zackforbing / community_content

A repository that contains the instructions and schedule of students' lightning talks.

Overview

Each six-week session, all students in module 2 will prepare a lightning talk based on the topics below. All students in modules 3 and 4 will work in groups to prepare a lightning talk about their job shadowing experience. Preparation and completion of any of these options will take approximately 2-4 hours.

Schedule

• Module 2 students - Friday, July 15 (Week 3) at 1:15 PM
• Module 3 and 4 students - Friday, July 22 (Week 4) at 1:15 PM

Community Content How-To

Choose a topic (ie - Animation with Snap.js). Topics cannot be repeated during the module and are first come, first serve. During the week of your lightning talk, the schedule is as follows:

• Monday: Submit your topic to the markdown file before 4pm.
• Tuesday: Add your outline as a gist before 4pm.
• Wednesday: Draft slides and/or content. If you'd like feedback, send your draft to Casey or Beth.
• Thursday: Rehearsal after wrap up. Your slides and/or content should be prepared in advance as laptops will be closed during rehearsal. Attendance is mandatory.
• Friday: Present your 5-minute talk or student-led session for your Turing peers.

Topics & Themes

All topics must be approved

Module 2 students: It is preferred that your topic fit into one of the themes below. That said, feel free to pitch a topic related to your experience prior to Turing. Keep in mind that the topic should be of interest to a school of software developers and that the topic must be approved before moving forward.

• Computer Hardware
• Computer Science
• Design / User Experience
• DevOps
• Front End Development
• General Software Methodologies / Techniques
• Historical or Present-day People in Computer Science
• JavaScript Architecture / Libraries
• Programming & Science
• Programming & the Arts
• Programming Languages
• Ruby Architecture / Libraries
• Software Libraries
• Software Testing
• Technology & Law
• Technology & Society
• Technology & Ethics
• Web Technologies

Module 3 and 4 students: Your topic will be your job shadowing experience.

When considering the content of your presentation, take care to promote a welcoming environment for all students regardless of their age, gender, socio-economic background, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation.

Picking a Topic

• You don't need to be an expert on a topic. You can do the research and become expert enough to deliver a valuable talk.
• A talk needs to teach something of value to the audience.
• A talk needs to be at an appropriate level for the audience, not too basic and not too advanced.
• A talk needs to have a message, not just a subject. "Introduction to RSpec" is boring, "Why You Should Use RSpec" has a message.

Examples of Previous Topics:

• Using Computer Science to manipulate OKCupid
• When Pairing Goes Wrong
• How to Survive the Titanic with Machine Learning
• The TDD Holy War
• Is Elegant Ruby Fast?
• Genetic Algorithms with Ruby Processing
• Ancient Cryptography