Education

The GitHub Way

introduce self

GH
Hacker Hours
NYU

not about GH the service

http://www.plan59.com/prints/prints603.htm

though of course GH will be around forever

apply the

GitHub

ethos

apply the

open source

ethos

in-person vs. online
feedback in all directions
open by default

themes transfer to the GH product and workflow

in-person

online

sync

async

sync

in-person vs. online
feedback in all directions
open by default

themes transfer to the GH product and workflow

human interaction

http://www.dose.ca/2013/08/24/top-15-best-and-worst-student-jobs-some-these-are-giving-us-nightmares

quick turnaround time

students have difficulty phrasing questions
mentor looking over shoulder
Hacker Hours
downside is not thinking critically
Rubber Duck Problem Solving

async

students can go at their own pace
flexibility
opportunities for non-traditional learners

http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/shows/friends-season-10/episodes/friends-season-10-episode-13/video/friends-1013-joey-speaking-french-725750/

"put those hands together"
leverage benefits from each

http://blog.ixl.com/2012/09/25/how-do-you-manage-your-classroom/

"flipped classroom"
GH as a company

http://wombatquilts.com/tag/scrap-quilt/

feedback in all directions

student ⇋ student

students learn as much from one another as from teachers
these will be their peers/coworkers
if goal is to prepare for "real life", this reflects workplace

student ⇋ teacher

teacher to student
- e.g. submitting a paper
- PRs
- quick iteration
student to teacher
- questions tied to slide or assignment
- see what comes up repeatedly
- find sticking points
- materials will improve

open by default

sharing resources

like building a software library
if you know it will be seen by others, it's more work up front, but quality will be higher
build to be reusable

choice

...for students
giving room to explore
students can find their most natural path to learning

beyond

the classroom

ownership & pride

building something they can "put on the fridge"
encourage creativity, instead of "teaching to the test"
why does show & tell stop?
Hack and Tell

skill

passion

apply their skills and interests to whatever subject
create lifelong learners

role at GH is to make the platform better for teachers and students
as I learn about GitHub, think about how to apply it externally

github.com/edu

fin

@aidanfeldman

afeld@github.com

github.com/afeld/edu_the_gh_way

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Education the GitHub Way by Aidan Feldman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at https://github.com/afeld/edu_the_gh_way.