At various times over the last year, there have been conversations about holding a THATCamp that was aimed at parents and kids. I know that we aren’t all parents, but for those of us who are, I’d be interested in having a session where we tease out what a THATCamp Junior would look like, whether it would be one event or joint local events, and how we can go about making it something real.
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David Morgen
June 4, 2011 at 7:59 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
You know I’m definitely into this session.
THATCamp Junior | THATCamp CHNM 2011
June 13, 2011 at 12:33 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
[…] that was #thatcamproadtrip. But I’ve finally had a chance to write up my thoughts about the THATCamp Junior session that I proposed at the camp: […]
Teaching Kids to Make (THATCamp Report) - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education
June 15, 2011 at 3:03 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
[…] If it’s possible to get a bunch of scholars, graduate students, and alt-ac people psyched about making, building, and learning, I’ve found myself wondering to what extent it might be possible to get my kids excited in a similar fashion. We’re a couple of weeks into summer vacation here, and we’re already casting about for additional science experiments to run that lure the kids away from the easier entertainment of fighting with one another. Trying to figure out how I can bring the hacking home with the Prof at the end of the day is one of the reasons that I led a session on THATCamp Junior. […]