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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 23/04/2023 8:38 am, Naomi wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:9b3b8e1c-49bb-13e6-0f71-46efe0bbc3a1@aktivix.org">
<p>If you have an idea for a talk or workshop please can you add
it to the wiki page here
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href="https://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=Workshops_for_HacktionLab_Summer_2023"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=Workshops_for_HacktionLab_Summer_2023</a>
<b>or alternatively post it to this list and I will add it?</b></p>
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<p>Thanks Naomi<br>
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<p>I've added the one that I suggested a bit earlier.</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=Workshops_for_HacktionLab_Summer_2023#Creating_tech_projects_driven_by_communities">https://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=Workshops_for_HacktionLab_Summer_2023#Creating_tech_projects_driven_by_communities</a></p>
<p>In a way it's a nice way to share our origin stories :)<br>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline"
id="Creating_tech_projects_driven_by_communities">Creating tech
projects driven by communities</span></h2>
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<dt>Format</dt>
<dd>discussion</dd>
<dt>Proposed by</dt>
<dd>Mick</dd>
<dt>Length</dt>
<dd>30 or 60 mins</dd>
<dt>Equipment</dt>
<dd>projector</dd>
<dt>Description</dt>
<dd>How did you get started coding useful projects? How much of
the process was purely tech, and how much was driven by being
part of a community? For example, if you got started by coding a
game, were you thinking of the audience? If you started by
making websites, were they needed by a real community?</dd>
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<p>This talk proposes that it is hard to learn the skills needed to
create useful tech projects in a vacuum. It invites a discussion
to find out what were the community processes and needs that help
motivate and support new coders and designers to overcome
challenges. Also, if you wanted to replicate that to teach the
next generation how could that happen. </p>
<p>Let's share examples and experiences. Also, let's try to quickly
map what is already out there and how well it approaches learning
in this way. </p>
<dl>
<dt>Nerd gag</dt>
<dd>on, so should accessible to all</dd>
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