Virginia Commonwealth University Partners With CORE for Code Beats

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Virginia Commonwealth University Partners With CORE for Code Beats

October 10, 2020

Staff at the Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center Provide Teachers the Tools to Grow

By Dina Weinstein
University Public Affairs
vcunews@vcu.edu

An article about workforce development highlighting a collaboration between the Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center and Computer CORE was published in the September issue of the Virginia Commonwealth University Newsletter, VCU News:

“On a recent Monday night, VCU associate professor of computer science David Shepherd, Ph.D., taught coding remotely to a group of 18 adult students through a Twitch channel. Shepherd explained programming concepts that the students used to create hip-hop style musical patterns, rhythms and breaks.

The class, called Code Beats, was offered through Computer CORE, a technical training program for adult learners in Northern Virginia, thanks to the Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center at Virginia Commonwealth University.”

The article continues by highlighting Computer CORE’s journey into virtual with insights from Executive Director Donna Walker James about advantages to students, relating “Walker James said the COVID-19 pandemic, and the pivot to online learning, have actually had a benefit to adult learners.”

Read full article and virtual learning impact on CORE students>>

Published: https://www.news.vcu.edu/article/Staff_at_the_Virginia_Adult_Learning_Resource_Center_provide