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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>The Peer 2 Peer University 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 participants collect badges and certificates for their skills, which industry leaders will recognize and respect. 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>


= The problem: developer certification can be expensive, out of touch, and out of reach<br>  =
= The problem - training & certification that are expensive, out of touch, and out of reach<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>
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>


'''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 tinkering attitude and the ability to work with peers is crucial, since it's how the best developers learn and practise their craft in the real world. <br>
= The solution =


= The solution: learning with your peers to get the skills you really need.<br>  =
=== Peer learning powered by mentors and learners like you<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 gain the technical skills they need. We add peer- and project-based learning to existing open curricula and course materials, enabling participants to build up portfolios of project work and gain the practical open source experience employers want. In addition participants can collect badges and certificates, that industry leaders will recognize and respect. <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>


'''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" - the way that great developers think, solve problems, and collaborate. That's why the focus is on project portfolios, soft skills and developer challenges -- rather than hours spent in front of a book followed by an exam that has little relevance to 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>


= Democratizing web developer education.<br> =
=== Self-organized study groups using existing open learning materials<br> ===


'''Our long term vision is to build web development training that moves beyond the expensive and outdated options that exist today'''. 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.
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>


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>
= You can get involved. Take a class; propose a course; make a contribution.<br> =


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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>
 
 
= Courses already proposed for September=
 
*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]]
''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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