Open for Innovation & Learning: Coding, Open Source, Collaboration & Librarianship - CLA presentation 2016
- 1. OpenforInnovation&Learning Coding,OpenSource,Collaboration&Librarianship Connecticut Library Association Conference April 21, 2016 Sharon Clapp, Digital Resources Librarian Elihu Burritt Library Central Connecticut State University
- 2. Coding ● The new literacy(?) ● “Code is law” (Lessig, 2000) ● Empowerment - a building, making, hacking mindset ● The important part is the way coding makes you think http://www.moth erjones.com/me dia/2014/06/com puter-science- programming- code-diversity- sexism- education
- 4. STEMforGirls!DayatCCSU ● Mozilla Webmaker curriculum “Web Literacy” - https://teach.mozil la.org/web-literacy ● (New) Thimble https://thimble.web maker.org/en-US ● “Web make a movie poster” exercise
- 6. TRiOProgram,theInnovationcenter&thelibrary ● “Be an innovator” course… ● 3d printing, Raspberry Pi ● Google Coder distribution - https://googlecreativel ab.github.io/coder/
- 7. Opensource&community=inspiration&opportunity Open source, the TRiO program, the Institute for technology and Business development = an opportunity for partnership and collaboration ● Industrial mindset: winning = proprietary, patents, tightly held intellectual property ● Digital mindset: winning = “Network effects” - the more people use a product, the more valuable it becomes. Open Source. ● Community connections - the Drupal Open Source Software Community
- 9. Supportforlearningtocode(resources&communities) ● For librarians, archivists & museum folks - Code4Lib ● Code.org - https://code.org/ ● Codecademy - https://www.codecademy.com/ | CodeSchool - https://www.codeschool.com |FreeCodeCamp - https://www.freecodecamp.com/ ● Meetup.com groups: Drupal, Wordpress, Storrs Web Development, New Haven.io, PyLadies, RailsBridge ● Open Camps this Summer (July 2016) at the UN - http://opencamps.org/