Coderetreat Facilitation

By Peter Kofler

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

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The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.

Coderetreat Facilitation episodes:

June 18, 202015: The intro, facilitate forming pairs and difference to a Coding Dojo
This episode contains:
What to put into the intro for the day?
How to facilitate forming pairs?
Which are the differences between organizing a Coderetreat and a Coding Dojo night?
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(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)
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8min
May 18, 202014: 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.)
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7min
May 11, 202013: 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.)
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9min
April 27, 202012: 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.)
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8min
April 18, 2020 11: A remote Coderetreat and overview of constraints
In this episode:
* How to run a remote Coderetreat?
* What are constraints?
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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.)
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8min
March 31, 2020 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?
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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.)
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8min
March 15, 2020 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.)
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12min
February 16, 2020 08: Why pair program, finish the Game of Life and how many facilitators do we need
In this episode:
* Why do we pair program the whole Coderetreat?
* Is it possible to finish the Game of Life assignment in a single session?
* How many facilitators do we need and when do we need more than one?
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(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)
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8min
February 03, 2020 07: Deleting the code, questions that people ask and single participant staying alone
In this episode I answer these questions:
* Why do we delete the code after each session?
* How many questions do people ask?
* What about a single participant staying alone?
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(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)
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9min
January 20, 2020 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.)
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9min

FAQs about Coderetreat Facilitation:

How many episodes does Coderetreat Facilitation have?

The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.