C4E – How We Build Communities in Computer Science
What if teaching computer science wasn’t just about learning syntax, but about building a real sense of belonging? Because, when you get right down to it, coding is also about creating links.
Long before digital technology, knowledge was circulating in circles where people learned together: craft guilds, literary salons, alternative collectives. These were not just learning spaces – they were lively, engaged and meaningful.
Discover these forgotten traditions, full of wisdom, through the experience of a pioneer in tech education: co-founder of Rails Girls, a key player in the early days of Codecademy, a board member of Hive Helsinki, and creator of Hello Ruby, an educational initiative that has reached children and teachers in over 40 countries.
She invites us to rethink teaching computer science as a deeply human act – and to draw inspiration from the rituals, practices and collective energy that give rise to sustainable communities.
On the programme:
- How ancient learning networks can inspire today’s pedagogies.
- Concrete ways to create environments where students feel fully at home
- Tools for building lively, solid, human tech communities – without getting lost in them
A moment to reconcile code and culture, transmission and connection.
For all those who teach, learn or reinvent tech on a daily basis.