Analysis Of Software And Data Carpentry'S Pre- And Post-Workshop Surveys

Jordan, Kari L.; Michonneau, François; Weaver, Belinda

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“…Research conducted by The Carpentries indicates that this environment is effective in helping novices learn Git Jordan, Marwick, Weaver et al, 2017;Jordan et al, 2018;Jordan & Michonneau, 2020). Even so, Git is still difficult to both teach and learn because of its confusing commands, obscure terminology, and invisibility within the CLI.…”

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“…Our current study design does not include surveying learners who attended a Git lesson where no Git Stack activity was used. However, The Carpentries has released reports analyzing results of their own pre-and post-workshop surveys Jordan et al, 2018). Respondents to The Carpentries' surveys presumably did not experience a tangible addition to the Git lesson.…”

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Git going with LEGO

Brooks-Kieffer

Albin

2022

The Journal of Play in Adulthood

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Git, an open source version control software, is difficult to both teach and learn because it conceals its work in a hidden directory and is often deployed using a command line interface. Yet, version control is an essential tool of reproducible research. Two librarians formed a playful partnership to experiment with teaching Git using LEGO, an approach inspired by our Carpentries Instructor certifications and one’s LEGO Serious Play certification. Our method combines novice-centric Carpentries pedagogy with theories of play, constructionism, constructivism, conceptual metaphor, and the hand-mind connection that are foundational to LEGO Serious Play. We share details of developing, testing, and assessing this Git-LEGO combination. Our preliminary study indicates that our LEGO activity may increase learners' short-term retention of Git commands. We discuss future directions for our research and our experiences as academic librarians in a playful partnership.

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