[Edu-sig] Collaboratively developing OER Python textbooks.

[Jeff Elkner]

Hi Sergio,

I would be delighted to see this mailing list be used for collaboration and discussion around OER learning materials for Python.

I'm working on remixing a wonderful textbook written for use with the College Board's AP CS Principles course:

http://www.openbookproject.net/books/StudentCSP/

I've got the project on Gitlab at:

https://gitlab.com/jelkner/StudentCSP

Since students are the final judges of the effectiveness of education resources, I involve my students as testers / reviewers using issues tracking on Gitlab as the way for them to provide feedback.  Shushantika Barua (cc'd here) proved an excellent proof reader / editor / tester.  Taking a look at the issues she filed shows the process:

https://gitlab.com/jelkner/StudentCSP/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=closed

I have a friend and colleague, Isaac Zawolo (cc'd here) who teaches math at my school.  We have been talking about integrating the learning of math and computer programming for several years.  We also have a large community of first language Spanish speakers at our school.

So, Sergio,  if you are interested, I would be glad to get my students involved in testing and contributing to both https://github.com/rojassergio/Prealgebra-via-Python-Programming and https://github.com/rojassergio/Aprendiendo-a-programar-en-Python-con-mi-computador.

Let me know when you feel you have something ready for testing.

Thanks!

Jeff Elkner
Arlington Career Center,  Arlington, VA


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On June 11, 2018 9:35 AM, Sergio Rojas <sergio_r at mail.com> wrote:

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> On 10/05/18 16:15, Jeff Elkner wrote:
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> > Dear edu-sig friends,
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> > We had an interesting discussion at the Education Summit today at
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> > Pycon about ways to better engage folks between Pycons.
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> Hi Jeff,
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> Are the documents of the Pycon Education Summit available on the Internet?
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> > As a public school teacher, I have a particular interest in python in
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> > k12 institutions
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> How are you using Python in teaching and learning?
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> I finished a first crude draft of a book devoted mostly to Mathematics
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> (Prealgebra topics ) via Python
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> https://github.com/rojassergio/Prealgebra-via-Python-Programming )
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> which I want to improve (in content and readability)
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> and perhaps the discussions of the Educational Summit
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> could be of help to better shape the book on the content of topics.
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> Regards,
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> Sergio
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