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Director of Level here. We're working on just this. There's a really long form article on Medium / Towards Data Science but apparently HN blocks the domain. If
by magnazine 6y ago
Director of Level here. We're working on just this. There's a really long form article on Medium / Towards Data Science but apparently HN blocks the domain. If you run a Google search for "How To Teach Programming To People In Prison (Without Computers)" you'll pull up the article. Would be interested to hear your feedback. Thanks!
- petespeed 6y agoThanks for the link. Its a good challenge to solve with the constraint that only printed paper is allowed. May be the question is what is stopping me from coding on paper in a less-constrained environment? I am assuming you have created persona(s) for the inmates which explain their motivations, concerns, engagement options, assistance, response/feedback systems, etc. With my limited knowledge, I tried to place various activities against coding. e.g. reading comics, solving crosswords and mazes, drawing art, solving math problems. And then want to measure these again some criteria like: feedback (instant or late), engagement duration, motivation (short and long term), outlet for expression, and more. My hope is that understanding above will help us find the right solution or method to convey this subject.