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My Travel Through Time and Academic Space

TEDx via YouTube

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Embark on a 16-minute journey through time and academic space in this TEDx talk by Dr. Anderson Mora-Cortes. Explore the speaker's passionate advocacy for universal programming education, drawing from personal and teaching experiences. Discover compelling reasons why everyone should learn programming principles or at least give it a try. Delve into the speaker's thoughts on who should learn programming, how to approach it, and the invaluable benefits it offers. Gain insights into the learning process, including the importance of learning new things, language acquisition, knowledge transfer, collaborative learning, and diverse perspectives. Address critical issues such as the gender gap and underrepresentation in programming. Whether you're a curious beginner or an experienced coder, this talk offers valuable perspectives on the transformative power of programming education.

Syllabus

Intro
First time I learned programming
Learning programming during the master
Learning programming during the hard way
Why programming
Learning new things
Language
Transferring
Learning together
Learning from different perspectives
Gender gap
Underrepresentation
Outro

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