English language learners and LiveCode

[Richmond]

On 06/13/2012 12:25 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
> Richmond wrote:
>> I don't suppose any business is going to feel good about the
>> free-as-in-beer idea. But what RunRev have not done to my knowledge is
>> some sort of outreach to try to reel teachers in.
>>
>> I have demonstrated RR/LC to a fairly large number of programming
>> teachers and heads-of-staff at school here in Bulgaria. They have all
>> expressed interest, great interest. But then gone back to their schools
>> where they teach PASCAL V ('tis free my love) or C++ (endless textbooks
>> on the subject).
>
> The RunRev crew rarely posts to this user-to-user list, so the best 
> way to stay up on what they're doing is either to subscribe to their 
> Twitter feed or check out their blog - here's a sampling of 
> EDU-related blog posts from the last few months:
>
> LiveCode Teacher Training Day in Edinburgh
> <http://www.runrev.com/company/runrev-blog/livecode-teacher-training-day-in-edinburgh-> 
>
>
> LiveCode Created App is no. 1 Hottest Educational App on iTunes
> <http://www.runrev.com/company/runrev-blog/livecode-created-app-is-no-1-hottest-educational-app-on-itunes-> 
>
>
> How to teach programming to students today
> <http://www.runrev.com/company/runrev-blog/how-to-teach-programming-to-students-today> 
>
>
> Students around Edinburgh Ready to Dive into Programming with LiveCode
> <http://www.runrev.com/company/runrev-blog/students-around-edinburgh-ready-to-dive-into-programming-with-livecode> 
>
>
> Join Us at The Education Show
> <http://www.runrev.com/company/runrev-blog/join-us-at-the-education-show>

Lovely, but:

"The event was attended by 20 experienced and enthusiastic computing 
teachers"

Indeed. However, my eariler message (posted about 15 minutes ago) 
addresses something different:
Not using Livecode to teach computer programming, but as a development 
platform to be used by teachers do develop their own software.

>
> LiveCode in The Times Educational Supplement
> <http://www.runrev.com/company/runrev-blog/livecode-in-the-times-educational-supplement> 
>
>
>
>>> Thus far, the best business model RunRev has been able to come up with
>>> which lets them keep electricity coming to their computers and food to
>>> their developers has been the one they have now.  It can probably be
>>> improved on (all systems can), but a complete change of direction
>>> would not be prudent without diligent, detailed research.
>>
>> "a complete change in direction" . . . now I wonder where that idea came
>> from? certainly not from me.
>
> My apologies.  I got distracted by the reference to the free RevMedia 
> edition.
>
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