A rough sketch of some potential new directions for educating the next generation of programmers and citizens. This short talk draws upon ideas ranging from software craftsmanship to computational thinking.

1. Apprenticeship & Education
New Directions
2011-08-25 At Bletchley Park

2. Ade Oshineye
Developer Advocate, Google
WWW.OSHINEYE.COM

3. Themes
✤ Skill
✤ Craft

4. Themes
✤ Community
✤ Apprenticeship

5. New Directions
✤ Computational thinking
✤ Inclusion or specialisation

6. New Directions
✤ Programmers as auteurs rather
than instruments
✤ Teachers+Students versus
Mentors+Learners

7. New kinds of
programmers
✤ Skilled
✤ Creative
✤ Discursive

8. New kinds of
programmers
✤ Beauty
✤ Utility
✤ Appreciation