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Deconstructing Hackathons

Swift
April 21, 2016

Deconstructing Hackathons

This is a talk I gave about hackathons at IgniteStem in 2016. The goal is to help educators understand the student hacker movement and bring hackathons to their students.

Swift

April 21, 2016
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  1. 01. What are Hackathons? 03. Bringing Hackathons to You. 02.

    Why do Hackathons Matter? 04. Next Steps TABLE OF CONTENTS »
  2. Major League Hacking’s (MLH) mission is to empower hackers. “

    That’s why we became a Certified B Corporation in 2016.
  3. Major League Hacking (MLH) works with administrators, faculty, & students

    to help bring the hackathon experience to High Schools and Universities World-wide. “
  4. 01. What are Hackathons? 03. Bringing Hackathons to You. 02.

    Why do Hackathons Matter? 04. Next Steps TABLE OF CONTENTS »
  5. 0 50 100 150 200 250 2013 2014 2015 2016

    North America Europe HACKATHON GROWTH BY YEAR
  6. I learned more at hackathons than I did in all

    my Computer Science classes. “
  7. 01. What are Hackathons? 03. Bringing Hackathons to You. 02.

    Why do Hackathons Matter? 04. Next Steps TABLE OF CONTENTS »
  8. 01. What are Hackathons? 03. Bringing Hackathons to You. 02.

    Why do Hackathons Matter? 04. Next Steps TABLE OF CONTENTS »