This document outlines various coding workshop formats including: - 60 minute workshops that include introductions, teaching/hands-on work, and Q&A using tools like IFTTT and follow up sessions. - 90 minute workshops using Google Sites or Wikipedia editing that follow a similar structure of introductions, teaching, and Q&A. - 2 hour "Hour of Code Events" with introductions, student/faculty presentations, beginner to advanced coding workshops, and demos.

1. Teaching Coding Workshops
Workshoplayouts
60minute workshop (IFTTT, followup sessionsfromHour of Code eventin December)
5-10min Intro
30-40 minute of teaching&handson work
5-10min Q/A discussion
IFTTT: BYODevice,Mobile friendly,have 4-6recipessetupto show briefly&thensetupwithattendees
inthe workshop,pairedupwithCompSci eventforSTEMeducation
Follow-Upsessions:BYODevice,have asetquestionyouwill answer,attendeesleavewithsomething
theycan run/doon theirowncomputerthatis applicable toworktheyare doing.
90minute workshop (Google Sites,Wikipediaeditathon)
5-10min Intro
60 minute workshop
10-15min Q/A discussion
Google Sites – easyaccess,helpbuildasimple 5-6page website
Wikipediaedit-a-thon–pairedupwithreferencelibrariansonAdaLovelace Day,taughthow to use the
Wikipediaeditor&wentoverbasicHTML
2hr “Hour of Code Event” (endof each semester)
10min Intro
Hour of Code -- focuson pythonprogramming,presentationsfromstudents/faculty,longerworkshops
focusedonbeg-- adv intermediatelevels
30min of CSfacultyselectedstudentpresentations
60min of handson workshops - beginner- adv.Intermediate
3 levelsof programming,taughtin30minworkshops.(Attendeescouldcheckoutmultiple
workshopsorattendan hour of one)
-unplugged
-mobile friendly
20min for Q/A and demos
TopicIdeas
Teachingthe app IFTTT to teachbasic understandingof programming(If Thenstatements)
 usedIFTTT intro tutorial & introto what IFTTT is
 wentthroughsettingupthe channels
 chose 6 channel connectionsthatwere easytotestandshouldthe powerof thistool
 provided10minof Q/A and discussion.
 attendeeswalkawaywithanewtool & introunderstandingof how programmingworksand
howwe use it inour dailylivestomake thingseasieronourselves,lesswork.
UsingGoogle Sitestoteach basicHTML/CSS -- (Canuse WordPresstoo!)
 attendeeswalkawaywithatool to buildtheirownwebsite

2. Editingwikipediapages-- notexactlycodingbutfocusingonnotusingthe WSYWIG editorand usingthe
wiki tags
 walkawaywithknowledge of how toeditwikipediapages
 a simple understandingof usingwikis
 contribute toeditingWikipediapages
Hour of Code -- focuson pythonprogramming,presentationsfromstudents/faculty,longerworkshops
focusedonbeg-- adv intermediatelevels
 2 hr event
 informal 30minof CS facultyselectedstudentpresentations
 60min of workshops - beginner- adv.intermediate
 2 sectionsof 30minworkshops
 extra30min for Q/A and demos
FollowupworkshopsspecificallyfocusedonStudentsandFaculty -- buttailoringoff of the workshops
taught at the Hour of Code.
 Writingsimple scripts&howto execute these scriptsontheircomputers(MacorPCs)
RaspberryPi workshop(onPi Day) --
 If unable to doget fundingforRaspberryPis -- use thisdayto teach a simple programinPython
Hour of Code butlocallyfocused -- invitepeople who have attendedworkshopsinthe pastif they’ve
continuedontheirworktoshowcase the thingstheyhave done
 2 hr event
 Presentationsfromthe pastmonthsof workshops,opportunityforattendeestoshow what
they’ve done
 60 minutesof workshops
 Still provide the workshopstoteachthose of interest.
 30min for Q/A and demos