Teaching Tech Together: How to Make Your Lessons Work and Build a Teaching Community around Them

WILSON, Greg. Teaching Tech Together: How to Make Your Lessons Work and Build a Teaching Community around Them. 1st Edition. Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2019, 248 pp. ISBN 978-0-367-35297-4.

Basic information

• Original name: Teaching Tech Together: How to Make Your Lessons Work and Build a Teaching Community around Them
• Authors: WILSON, Greg.
• Edition: 1st Edition. 248 pp. 2019.
• Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Book on a specialized topic
• Field of Study: 10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics
• Country of publisher: United States of America
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• WWW: Full version of the book available online.
• ISBN: 978-0-367-35297-4
• Keywords (in Czech): computer science; teaching; education

Abstract

Hundreds of grassroots groups have sprung up around the world to teach programming, web design, robotics, and other skills outside traditional classrooms. These groups exist so that people don't have to learn these things on their own, but ironically, their founders and instructors are often teaching themselves how to teach. There's a better way. This book presents evidence-based practices that will help you create and deliver lessons that work and build a teaching community around them. Topics include the differences between different kinds of learners, diagnosing and correcting misunderstandings, teaching as a performance art, what motivates and demotivates adult learners, how to be a good ally, fostering a healthy community, getting the word out, and building alliances with like-minded groups. The book includes over a hundred exercises that can be done individually or in groups, over 350 references, and a glossary to help you navigate educational jargon.