for a New Coder
I’m just coming off of BlueStamp Engineering’s 2012 season, and I thought I’d write about some of the things I’ve observed while teaching students new to coding with microcontrollers. It can be tough getting a project started when one doesn’t know what is going on, so this article should help someone understand at least a…
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E14 News: YCD Visits Sparkfun’s Autonomous Vehicle Competition!
This last weekend Sparkfun showed once again their commitment to their customers and community. They setup a course and organized an excellent competition for hobbyists and engineers to race autonomous vehicles — both cars and planes…. Sporting many barrels (which were light enough to be pushed all over the place) and a hoop that gave…
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E14 Article: Denhack Lecture Series #3 – Test Equipment
Another Denhac talk is all set for Saturday 4/28/12 1:30pm at 975 E 58th Ave, Unit N Denver, CO 80216! I wrote all about what I’m planning to talk about in my lastest Element14 article: …..We decided that it would be fun to keep it going with more talks on electronics! While everyone seemed to…
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E14 Article: Denhack Lecture Series!
As many of you know, I love electronics, and I love teaching. Probably why I’m so keen on BlueStamp Engineering. And anytime there is something going on at Denhac while I’m in town, I try my best to make it. I’ve finally decided to get off the bench and into the game! When hanging out…
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E14 News Article: Error Budgets Launch Careers!
My latest Element14 article is based directly on my experience as a new engineer at Keithley. Anyone will tell you how tough an error budget can be to work out, but I was amazed at all of the things it did for my job there and my career for years to come. After all, if…
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E14 News Article: Sparkfun Open House
Sparkfun: a company that dedicates itself to enabling a foray into electronics for those who are inexperienced. Thankfully, their profit is high enough for them to be able to hold some remarkable events! I had an excellent time at their open house this fall and thought I’d share: …..Another great project table was hosted by…