53 min
Ep. 1 - Prof. Shimon Schocken: Computers, Education, & Building a University The Bigger Picture
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In this episode, we spoke with Prof. Shimon Shocken, the founding dean of the school of Computer Science at Reichman University.
After being a tenured professor at NYU for 10 years, Shimon came back to Israel to take part in building a new academic institution from scratch. Over the years, Shimon was also a visiting professor at Harvard and Stanford, and served as chairman of the Computer Science Curriculum committee of Israel's Ministry of Education from 2009 to 2012. Shimon is a passionate educator, and has developed revolutionary courses such as NandtoTetris and Matific, which we spoke about in this episode.
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In this episode, we spoke with Prof. Shimon Shocken, the founding dean of the school of Computer Science at Reichman University.
After being a tenured professor at NYU for 10 years, Shimon came back to Israel to take part in building a new academic institution from scratch. Over the years, Shimon was also a visiting professor at Harvard and Stanford, and served as chairman of the Computer Science Curriculum committee of Israel's Ministry of Education from 2009 to 2012. Shimon is a passionate educator, and has developed revolutionary courses such as NandtoTetris and Matific, which we spoke about in this episode.
@YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBiggerPicturePodcast
@Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biggerpicturepodbyroni/
@Website: https://thebiggerpicturepod.com/
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ronifouks.substack.com
53 min