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We're taking P2PU's model of peer run, free online courses and using this as the platform to teach skills from static HTML5 sites all the way to advanced social web applications. Courses focus on project based learning in a peer environment and are proposed, developed and led by web development practitioners – so the content is always up to date with the latest technologies. | We're taking P2PU's model of peer run, free online courses and using this as the platform to teach skills from static HTML5 sites all the way to advanced social web applications. Courses focus on project based learning in a peer environment and are proposed, developed and led by web development practitioners – so the content is always up to date with the latest technologies. | ||
Over the next 18 months we'll be working to fine-tune a curriculum of courses that give learners a pathway from being a novice web developer, to an advanced technical ninja with hacker skills. We'll also be developing a new way of assessing and recognising skills and knowledge which is focussed on project portfolios, hacker ethics and developer challenges, rather than hours spent in front of a book. | Over the next 18 months we'll be working to fine-tune a curriculum of courses that give learners a pathway from being a novice web developer, to an advanced technical ninja with hacker skills. We'll also be developing a new way of assessing and recognising skills and knowledge which is focussed on project portfolios, hacker ethics and developer challenges, rather than hours spent in front of a book followed by a meaningless exam. | ||
This September we'll be launching our inaugural round of 6 week courses that range from ''Web Development 101'' to ''Learning to Read Code (Better)''. We're inviting you to join our community as a course leader (proposals for September close this coming Monday - July 12!), localisation guru, web development expert and of course, as a course participant. <br> | This September we'll be launching our inaugural round of 6 week courses that range from ''Web Development 101'' to ''Learning to Read Code (Better)''. We're inviting you to join our community as a course leader (proposals for September close this coming Monday - July 12!), localisation guru, web development expert and of course, as a course participant. <br> | ||
In this session we'll be talking about the P2PU experience and why it's a perfect match for learning and certifying web development. We'll talk about the role of course leaders within the community and how the courses are developed. Most importantly we want to ask your opinion about the curriculum - how do you teach someone to be an amazing hacker? | In this session we'll be talking about the P2PU experience and why it's a perfect match for learning and certifying web development. We'll talk about the role of course leaders within the community and how the courses are developed. Most importantly we want to ask your opinion about the curriculum - how do you teach someone to be an amazing hacker? | ||