Coding... For Communicators?

Coding... For Communicators?

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  Coding… For Communicators? Cindy Royal,Ph.D. Professor School of Journalism and Mass Communication Director, Media Innovation Lab Texas State University cindyroyal.com @cindyroyal
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  Background • Teach webdevelopment, coding and digital concepts at Texas State University • Digital Media Innovation Degree • Knight Fellowship at Stanford • CodeActually.com – tutorials and examples in a communication context Teaching Coding - @cindyroyal
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  Why? • It’s thelanguage of the Web and mobile • It’s a problem-solving skill • You can use coding skills to tell stories • There is a range of programming expertise Teaching Coding - @cindyroyal Tweak content in CMS Develop a special project site Create a data- driven project Work on a collaborative team on digital projects
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  Why? • New positionsand roles • New opportunities in new industries • Every industry needs strong communicators who are tech savvy • Other organizations are seizing the opportunity to teach coding Teaching Coding - @cindyroyal
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  What? • HTML/CSS • ResponsiveDesign • Web Design and User Experience • Self-hosted Wordpress • Working with a framework, like Bootstrap • JavaScript/JQuery • Scraping and APIs – using tools and programming • Charting tools and libraries • Web development frameworks, like Rails, Django or Flask • Database management • Mobile development • Version control – Git and GitHub • Digital entrepreneurship Teaching Coding - @cindyroyal
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  What? • The mainpoint is that coding is a vast range of skills and concepts that can become very complex, very quickly • These concepts are constantly evolving • New approaches to courses and curriculum are necessary to provide students with the coding skills they need to be successful using them in their careers Teaching Coding - @cindyroyal
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  How? Teaching Coding -@cindyroyal • Introduce HTML/CSS in fundamentals course • Web Design • Coding and Data Skills • Advanced Code Camp • 1-credit-hour coding workshops • New major that immerses students in digital literacy • Introduce data and programming concepts across the curriculum • Invite guest speakers who work in emerging roles • Hire people in these areas
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  Projects Teaching Coding -@cindyroyal
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  Projects Teaching Coding -@cindyroyal
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  Resources Teaching Coding -@cindyroyal • Lynda.com – video tutorials • Codecademy.com – interactive tutorials • Books - HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites by John Duckett • JavaScript and JQuery: Interactive Front-End Development by John Duckett • Learning Web Design by Jennifer Robbins • CodeActually.com - designed for communicators to learn to code (by me - Cindy Royal) • Can check out my sites: webdesign.cindyroyal.net, coding.cindyroyal.net, summercodecamp.cindyroyal.net • YouTube, Stack Overflow and GitHub