education - Coach Steve Brownlee (Page 2)

July 08, 2018

education

Helping Students Attain a Growth Mindset

John Wark and I - this is going back several months now - were discussing Carol Dweck and her research into Growth/Fixed Learning Mindsets a

February 18, 2018

apprenticeship

Apprenticeships: The Big Comeback

Apprenticeships have the potential to be the best solution for building a reliable pipeline of qualified professionals. Colleges and universities simply cannot keep up with the torrid pace of innovation and destruction that is happening in software development.

February 07, 2018

community

Crowdsourcing a Conference Talk

I want to try an experiment. I'm going to crowdsource my next conference talk. I've told my students innumerable over the years th

December 22, 2017

education

The Andragogy at Nashville Software School

Andragogy is pedagogy, but for adults. Oh, and pedagogy is methods and processes of instruction. Boring words out of the way now. Tell

September 30, 2017

education

Software Craftsmanship Conference

I've got this crazy idea for a software conference. At this conference, no hard technical talks will be accepted. Knowing every eso

July 20, 2017

community

Why Dev Bootcamp and Iron Yard Shutting Down is a Good Thing

Yes, I'm glad they are shutting down. I'm also glad that they existed in the first place. Dev Bootcamp announced their impending d

April 13, 2017

education

Learner Experience Design

Great teaching isn't about knowledge transfer from the expert to the learner, it's about clearing a path of discovery, and e

November 29, 2016

education

Why I Love Teaching

The Rare, but Heartfelt Thanks No software application I have written, or helped write, ever told me how much I changed its life. They jus

June 22, 2016

nss

What We Teach at Nashville Software School

I made a promise to my friend Chris Spintzyk that I would write an article detailing my philosophy of educating software developers at Nashv