TL;DR: We are writing an Open Access edited book (lots of short chapters, written by small teams of you); Register for the next online “book ideas” retreat [21 March 1pm-3pm GMT]; Email your questions to Ziska at pairprogramming@ed.ac.uk.
Online “book ideas” retreat: Friday 21st March 2025 1pm-3pm GMT
Thank you to everyone who came to the February (and first) “book ideas” Retreat! We were joined by 38 people who shared their enthusiasm for the project and split into groups to start developing book chapters.
To attend the next online “book ideas” retreat [21 March 1-3pm GMT], register here. This is a space to meet other members of your book writing group, ask questions, discuss ideas, and write your pitches if you are ready.
Call for Pitches [reminder]
Please submit your chapter(s) pitches by 1 April 2025 12noon GMT via this form https://forms.office.com/e/KH5nXdLLZJ.
For more information, see the blog post on our website.
How to get involved / FAQs
I would like to contribute to a chapter. How can I join an existing group?
You can browse existing groups in the chapter titles spreadsheet. To join a group, email Ziska via pairprogramming@ed.ac.uk with the chapter title you would like to contribute to so that we put you in touch with the rest of the group.
I have an idea💡Where can I suggest a new chapter title?
If you already have a topic in mind, email Ziska via pairprogramming@ed.ac.uk with your name (or names if you already have a team) and suggested chapter title. We will then your chapter title to our spreadsheet.
Adding your chapter title will allow other people to see which topics are being covered and to offer their help as co-authors/collaborators.
I am confused. Tell me more 😇
We are writing an open-source book about teaching programming (working title: Teaching Programming across Disciplines). Currently, groups of people are developing chapter titles, which they will submit in the form of a Pitch [due 1 April 2025 12 noon GMT]. The chapter titles and groups are in development, so now is a great time to suggest new titles or join a group!
➡️ To hear more about the project, join the next online “book ideas” retreat [21 March 1-3pm GMT].
➡️ If you have any questions, please email Ziska at pairprogramming@ed.ac.uk.
Introduction from Ziska
An introduction from Franziska McManus, our Research Assistant / Coordinator.
The Edinburgh Winter School Collaborator team
Especially:
Brittany – Grant Principal Investigator (PI) 🌮
Ziska – Research Assistant (RA) & Coordinator 🚀
Pawel – Tech Support ⭐
(and the organising committee: Kasia, Bea, Umberto, Ozan, Charlotte, Serveh)