For many, the idea of learning to code conjures an image of a person working alone. Perhaps a mathematically inclined person who just ‘gets it’? In this episode we meet Lynn Scarff, Director of Science Gallery Dublin, who’s learning to code with Niamh Scanlon, EU Digital Girl of the Year, 2015. Sharing her experiences of learning in a community of other young people, Niamh challenges Lynn to see coding as a creative way to solve problems with others. This leads Jane and I to discuss the communities in which we learn many things. We speak to Noah Finkelstein from the University of Colorado on how learning is inherently a social enterprise where communities not only help to shape our learning, but also negotiate what should be learned.

Hosted by Shane Bergin | Jane Chadwick

Featuring Lynn Scarff | Niamh Scanlon | Noah Finkelstein

Produced by ⁠⁠Shaun & Maurice⁠⁠

Music by Chris Zabriskie

Supported by Science Foundation Ireland