Overview
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Explore a case study on introducing Python programming to adults, particularly parents of school-age children, in this 21-minute EuroPython 2021 conference talk. Discover various teaching methodologies, outcomes, challenges, and joys involved in teaching programming to adults. Compare and contrast the experience of teaching parents versus children, and gain helpful suggestions for proceeding in this area. Learn about the growing interest in computer programming among young people and their parents, and understand why it's being considered the '4th R' alongside Reading, wRiting, and aRithmetic. Examine the speaker's framework, pedagogical approach, and modifications made for adult learners, including teacher-led examples and adult-oriented programming exercises.
Syllabus
Intro
Who am I
Young people
Computer programming
The curious adult
Pedagogy
My Framework
Why Python
BottomUp Approach
Young Children
Modifications
Teacherled examples
Adult examples
Addition
Conclusions
Outro
Taught by
EuroPython Conference