[p2pu-webcraft] Javascript - old to new

Fri Apr 29 15:55:45 UTC 2011

@Parag! This is a great list and the feedback you've given about the badges
is also valuable.

I've added the list to the Etherpad
http://pad.p2pu.org/webcraftJavaScriptCourseDesigns

I've added questions to the pad  - as we've gather resources and ideas for
tutorials we'll have a better idea of how to structure the content and
activities across a 6-week learning plan. Everyone - please contribute your
ideas and suggestions. Let's use this process as a guide for creating other
ongoing study groups.

   - *What will learners be able to make and do at the end of 6 weeks?*
   - *Javascript 101 Competencies - Can you help refine these?*
   - *What are the most useful resources** and tutorials **can you suggest
   that will help people develop this knowledge**?
   *
   - *Can you suggest specific tasks that learners can work through?
   *

P*

(thanks to the nameless person in red who identified that the pad had old
content. I've pushed that further down the page.)

On 29 April 2011 14:24, Parag Shah <adaptives at gmail.com> wrote:

> The competencies listed in the WASP curriculum are indeed very
> comprehensive... This is what I would include for a Javascript 101 course
>
>    - Introduction to Javascript data types
>    - String handling
>    - Number
>    - boolean along with an explanation of truthy and falsy
>    - Conversions from String to Number
>    - arrays
>    - objects
>    - functions
>    - scope
>    - concept of closures
>    - Accessing elements in the DOM
>    - Manipulating elements in the DOM
>
> From what I learned facilitating Javascript 101, this content would be just
> appropriate for a 6 week 101 level course. Things beyond this should go into
> 201, 301...
>
> A few things I learned last semester:
>
>    1. Participants require a huge amount of clarity and definite
>    instructions... anything which is vague and open ended confuses a lot of
>    participants.
>    2. Every week must have clearly cut out study material, activities, and
>    expectations
>    3. Many of those who register for a 101 level course have not yet
>    immersed themselves into programming, so putting advanced concepts would
>    detract from the value they get
>    4. The badge challenges were good, but they were too focussed
>    on manipulating the DOM. They totally lacked any activities on basic
>    Javascript concepts (arrays, data types, objects, closures, functions,
>    scope....)
>
> There are many other things I learned about what works and what does not,
> but they are more general in nature. I will probably start another thread
> for that.
>
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards
> Parag Shah
> http://blog.adaptivesoftware.biz
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Pippa Buchanan <Pippa.Buchanan at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Videos
>>
>>    - Videos are  a great idea. But shall we identify where there's
>>    existing (video) content that suits our needs first?  I'd also really like
>>    for the Web Made Movies features to be incorporated into any SoW videos.
>>
>> General Javascript
>>
>>    - As we've got existing badge challenges for Javascript ( Basics and
>>    Expert) let's make sure they're supported by the activities in this group
>>    - http://badges.p2pu.org/questions/1/javascript-basic-badge-challenge
>>       -
>>       http://badges.p2pu.org/questions/2/javascript-expert-badge-challenge
>>    - There's also a very thorough list of competencies at the WaSP
>>    Interact Curriculum. Where possible we should refer to this list as a core
>>    and use it to curate more peer-friendly activities and content.
>>       -
>>       http://interact.webstandards.org/curriculum/front-end-development/dom-scripting-1?comp
>>    - In January we started a similar discussion - let's continue to use
>>    this Etherpad for keeping track of this thread
>>    http://pad.p2pu.org/webcraftJavaScriptCourseDesigns
>>    - It would be great to have a call to discuss this further. Maya and
>>    Parag, which time zones are you in and can you join a call on either skype
>>    or the P2PU conference line?
>>
>> Pippa
>>
>>
>> On 27 April 2011 14:10, Parag Shah <adaptives at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Starting a separate thread for this ...
>>>
>>> Perhaps we should start with a list of competencies, and activities...
>>> then identify study material for each competency.
>>>
>>> I think we should also make some high quality Javascript videos as a
>>> collaborative effort. I have some thoughts on what kind of videos will make
>>> good study material. Some highlights...
>>>
>>> 1. Each video is short and specific - 5 - 10 mins. Anything more than
>>> that will lose the student's attention
>>> 2. Conversational (a simulated dialog between 2 or more people with an
>>> intention to help someone learn)
>>> 3. Use of images/slides in the background (the video should show
>>> images/slides in the background which are relevant to what is being
>>> discussed)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thanks & Regards
>>> Parag Shah
>>> http://blog.adaptivesoftware.biz
>>> http://www.diycomputerscience.com
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Pippa Buchanan <
>>> Pippa.Buchanan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> [Whoops! Sorry I wanted to add more to this email before it sent...]
>>>>
>>>> Parag and Maya - we should work out how to transition the existing
>>>> Javascript 101 course from the old P2PU site and to use it as the basis for
>>>> the ongoing study group within the new format. Let's talk about that on a
>>>> more specific thread though.
>>>>  P*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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