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Dennis Nerush
June 05, 2017
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Active Learner - How developers keep learning
Dennis Nerush
June 05, 2017
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Transcript
How developers keep Learning “Active Learner”
Over 300 candidates
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But!
Most of them didn’t pass
Why?
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*They use it every day, but cannot explain how it
works *They know its pros, but cannot explain its cons *They know how to solve their problem, but think that it’s the only solution
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“Expert Beginners”
On the other hand...
There is that other type
The “Wolf”
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He solves problems… Any kind of problems
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What is the difference between them?
The Expert Beginners rely only on passive learning and take
things* for granted
The “wolf” is an “Active Learner”
https://medium.com/dennis-nerush @DennisNerush
[email protected]
Team Leader @SEARS ISRAEL Dennis Nerush
1. How one acquires a new skill? 2. How Expert
beginners born? 3. What and who is an active learner? 4. Tools for Active learns
How does one acquire a new skill?
Competent Proficient Expert Advanced Beginner Novice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_model_of_skill_acquisition
Competent Proficient Expert Advanced Beginner Novice Expert Beginner http://www.daedtech.com/how-developers-stop-learning-rise-of-the-expert-beginner/
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They simply don’t know what they don’t know https://blog.asmartbear.com/low-fact-trap.html
They think that they are the kings of the world...
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#1
Fullstack != Expert #2
Which Fullstack developer are you? #2
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Never leave their comfort zone... #3
ten years of experience or the same year of experience
ten times #3
Passive Learning #4
“This is a black box” “It magically works” “That was
here before me” “The other team is responsible for this” “X sucks, Y is the best. It just is”
Expert Beginner Active Learner
How can one become an“Active Learner”?
*Everyone can!
Active learner = Mindset “Unknown unknowns” Active Learner
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#1
Read
If (you.Know()) { // Read }
If (!you.Know()) { // Read }
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#2
Leave(!!!) your comfort zone
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.NET <> Scala Web <> Mobile Angular<> React Team #1
<> Team #2 PC <> Mac What? Why? 1. Discover new methods 2. Discover same principles 3. Do it yourself
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Share Your Knowledge
Write about it (email, slack, blog, etc.)
X2 Impact
You can write about it and share with others
You can write about it and share with others
#4 (the last one:) )
After School Activities
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Code Code Code
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One more thing ;)
Let’s say we do all that… Is it really enough?
NO
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You as a Project
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1. It is a mindset 2. “YOu as a project”
3. Read 4. Share your knowledge 5. Leave your comfort zone 6. After school activities 7. Repeat “Unknown unknowns” Active Learner Take away points:
If you really keep on doing it
Eventually, you’ll become...
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https://medium.com/dennis-nerush @DennisNerush
[email protected]
Team Leader @SEARS ISRAEL Dennis Nerush