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This event is being paid for by a National Science Foundation grant, and will be held at no cost to attendees. A code of conduct will be shared with participants prior to the event. Discussions will be held under Chatham House Rule. Presentations will be recorded, though discussions will not. | This event is being paid for by a National Science Foundation grant, and will be held at no cost to attendees. A code of conduct will be shared with participants prior to the event. Discussions will be held under Chatham House Rule. Presentations will be recorded, though discussions will not. | ||
If you are interested in attending, '''[ | If you are interested in attending, '''please contact molly [dot] deblanc [at] northwestern [dot] edu'''. | ||
The topic of this Dialogue is '''All Communities are Learning Communities.''' Every community involves the exchange of ideas, welcoming newcomers, and systems to help those newcomers learn how to be an active, successful contributor to the community. In these sessions, described in detail below, we will look at studies on how software developers become valuable members of communities, as well as research on how we teach, learn, and share outside of classrooms and formal education settings, building advanced skills within communities. | The topic of this Dialogue is '''All Communities are Learning Communities.''' Every community involves the exchange of ideas, welcoming newcomers, and systems to help those newcomers learn how to be an active, successful contributor to the community. In these sessions, described in detail below, we will look at studies on how software developers become valuable members of communities, as well as research on how we teach, learn, and share outside of classrooms and formal education settings, building advanced skills within communities. | ||
=== Newcomers, Welcoming Environments, and Community Leadership=== | |||
Denae Ford (Microsoft Research) | |||
Online communities have been a home for software developers to convene and find support from one another -- starting from those early in their programming journey to those familiarly seasoned with a plethora of experiences. One thing that has always kept these communities alive is the social and technical support that members pour into one another. But how do we get there? What does it look like to create a welcoming and productive setting that helps everyone thrive? In this session, we’ll discuss findings from empirical studies that guide us on how to build communities that empower developers to do their best work. | |||
Discussion points we’ll cover include: | |||
* How to foster inclusive and welcoming environments for programmers online | |||
* Why it is important to think of ways to support newcomers in your community | |||
* Techniques & tools to empower community leadership with resources to intentionally grow their community | |||
=== Informal Learning Communities === | === Informal Learning Communities === | ||
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To this regard, we will facilitate a conversation that draws from results from several empirical studies. Specifically, the following will be discussed: | To this regard, we will facilitate a conversation that draws from results from several empirical studies. Specifically, the following will be discussed: | ||
* What are the different things that members learn from online communities? | * What are the different things that members learn from online communities? | ||
* How do members learn in online communities? What are their needs in learning and what are some challenges? | * How do members learn in online communities? What are their needs in learning and what are some challenges? | ||
* How do members form mentoring relationships with each other? | * How do members form mentoring relationships with each other? | ||
* How can we support learning in online communities? | * How can we support learning in online communities? | ||
==Acknowledgements== | ==Acknowledgements== | ||
Thanks to speakers Denae Ford and Regina Cheng! Benjamin Mako Hill had the original idea, and, along with Aaron Shaw, helped direct the high level vision of the event. This event and the research presented in it were supported by multiple awards from the National Science Foundation (DGE-1842165; IIS-2045055; IIS-1908850; IIS-1910202), Northwestern University, the University of Washington, and Purdue University. | Thanks to speakers Denae Ford and Regina Cheng! Benjamin Mako Hill had the original idea, and, along with Aaron Shaw, helped direct the high level vision of the event. This event and the research presented in it were supported by multiple awards from the National Science Foundation (DGE-1842165; IIS-2045055; IIS-1908850; IIS-1910202), Northwestern University, the University of Washington, and Purdue University. |