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Subject: Re: Learning to code
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Matt - when you say informal distance participation, do you mean just to 
let us tag along from afar or is there a possibility that we can actually 
take the class for credit in some way?  


On Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:26:21 AM UTC-4, Matthew Zook wrote:
>
> During the Spring 2013 semester I am scheduled to teach a geoweb web 
>> mapping/programming class.  The class is open to undergraduates and 
>> graduates and I am assuming that most people coming into it will NOT have 
>> programming experience although everyone should have had an intro GIS (Arc) 
>> class.  The main programming language will likely be Ruby (although I'm a 
>> perl guy) and my approach would be similar to Sasha's six steps, i.e., 
>> focused on solving a problem and only focus on the relevant bits.
>
>
> My goals are to cover:
>
> - a basic intro to programming concepts (functions, data types, libraries, 
> if/then and for loops, etc.) 
> - work on some data scraping and API gathering
> - interactive web maps
>
> The first point is probably 2-4 weeks, the second about 3-4 weeks and the 
> last one being about half the class.  I'm open to suggestions and if anyone 
> has done it before (or taken a class like this).  I'd be willing to play 
> around with informal distance participation.  We'll see how things develop.
>

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Matt - when you say informal distance participation, do you mean just to le=
t us tag along from afar or is there a possibility that we can actually tak=
e the class for credit in some way? &nbsp;<div><br><br>On Wednesday, June 2=
0, 2012 9:26:21 AM UTC-4, Matthew Zook wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;paddi=
ng-left: 1ex;"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0;margin-l=
eft:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">During the Spring 20=
13 semester I am scheduled to teach a geoweb web mapping/programming class.=
 &nbsp;The class is open to undergraduates and graduates and I am assuming =
that most people coming into it will NOT have programming experience althou=
gh everyone should have had an intro GIS (Arc) class. &nbsp;The main progra=
mming language will likely be Ruby (although I'm a perl guy) and my approac=
h would be similar to Sasha's six steps, i.e., focused on solving a problem=
 and only focus on the relevant bits.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>My go=
als are to cover:</div><div><br></div><div>- a basic intro to programming c=
oncepts (functions, data types, libraries, if/then and for loops, etc.)&nbs=
p;</div><div>- work on some data scraping and API gathering</div><div>- int=
eractive web maps</div><div><br></div><div>The first point is probably 2-4 =
weeks, the second about 3-4 weeks and the last one being about half the cla=
ss. &nbsp;I'm open to suggestions and if anyone has done it before (or take=
n a class like this). &nbsp;I'd be willing to play around with informal dis=
tance participation. &nbsp;We'll see how things develop.</div></blockquote>=
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