Many people have tried to learn to code online.  And yet, in-person learning groups are popping up everywhere. Each of these groups think differently about learning, group dynamics, and culture. What can each group learn from each other? What are recommendations and design principles for starting one's own informal tech learning group? This project will take a snapshot of the informal tech education landscape. For more on the project: https://github.com/mozzadrella/Informal-Tech-Project

TIL: Informal Tech Education

DevBootCamp Co-founder Jesse Farmer and I talk about affective learning, mindsets, and intensity in learning to program. DevBootCamp is a 9-week for-profit educational experience--find out more at http://devbootcamp.com/
Interview conducted as a part of TIL: Informal Tech Education in a Cross-Cultural Perspective. For more on the project: github.com/mozzadrella/Informal-Tech-Project

Jesse Farmer, DevBootCamp, 26 June 2013

Mark Woodman and I talk about hack-jam style professional development and informal tech ed as a social enterprise. Mark Woodman is Head of Talent and Co-founder of Freeformers, an organization that offers technical professional development courses to corporations and free training to young adults. Find out more at: http://www.freeformers.com/

Interview conducted as a part of TIL: Informal Tech Education in a Cross-Cultural Perspective. For more on the project: github.com/mozzadrella/Informal-Tech-Project