Rich Hickey on Clojure
Objectives
During this activity:
- Students will discuss the podcast titled “Rich Hickey on Clojure”.
This activity helps students develop the following skills, values and attitudes: proficiency in English, critical thinking, and a vision of the international context.
Activity Description
Individually, listen to the podcast “Rich Hickey on Clojure” (58 minutes long) produced by Software Engineering Radio in the year 2010. Afterwards, publish a blog entry as stated below.
Deliverables
In your course blog, publish an original blog entry of at least 300 words in English. Your entry may consist of a comment, opinion or critique about the podcast. Alternatively, your entry may rebut or support any of your classmates’ entries. In this case, you should always be respectful and include an adequate line of reasoning that justifies your assertions. If you happen to consult other sources (books, digital library, Internet, magazines, etc.) you should state the complete reference.
Due date is Thursday, September 30.
Note: Questions regarding this podcast might be included on the next online quiz.
Evaluation
This activity will be evaluated using the following criteria:
| 100 | The blog entry meets all the requirements. |
|---|---|
| -10 | The blog entry contains three or more grammar or spelling errors. |
| -30 | The blog entry was published or shared after the due date. |
| -30 | The blog entry cited some resource, but the corresponding reference was not included. |
| -50 | The blog entry consists of less than 300 words. |
| -99 | The blog entry was plagiarized in whole or in part. |
| -99 | The blog entry is not in English. |