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Coding... For Communicators?
The document discusses teaching coding skills to communicators. Cindy Royal teaches coding and digital concepts at Texas State University. She argues that coding is now the language of the web and mobile, and that learning coding skills allows one to problem solve and tell stories through code. Coding skills range from basic HTML/CSS to more advanced skills like JavaScript, APIs, and mobile development. Royal advocates introducing coding concepts across communications curriculum and through workshops, to provide students skills needed for emerging jobs that combine communications and technology.
Coding... For Communicators?
- 1. Coding… For Communicators? Cindy Royal,Ph.D. Professor School of Journalism and Mass Communication Director, Media Innovation Lab Texas State University cindyroyal.com @cindyroyal
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. Projects Teaching Coding -@cindyroyal
- 9. Projects Teaching Coding -@cindyroyal
- 10. 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