code4lib - What beginners teach us

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What beginners teach us Selena Deckelmann @selenamarie Staff Data Architect, Mozilla

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photo by courthouselover

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The adult section

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I could go there.

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Discovering what’s possible

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http://bit.ly/1fQEXeF

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http://github.com/mozilla/socorro

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http://bit.ly/1fOgBSB

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“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind, there are few.” -Shunryu Suzuki

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I am a beginner teacher

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full of possibility

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the one thing... Next time you answer a beginner’s question

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take a moment and consider... How will the beginner feel when they hear your answer?

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I’ve been involved in FOSS Since 1995

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PyLadies Get women who code together In September 2012, I joined...

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our ﬁrst project... A Coursera Class

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Walk away or Figure out how to teach?

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beginners: Open to possibility and overwhelmed by choice

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TMTOWTDI the best part of beginners mind adventure, possibility, inclusive

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but...

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our job as teacher is to answer... “What do I do next?”

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And to consider: How do people feel while they’re taking the next step?

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What does learning how to program feel like?

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When experience is a dead end

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When PyLadies succeeds

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Engineering experiences

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“The unwritten ﬁrst chapter” Big goals Early wins In-person connections Cultivate a learning environment

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Tools for engineering great beginner experiences

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From Hacker School: No “Well, Actually...” No Feigning Surprise

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pairing best instructors are those that just learned

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1:3 ratio instruction to doing

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listen carefully learn from how students rephrase and ask questions

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PyLadiesPDX 412 women 1-2 meetings per week

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• New skills • Peer support • Structure and routine • Conﬁdence What PyLadies say they get:

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How have I beneﬁted and what have I learned from teaching?

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write better code write better docs gain perspective

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recruit diverse members to your communities

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adainitiative.org openhatch.org pyladies.org

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and...

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an informed public

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Julie Horvath’s blog post http://julieannhorvath.com/2013/07/09/a-different-perspective.html

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“I didn’t grow up thinking I could do anything I wanted to.”

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I see this every day teaching adults.

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People don’t know what’s possible.

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Where I belong, where I can go

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make a better world!

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teach! <3

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What beginners teach us Selena Deckelmann @selenamarie Staff Data Architect, Mozilla

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