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Talk Python To Me

#8: Teaching Python at Grok Learning and Classrooms

Talk Python To Me

Michael Kennedy

Technology

4.8635 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2015

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that Australia is making text-based computer programming a core requirement for high school students? Grok Learning is building the platform to make teaching it to kids a joy for teachers and students. Our guest, Dr. James Curran is a key player in both of these projects. Join Michael in a conversation with Dr. Curran from Sydney University and co- founder of Grok Learning to learn about both of these and more! You'll learn about the different types of online tutorials, or short courses, you can use for learning or teaching including a text-based MUD game!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Talk Python to me.

0:01.7

Episode number eight with guest James Curran, recorded Monday, April 27, 2015.

0:10.6

I'm a developer, developers, developers, developers.

0:12.9

I'm a developer in many senses of the word, because I make these applications,

0:18.0

but I also use these verbs to make this music.

0:22.4

I constructed line by line,

0:28.4

just like when I'm coding another software design. In both cases, it's about design patterns.

0:32.8

Anyone can get the job done. It's the execution that matters. I have many interests. Sometimes you can flake. My creativity can usually...

0:36.0

Hello and welcome to Talk Python to Me, a weekly podcast on Python, the language, the libraries, the ecosystem, and the personalities.

0:44.8

This is your host, Michael Kennedy. Follow me on Twitter where I'm at M. Kennedy, and keep up with the show and listen to past episodes at Talk PythonToMe.com.

0:55.9

This episode will be talking to James Curran about grok learning and teaching Python. Before we get to the interview, I want to tell

1:01.9

you that this episode is brought to you by Codeship. Codeship is a platform for powerful continuous

1:08.3

integration and continuous delivery as a service.

1:11.9

I'll talk more about them later in the show.

1:14.0

Please take a moment to check them out at codeship.com or follow them on Twitter where they're

1:18.2

at Codeship.

1:19.5

And if you love this podcast, please send Codeship a message and say, thank you.

1:24.8

Next, I want to highlight something that I think is pretty cool. Abraham Smith, who is a

1:29.7

professor at Fordham University in New York, sent us a message on Twitter. He just wrapped up

1:35.3

his course on scientific programming by encouraging his students to listen to a few key

1:40.3

podcasts as they continue their learning. Talk Python, podcast. Dot under under init, and partially

1:46.4

derivative, which is a fine show about data science, and this is the first time I've mentioned

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