Recently these efforts have taken me across the globe without leaving Connecticut. A group of volunteers in Southern India reached out to me and thank me for my work. From there a partnership has blossomed and I now learn with CoderDojoErode.
This huge high five really meant u only @jgmac1106…u #walkmyworld…event without ur presence ..#IndiansTwitter pic.twitter.com/qKr0RsFcfo
— Udhaya$achin (@udayhalo) April 7, 2015
CoderDojoErode is a group of volunteers helping to ensure the next billion people who come online can not only use but also build the Open Web. Erode is a district in the state of Tamilnadu located in southern part of India.
Six men from the same village came together after elders in the community placed personal data risk. Arun Shanmugam, Gauthamraj Elango, Govindasamy Rathinasamy, Mahendran Palanisamy, Prabu Kalaiselvan, and Udhayakumar Sathiyamoorthy were childhood friends who wanted to ensure the kids of Erode had opportunities in high tech classrooms.
The started a CoderDojo which is a volunteer open source network designed to teach coding. CoderDojo works closely with the Mozilla Learning Networks.
We al spndg tym #teaching fr d #secret of d #life bcoz v think it will bring us closr 2 d, one #thing we al want #edu pic.twitter.com/rNczuhlVaL
— Udhaya$achin (@udayhalo) April 13, 2015
CoderDojoErode first worked with the Mozilla Learning Networks to test curriculum being designed for Mozilla Web Clubs. The Goal is to start 500 other volunteer clubs around the globe in 2015.
Our mentor @spmahendran showin learns abt basics of computer they learned last week.Tks to him for sharing his laptop pic.twitter.com/Hrk5yrqkpZ — CoderDojo Erode (@CoderdojoErode) April 12, 2015
I helped the club set up their own learning network by donating Server Space. Now I offer technical support and explore ways to localise curriculum and celebrate local traditions. Mainly I just learn from the team. They have taught me so much.
@jgmac1106 Oh my! No words to say. Again Tks so much for your support. Let’s together #teachtheweb @udayhalo @CoderdojoErode @CoderDojo
— Gauthamraj Elango (@GauthRaj) April 7, 2015
This post was adapted from and originally appeared on the SCSU Education Department blog.