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I agree that simple coding exercises can be boring, which is why I'm making http://codehs.com http://codehs.com I've been teaching at Stanford for the last 3 y
by zachgalant 14y ago
I agree that simple coding exercises can be boring, which is why I'm making http://codehs.com http://codehs.com
I've been teaching at Stanford for the last 3 years for the intro classes, which are the most popular, most well liked classes at the school, so I've learned how to make coding really interesting for beginners.
We start off by teaching Karel the Dog, which lets you focus on problem solving by teaching a dog some tricks using code. Then, we quickly get to graphics, animation, and games... all in the browser.
We know learning to code can be hard, so we focus on providing help from real people along the way, so you know that while you're learning online, you're not alone.
- alexholehouse 14y agoI'm looking at running an intro to CS/programming short course for biologists (graduate students) at my university. I may drop you an email at some point to pick your brains, if that's OK?
- SilasX 14y agoTell us how it goes. Specifically, if the class ends with all of them saying, "Holy shit ... we can automate all of that!"
- zachgalant 14y agoyeah for sure. just email zach@codehs.com
- bsims 14y agoIs this a course you have to be enrolled at the University to take full time or is it possible to take these as a single course?
- zachgalant 14y agoYou don't have to be enrolled. You can just sign up as an individual on http://codehs.com http://codehs.com
- bsims 14y agoA bit belated, but thanks for the answer!