it=2: CSBridge and International Introductory Computing Education

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Nick and Asena McKeown + Nathan

Nick and Asena McKeown + Nathan

Teaching students outside major colleges and major hubs how to program, and creating more tech hubs outside of the US, is the goal of CSBridge, a nonprofit that teaches foundations of Stanford's CS 1 course in Istanbul, Prague, Bogotá, and more.

Hear from founders and Stanford affiliates Nick and Asena McKeown.

You can find us on major podcast streaming platforms or listen using the web player below (question timestamps included).

01:50 What is CSBridge? 02:41 Starting with Turkey 04:18 Strategy for New Locations and CS 106A 09:28 Maintaining Quality in Many Locations 13:36 Stanford and Local Collaboration 15:29 Differences in Teaching Locations 19:47 English Barrier to Programming 22:54 Who Pays for CSBridge? 24:55 Student Example 25:37 Program Evolution 28:28 Conclusion