[p2pu-webcraft] webcraft 101 challenges: a start

[Jessy Kate Schingler]

hey guys,

i've gotten a start on designing some 101 challenges. my notes and thoughts
on the first couple (still actively developing) are on the pad here:
http://pad.p2pu.org/webcraft101challenges

at the top are first some general thoughts on my approach. then the actual
challenge ideas start where it says === CHALLENGE IDEAS ====  down below.
the programming challenge is the most developed so far, followed by the
storage and data challenges. as you can see in the notes, the plan is to
tie these all together. there would also be layout/UI and deployment
components, as well (all still relatively simple as it's a 101 challenge
level). but i was taking to heart the stated goal that so far the
challenges are TOO simple, and we want people to be producing things, and
for them to build off one another.

feel free to comment in the pad and let me know where things could be
strengthened or if you have concerns/suggestions for the overall approach.
chloe i really found your badge "how-to" and suggested critieria helpful
for thinking this through!!

there is one additional idea that came out of this thought process,
motivated by the concept of challenges being "meaningful" and unlocking
something tangible... are you familiar with project euler?
http://projecteuler.net/. it's been around for many years, and it's a site
where users can solve mathematically-oriented programming challenges.
basically its an algorithms site. anyway, the point is that once you solve
a particular challenge, you "unlock" the forum behind it, where you can
discuss yours and others' solutions. i think it's a fantastic idea that we
might want to think about implementing. it gets at not just the
"meaningful" criteria but also the community/peer learning, mentorship, and
alumni goals of webcraft. would love your thoughts on offering such a
thing?

anyway, overall, let me know what you think, and if we're all happy with
this general direction, then i can start populating some actual new
challenges on the webcraft site...

-- 
Jessy
http://jessykate.com
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