Devoxx4Kids Minecraft Modding workshop has been used all around the world by kids as their first introduction to Java programming, even programming in several cases. This workshop has been delivered at our meetups, corporate events such as OSCON, Silicon Valley Code Camp, JavaOne and Red Hat Summit, schools, libraries, workplaces, homes, and many other venues. And now its going to the most coveted and sought after place for all minecrafters around the world – Minecon 2015!
Many thanks to Microsoft (now the parent company of Mojang) for extending the invitation!
Minecon is the biggest gathering of all minecrafters on this planet. About 10,000 attendees are expected to gather on Jul 4th and 5th in London this year. This will be our first time there. We are super excited and can’t wait to experience the phenomenon.
In addition, Microsoft has also asked us to lead a panel on “Using Mods for Teaching”. This panel will discuss the relevance of modding in education. We’ll try to answer some of the questions as:
- Can modding be the right medium for first introduction to programming?
- What is an appropriate age to start modding?
- What would you like from Mojang to improve the modding experience?
- What can be done to fundamentally change STEM education in schools?
Participate in Minecon 2015 Virtually
You can participate in Minecon virtually as well!
Are there any questions that you’d like to ask the panelists? Leave a comment in the blog and I’ll try to accommodate as many of them as possible.
As always, follow me @arungupta to watch out for comments/pictures from the event!
Devoxx4Kids Ancillary Event at Corporate
Running a Devoxx4Kids event as an ancillary to the main event is a great way to engage local community. Such an event can consist of not just minecraft modding, but several other topics such as Scratch, Greenfoot, and HTML5/CSS. Let us know if your corporate event is interested in running a Devoxx4Kids workshop the weekend before/after the main event!
Is the stream of this preso available anywhere?
Good article, i’m glad to read it. Especially i like this part: “Devoxx4Kids Minecraft Modding workshop has been used all around the world by kids as their first introduction to Java programming, even programming in several cases.” Cause a lot of students order paper writing somewhere like https://pro-papers.com/urban-studies-writing-service and in fact don’t know anything. The question of deterioration education is very important in present days. Students don’t have any motivation to study. But thanks for Microsoft, it could really help.
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