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Storytelling in Programming

samiNCL — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 18:48:18 +0000

Hello! We invite programming learners to participate in the evaluation of storytelling tools designed to enhance informal learning experience.

The Problem

With an overwhelming number of resources, varying information quality, social media distractions, fast-changing technologies, and a lack of guidance, managing your self-driven learning journey becomes difficult.

Have You Experienced This?

You start exploring and learning eagerly but soon become overwhelmed by countless open tabs on your web browser, endless choices, and a flood of questions. You feel less motivated, switch to social media, and lose focus and interest. Does this sound familiar? You're not alone!

Proposed Solution

Research shows that storytelling can be a powerful tool for learning in multiple ways. By framing your learning experience as a story, you can stay focused and motivated to achieve your goals.

The designed tools help you in :

- Reflect on Your Learning.
- Curate and Organise Resources.
- Create Clear Learning Paths.
- Effortlessly Track Your Progress.
- Create Stories.
- Share Your Stories on GitHub and Social Media

If you are interested please fill in this form Form

Informal Learning of Programming Online: a Survey

samiNCL — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 03:10:14 +0000

Online learners are alone in front of numerous learning challenges. I did a survey to understand these challenges. See link bellow.

No one argues the difficulty of programming, the prevalence of the trial-and-error approach, and the necessity for self-directed learning. Although we have a wealth of information online that permits self-directed learning, but learners still starving for guidance and to get help from peers; this is not surprising; learning is not only by watching and reading resources; there is a part that fulfilled and grow by observing a peer model to show us what we can possibly be successful at. An in-depth understanding of programming learners on social media is still limited ,especially for novices and non-CS majors, who learn for various reasons.

In order to get an initial understanding of the informal learning experience, I did a survey; the initial findings so far show that employed people are the most motivated learners to pursue informal learning online because it is relevant to their jobs. Also, Reddit users were the most willing to help in the surveys. A small number came from Twitter, Telegram and WhatsApp. Twitch and Discord users did not participate at all.

If you feel this project (which still it its early stage) is interesting, find the links below and thanks in advance!

link to the survey
Or

SurveyCircle link

Good place

samiNCL — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 22:42:17 +0000

I may use this space to share my personal thoughts on learning.