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= Open web developer training for the world. Powered by everyone. =
*'''P2PU School of Webcraft: Developer training that’s free, open and globally accessible'''
*The goal: skills and certification that build careers on open web technology
*The problem: developer training that's expensive, out of touch, and out of reach
*The solution: peer learning powered by mentors and learners like you
*Self-organized study groups. Using existing open learning materials
*You can get involved. Take a class; propose a course; make a contribution


<br> [[Image:P2pu school of webcraft -- logo.png|left|300px]]
= Web developer training that's free, open and globally accessible  =
Mozilla and Peer 2 Peer University are creating the P2PU School of Webcraft, a new way to teach and learn web developer skills. Our classes are globally accessible, 100% free, and powered by learners, mentors and contributors like you.
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'''Mozilla and Peer 2 Peer University are creating the P2PU School of Webcraft, a great place to learn standards-based web development.''' Our goal: enabling people around the world to easily access and build careers on open web technology.
= The goal - enable developers to build careers on open web technology<br>  =


<br>We're using Peer 2 Peer University's platform for "learning for everyone, by everyone" that is powered by learners, mentors, and contributors like you. P2PU School of Webcraft will offer online courses focused on practical, project-based developer training. Courses are proposed, developed and led by active web developers, which means they are always up to date and focused on real-world projects. And everything is globally accessible and 100% free and open.
Our goal is to provide training and certification that allows more people to build careers on open web technology. We believe technical training and certification no longer needs to be expensive, exclusive or proprietary. By training a new generation of developers in open source values and skills, we can spread opportunity while supporting open standards and values that improve the open web itself.<br>


= Building careers on open web technologies =
= The problem - training & certification that are expensive, out of touch, and out of reach<br> =


'''P2PU Webcraft will provide skills anyone can use to build web development careers'''. From static HTML sites to reading code to advanced social web applications, participants will learn to think and code like successful developers, understand how open standards and tools allow them to build a better web, and get practical experience working on their own projects. We will also offer badges and certificates that industry leaders will recognize and respect. Learners develop a portfolio to showcase their work and gain the practical open source experience employers want.<br>  
Traditional developer training is expensive, and can be out of touch with current practise and disconnected from what students and employers really need. Many certificate courses focus on a single proprietary technology, limiting students' exposure to the broad mix of tools today's developers need. Four-year programs are out of reach for many, or based on rigid curricula that are not designed to keep pace with new developments in the field. And a lack of practical experience fails to provide students with portfolios or give employers a sense of their actual skills as a developer.<br>


'''<strike>We believe technical training and certification no longer needs to be expensive, exclusive or proprietary'''. P2PU Webcraft invites the world to learn, share and participate in developing strong technology careers, self-empowerment, and a better web.<br></strike>
= The solution =


= The problem: developer certification can be expensive, out of touch, and out of reach<br>  =
=== Peer learning powered by mentors and learners like you<br>  ===


'''Traditional developer training and certification is cumbersome, often different from what students and employers really need, and priced out of reach for too many. '''Certificate courses tend to focus on a single proprietary technology -- limiting student's exposure to a the broad mix of tools and platforms that are needed in the current web development climate. Access to this proprietary technology and software is also expensive, adding economic barriers to entry. <br>
P2PU School of Webcraft enables anyone to learn the latest technical skills and gain the practical experience that employers are looking for. Courses focus on real-world projects and are organized by peers who are web developers themselves. This enables participants to build portfolios of work, gain the practical open source experience employers want, and collect badges and certification industry will recognize.<br>


'''Many traditional accreditation programs ignore the fact that the best developers teach themselves'''. Even amongst developers with degrees, the most valuable learning is generally self-taught or comes from engagement with peers. This hacker attitude and ability to work with peers is crucial, since it's how the best developers learn and practise their craft in the real world. <br>
Anyone can propose new course ideas and learning materials any time -- allowing P2PU to move faster and stay more up to date on current technologies than traditional programs. That way courses can offer practical training in areas like HTML5 and social web technologies mainstream schools are not yet covering, with an emphasis on pragmatic skills like reading code that traditional programs lack.<br>


= The solution: learning with your peers '''and''' meaningful assessment of your skills.<br> =
=== Self-organized study groups using existing open learning materials<br> ===


'''P2PU School of Webcraft delivers peer learning on demand, with training that's responsive to the innovation of the open web'''. We're designing courses -- proposed by anyone, any time, anywhere -- that comprise a curriculum to give learners pathways from novice web developer to advanced web craftsman. The focus is on project portfolios, hacker attitudes, and developer challenges -- rather than hours spent in front of a book followed by an exam that has little relevance to the real world. We are also developing new ways of assessing and recognising skills and knowledge, through transparent certification and badges.<br>  
Excellent open educational materials already exist. P2PU School of Webcraft adds peer learning and assessment. Courses are facilitated by practitioners who guide and support participants' independent learning. Working in small self-organized study groups, peer learners not only gain technical skills, but also an attitude and approach to web development -- "hacker habits" -- that reflects the way great developers think, solve problems and collaborate. <br>


'''P2PU&nbsp;Webcraft takes the "do it yourself"&nbsp;ethos the best developers have already and turns it into a scalable way to teach and learn'''. Peer learners will not only gain technical skills, but also a certain attitude and approach to web development that we call "hacker's habits". Our online learning environment simulates actual working conditions and allows participants to develop communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. Learning at the P2PU School of Webcraft operates more like the open web itself: distributed, global, self-organizing, and constantly evolving. We provide the missing link in the between auto-didacts and institutions. <br>
= You can get involved. Take a class; propose a course; make a contribution.<br> =


= Democratizing web developer education.<br> =
Have a course you want to teach? Interested in honing a particular web development skill? Got learning materials or ideas to contribute? Get involved at http://drumbeat.org/p2pu-webcraft<br>


'''Our long term vision is to build web development courses that progress beyond the expensive and outdated training options that exist today'''. We are establishing the P2PU School of Webcraft as a grassroots league of extraordinary open web developers. We are striving to spread opportunity and open standards that not only build careers on open web technology, but that also help build and improve the open web itself.


By training a new generation of developers in open source values and skills, we can can massively impact the open web's future. We seek to establish web development as a creative endeavour independent of a particular set of proprietary technological tools or platforms.<br>
= Courses already proposed for September=


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*Mashing Up the Open Web
*HTML5
*Web Development 101<br>
*Principles of Project Management
*Building Social with the Open Web<br>
*Reading Code<br>
*Semantic Markup<br>
*Organic SEO Basics
*What is PHP?<br>


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= Project info-graphic =
== Project info-graphic ==
''First-draft info-graphic. This is a doodle only -- NOT actual design.''
[[File:P2PU_infographic_--_draft_1.001.jpg|600px]]


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''Doodle only -- NOT actual design. Designer is working on first design pass now.'' [[Image:P2PU infographic -- draft 1.001.jpg|600px]]


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== Notes &amp; Feedback  ==
== Notes &amp; Feedback  ==


Moved all comments to the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Talk:Drumbeat/p2pu/one_pager|Discussion] page. --[[User:Philipp|Philipp]] 10:17, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Moved all comments to the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Talk:Drumbeat/p2pu/one_pager Discussion] page. --[[User:Philipp|Philipp]] 10:17, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 
==PDF==
[[File:P2PU_Webcraft_one-pager_--_8.5_x_11_inches_--_July_2010.pdf]]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 7 September 2010

P2pu school of webcraft -- logo.png

  • P2PU School of Webcraft: Developer training that’s free, open and globally accessible
  • The goal: skills and certification that build careers on open web technology
  • The problem: developer training that's expensive, out of touch, and out of reach
  • The solution: peer learning powered by mentors and learners like you
  • Self-organized study groups. Using existing open learning materials
  • You can get involved. Take a class; propose a course; make a contribution

Web developer training that's free, open and globally accessible

Mozilla and Peer 2 Peer University are creating the P2PU School of Webcraft, a new way to teach and learn web developer skills. Our classes are globally accessible, 100% free, and powered by learners, mentors and contributors like you.

The goal - enable developers to build careers on open web technology

Our goal is to provide training and certification that allows more people to build careers on open web technology. We believe technical training and certification no longer needs to be expensive, exclusive or proprietary. By training a new generation of developers in open source values and skills, we can spread opportunity while supporting open standards and values that improve the open web itself.

The problem - training & certification that are expensive, out of touch, and out of reach

Traditional developer training is expensive, and can be out of touch with current practise and disconnected from what students and employers really need. Many certificate courses focus on a single proprietary technology, limiting students' exposure to the broad mix of tools today's developers need. Four-year programs are out of reach for many, or based on rigid curricula that are not designed to keep pace with new developments in the field. And a lack of practical experience fails to provide students with portfolios or give employers a sense of their actual skills as a developer.

The solution

Peer learning powered by mentors and learners like you

P2PU School of Webcraft enables anyone to learn the latest technical skills and gain the practical experience that employers are looking for. Courses focus on real-world projects and are organized by peers who are web developers themselves. This enables participants to build portfolios of work, gain the practical open source experience employers want, and collect badges and certification industry will recognize.

Anyone can propose new course ideas and learning materials any time -- allowing P2PU to move faster and stay more up to date on current technologies than traditional programs. That way courses can offer practical training in areas like HTML5 and social web technologies mainstream schools are not yet covering, with an emphasis on pragmatic skills like reading code that traditional programs lack.

Self-organized study groups using existing open learning materials

Excellent open educational materials already exist. P2PU School of Webcraft adds peer learning and assessment. Courses are facilitated by practitioners who guide and support participants' independent learning. Working in small self-organized study groups, peer learners not only gain technical skills, but also an attitude and approach to web development -- "hacker habits" -- that reflects the way great developers think, solve problems and collaborate.

You can get involved. Take a class; propose a course; make a contribution.

Have a course you want to teach? Interested in honing a particular web development skill? Got learning materials or ideas to contribute? Get involved at http://drumbeat.org/p2pu-webcraft


Courses already proposed for September

  • Mashing Up the Open Web
  • HTML5
  • Web Development 101
  • Principles of Project Management
  • Building Social with the Open Web
  • Reading Code
  • Semantic Markup
  • Organic SEO Basics
  • What is PHP?


Project info-graphic

Doodle only -- NOT actual design. Designer is working on first design pass now. P2PU infographic -- draft 1.001.jpg




Notes & Feedback

Moved all comments to the Discussion page. --Philipp 10:17, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

PDF

File:P2PU Webcraft one-pager -- 8.5 x 11 inches -- July 2010.pdf

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