Coderetreat Facilitation

Coderetreat Facilitation

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Coderetreat Facilitation episodes

  • 14: Alex Bolboaca's Message for Coderetreat Attendees
    In this episode Alex Bolboaca will answer the following questions:
    • What makes Coderetreats magical?
    • How to get the most out of a Coderetreat?

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      Check out the video here:

      Material in this episode:
      • Alex Bolboaca on Coderetreat from AgileWorks on Vimeo
      • How to get the most out of a Code Retreat
      • Episode 07: Deleting the code
      • Episode 01: Seeing different languages
        • (Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw.)
        7 min
      • 13: Primary job of facilitator, first session without pairing and supporting participants' learning journey
        Today I talk about the following questions:
        • What is your primary job as facilitator?
        • Is it allowed to run the first session without any pairing?
        • What is Ping Pong?
        • How to support participants to continue their learning journey after the Coderetreat?

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          Mentioned in this episode:
          • Managing the Difficulty of Coding Exercises
          • A box of things to take from the Coderetreat

            • Thanks to Christian Haas for feedback on audio quality of this podcast.

            (Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)
            9 min
          • 12: What to look for and ask about other than the code
            In this episode my co-facilitator Oliver Spann shares some tips for non-coding facilitators:
            • What to look for during sessions (while people work) other than the code?
            • What to ask in retrospectives if you did not understand the code?

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              Thank you Oliver for sharing your knowledge. You can learn more from Oliver at his blog. Related to this episode is Oliver's latest article Can you facilitate a Coderetreat as a Scrum Master?

              (Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)
              8 min
            • 11: A remote Coderetreat and overview of constraints
              In this episode:
              * How to run a remote Coderetreat?
              * What are constraints?
              Download the MP3 (8 minutes - 12 Mb) or subscribe to the Feed.
              Material used for this episode:
              * Retrospective on a Remote Global Day of Coderetreat
              * 20/80 - A coding dojo constraint just for fun
              (Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)
              8 min
            • 10: Coding Dojo Mindset and Game of Life is mandatory
              In this episode I am answering
              * What is the Coding Dojo Mindset? (What is the core mindset of a Coderetreat?)
              * Is Game of Life mandatory?
              Download the MP3 (8 minutes - 12 Mb) or subscribe to the Feed.
              Mentioned in this episode:
              * Alex Bolboaca: The Coderetreat Problem Is Not The Problem
              (Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)
              8 min
            • 09: Constraint for first session and alternative exercises for Game of Life
              In this (longer) episode I asked Sandra Parsick about
              * the best constraint for the first session and
              * alternative exercises for Game of Life.
              Download the MP3 (12 minutes - 9 Mb) or subscribe to the Feed.
              Thank you Sandra.
              Mentioned in this episode:
              * The Coderetreat Problem Is Not The Problem
              * Mars Rover kata
              * Snake/Nibbles/Tron
              (Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)
              12 min
            • 06: Facilitating ensemble/mob programming and choosing your pair facilitator
              This is the second part of my discussion with Lisi Hocke. (The first part is here.) This time we talked about:
              * How to facilitate an ensemble/mob programming session?
              * What to look for in your pair facilitator?
              Download the MP3 (9 minutes - 6.5 Mb) or subscribe to the Feed.
              Thank you Lisi for visiting the Coderetreat Facilitation podcast. You can reach Lisi at @lisihocke.
              (Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)
              9 min

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            A podcast answering questions about Coderetreat hosting, facilitation and participation. It will help you run Coderetreats, Coding Dojos, hands on meetups and classic training.