Talks & master-classes
Complex made simple: how we teach C++ on Coursera
October 12, 12:20
Room IV|IV зал
Discuss the presentation
For the past two years I have been leading the project of creating a C++ specialization on Coursera. The specialization is going to consist of five courses, three of which are already launched and another one is almost ready.
In my talk I want to tell:
- why we decided to create online courses about C++
- how we create courses’ content and why
Besides, I want to focus on two main principles which we usу to create our materials:
- clarity instead of completeness
- lots of practice
We are sure that these principles are applicable not to only in education but also in everyday work of people involved in IT. Therefore not only do I want to tell how we create our courses but also I will try to show how our experience might be used in everyday work.
Ilia Shishkov
Senior software developer, Yandex
I’ve been working at Yandex since 2012. I took part in development of several Yandex.Search components. Apart from that I taught in Yandex School of Data Analisys. Now I work in educational department and lead creation of C++ specialization for Coursera. I have rich experience of giving talks: C++ Russia 2016, 2017, 2018.
