[TECH ED] Blockers!

[pedram-am]

From Course-Fundamentals created by SallyMcGrath: CodeYourFuture/Course-Fundamentals#4

Link to the coursework

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-overcome-coding-blockers-kingsley-ibe/

Why are we doing this?

Next week in class we will talk about Iteration and Blockers. Look over the syllabus and prepare by reading Overcoming Blockers.

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Write 1-2 bullet points on this ticket reflecting on the content. Move your ticket to "Done" when you're done.

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[JayMayer]

Hey @pedram-am, this issue is marked as "Mandatory" on the Fundamentals Course. Could you take a look at it?

[pedram-am]

Hi @JayMayer, thanks for your comment.

• The main blocker is that as most of the trainees have English as their second language, the explanation of the tasks can be confusing or misunderstood and can affect the quality of the learning journey. For example on the Code Your Future Course-Fundamentals board ( https://github.com/orgs/CodeYourFuture/projects/88/views/1 ) we can not even find this issue in the Backlog column, but as you said it is marked as mandatory somewhere else on the Fundamentals Course. The best solution for most of the tasks could be a good clarification and more explanation with an example when it is possible and also double-checking that the same task has been marked with the same labels and requirements everywhere.

In terms of coding blockers: Overcome coding blockers by braking down problems, collaborating, researching, experimenting and maintaining a positive mindset.

Please find other blockers that were discussed in a group: https://cyf-introtodigital.slack.com/archives/C05H7F9TNQ7/p1691853784121399

Thanks for your time Jay, please let me know if this should be done in another way.

[JayMayer]

Hi Pedram, thanks for adding these blockers. I've moved this task to "Done"

For example on the Code Your Future Course-Fundamentals board ( https://github.com/orgs/CodeYourFuture/projects/88/views/1 ) we can not even find this issue in the Backlog column, but as you said it is marked as mandatory somewhere else on the Fundamentals Course.

To address this concern I've added a comment on the original issue so this will hopefully be resolved, thanks for bringing it up! And remember that CYF relies on contributions like these to improve, so please keep bringing things like this to attention! :smile:

[pedram-am]

Hi Jay. That's great, thanks! 👍