9: CS Educator as Dungeon Master with Jon Stapleton | #CSK8 Podcast with Jared O'Leary
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In this interview with Jon Stapleton, we discuss metaphors for education and facilitating, the importance of community and navigating inappropriate content online, how programming languages and platforms influence learning, theories and philosophies that inform Jonโs practice, critical code studies, and much more.
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Each episode of the #CSK8 Podcast explores research, experiences, or perspectives on computer science education through interviews with computer science educators, scholars, and administrators, as well as episodes that summarize and unpack implications of research for classroom teachers who are interested in learning more about practical applications of research in their classroom.
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00:00 Introduction
00:56 Jon's introduction
01:13 Computer science educator and recovering music teacher
03:31 How music and CS evolved for Jon
05:02 Teaching yourself how to code
10:51 What is a teacher-artist?
14:14 Problematizing "facilitator"
16:35 When teachers aren't experts in a domain
18:58 Teacher as dungeon master
22:44 How communities have impacted Jon's ability to learn
27:04 How Jon tries to foster a sense of community in their classroom
31:09 A caveat when encouraging kids to participate in a community
33:54 Teachers shouldn't ban technology without talking about it first
37:03 Affordances and constraints of programming languages in CS classes
48:05 Theories and philosophies that inform Jon's approach to education
01:00:50 When theories of education are out-of-touch
01:06:48 How Jon continues to evolve/refine their approach to education
01:08:37 A continuum of creativity through projects
01:15:21 A question for the field
01:16:14 How to connect with Jon