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Through the summer of 2012 Mozilla is promoting [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmakers/events/kitchen_table kitchen table] events. These are an outstanding way of getting people together and learning the craft of webmaking. I particularly like this approach for it is a non-technical solution to learning. It builds on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_community#Approaches community of learners] idea, and puts friends and family in a safe social space to learn something technical (which sometimes comes with frustration and fear). I will be working with my kids (and others who want to join us) to participate in these kitchen table events. I am doing this for the following reasons; | Through the summer of 2012 Mozilla is promoting [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmakers/events/kitchen_table kitchen table] events. These are an outstanding way of getting people together and learning the craft of webmaking. I particularly like this approach for it is a non-technical solution to learning. It builds on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_community#Approaches community of learners] idea, and puts friends and family in a safe social space to learn something technical (which sometimes comes with frustration and fear). I will be working with my kids (and others who want to join us) to participate in these kitchen table events. I am doing this for the following reasons; | ||
* I really want to encourage Mozilla with this approach (Among other things, I have been teaching tech skills to kids and adults for over 15 years, and the safe social space approach is the way to go!) | * I really want to encourage Mozilla with this approach (Among other things, I have been teaching tech skills to kids and adults for over 15 years, and the safe social space approach is the way to go!) | ||
* I've got three kids (5, 6 and 16) who I want to have 21st century literacy. | * I've got three kids (5, 6 and 16) who I want to have 21st century literacy. So these kitchen tables will add to my toolkit. | ||
* There beta testing of kitchen tables approach is a good idea, though I believe it needs more scaffolding. | * There beta testing of kitchen tables approach is a good idea, though I believe it needs more scaffolding. | ||
* I want to learn as much as I can about Mozilla's work | * I want to learn as much as I can about Mozilla's work in learning webmaking and with their open badges initiative, because I want to work with their learning group. | ||
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