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Coderetreat Facilitation

 Peter Kofler

A podcast answering questions about Coderetreat hosting, facilitation and participation. It will help you run Coderetreats, Coding Dojos, hands on meetups and classic training.

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Update frequency
every 25 days
Average duration
9 minutes
Episodes
24
Years Active
2020 - 2021
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35: Four sessions instead of six and making the event more fun

35: Four sessions instead of six and making the event more fun

In this episode Dagmar Labes is sharing some of her facilitation secrets: * When to reduce to four sessions instead of standard six? * How to make the event more motivating and more fun for partici…
00:11:00  |   Tue 30 Nov 2021
34: Skills needed for facilitation and alternatives to Game of Life

34: Skills needed for facilitation and alternatives to Game of Life

In this episode: * Which skills does a facilitator need? * Alternative code katas to the Game of Life? Download the MP3 (9 minutes - 13 Mb) or subscribe to the Feed. Mentioned in this episode: …
00:09:00  |   Wed 29 Sep 2021
33: How to help others and mixing in Open Space

33: How to help others and mixing in Open Space

This is the second part of my chat with Amélie Cornélis about: * As an attendee, how can I help others and myself to learn? * How about combining Coderetreat with the Open Space format? Download …
00:10:00  |   Fri 20 Aug 2021
32: First time facilitation and helping participants

32: First time facilitation and helping participants

In this episode I will answer five quick questions: * What kind of people will be at the Coderetreat? * How to prepare for first time facilitation? * How much should we help people during the sess…
00:09:00  |   Wed 07 Jul 2021
31: Helping attendees into the day and then winding down and reflect

31: Helping attendees into the day and then winding down and reflect

In this episode I am discussing with Amélie Cornélis about: * How to help attendees get into the day - at the beginning of the event? * How to help attendees wind down and reflect? Download the M…
00:09:00  |   Fri 18 Jun 2021
30: Facilitation, typical constraints and advertising

30: Facilitation, typical constraints and advertising

The 30th episode with the following questions: * During the day itself what kind of facilitation do you do? * Which constraints to use on a typical Coderetreat? * How to advertise your Coderetreat…
00:11:00  |   Mon 19 Apr 2021
29: Setup and facilitation of a remote MobRetreat

29: Setup and facilitation of a remote MobRetreat

This is the second episode with Harald Reingruber about Mob Programming: * What is your setup for remote mob- or ensemble programming? * How to facilitate several remote mobs at once? * Are you ch…
00:10:00  |   Thu 25 Feb 2021
28: How to keep schedule, including junior facilitators and TDD

28: How to keep schedule, including junior facilitators and TDD

In this episode I will answer the following questions: * A Coderetreat is very busy. How do you keep the schedule? * How to include a supporting or junior facilitator, e.g. from the hosting company…
00:08:00  |   Wed 27 Jan 2021
27: What is a MobRetreat

27: What is a MobRetreat

Happy new year! In this episode Harald Reingruber explains the new format of MobRetreat: * What is a MobRetreat? * What is the difference to a regular Coderetreat? Download the MP3 (9 minutes - 7…
00:09:00  |   Sun 03 Jan 2021
26: Coderetreat with progressive sessions without deleting the code

26: Coderetreat with progressive sessions without deleting the code

In this episode I am describing an experimental Coderetreat format I used in one of my last retreats. The goal was to have progressive sessions without deleting the code, a bit like product developme…
00:12:00  |   Sat 28 Nov 2020
25: Top 3 most important facts about Coderetreat facilitation

25: Top 3 most important facts about Coderetreat facilitation

This episode marks one year of the Coderetreat Facilitation podcast. To celebrate the anniversary - and to prepare for the upcoming GDCR20 I will recap my top 3 most important facts about Coderetreat…
00:13:00  |   Sat 31 Oct 2020
24: Teaching elements in a Coderetreat, learning goals and how to adapt to the group

24: Teaching elements in a Coderetreat, learning goals and how to adapt to the group

This is the second episode with Technical Agile Coach Emily Bache on how to take the Coderetreat to the next level: * Which teaching elements could we add to a Coderetreat? * What about learning go…
00:11:00  |   Sun 18 Oct 2020
23: All first time participants, facilitators knowing Game of Life and supporting the global event

23: All first time participants, facilitators knowing Game of Life and supporting the global event

In this episode I am answering Lars' questions: * Any problems when all participants are first-time Coderetreat participants? * Any problems when all participants have never heard of the Game of Li…
00:09:00  |   Sun 11 Oct 2020
22: The Coding Dojo, using Coding Dojo exercises and are constraints overrated

22: The Coding Dojo, using Coding Dojo exercises and are constraints overrated

In this episode I talking with Technical Agile Coach Emily Bache about her Coding Dojo Handbook and bits of the Coding Dojo can we use in a Coderetreat: * What is a Coding Dojo? * What is Emily's H…
00:10:00  |   Mon 28 Sep 2020
21: Participants not getting TDD, increase participation in inhouse Coderetreats and questions in session retro

21: Participants not getting TDD, increase participation in inhouse Coderetreats and questions in session retro

This episode was inspired by SoCraTes Day Switzerland: * What if participants don't "get" TDD? * How to increase participation in inhouse Coderetreats? * What questions do you ask in the session r…
00:09:00  |   Tue 22 Sep 2020
20: Dealing with distractions and support of coding setup

20: Dealing with distractions and support of coding setup

In this episode I talk with my co-facilitator Oliver Spann about: * How to deal with distractions and negative surprises? * How to support people with their coding setup? Download the MP3 (8 minu…
00:08:00  |   Wed 26 Aug 2020
19: Saturday, communication up front and splitting the group between facilitators

19: Saturday, communication up front and splitting the group between facilitators

In this episode you learn about: * Is Saturday required for a Coderetreat? * Should we communicate about learning before the event so we get the "right" people in? * How to split the group between…
00:08:00  |   Mon 10 Aug 2020
18: Corey Haines' Cleveland Coderetreat Introduction Part 2

18: Corey Haines' Cleveland Coderetreat Introduction Part 2

In this episode Corey Haines will introduce you to * Coderetreat Day Structure. * Using different programming languages. * Conway's Game of Life. Download the MP3 (10 minutes - 13 Mb) or subscri…
00:10:00  |   Mon 27 Jul 2020
17: Preserving energy as facilitator and activities to help switch pairs

17: Preserving energy as facilitator and activities to help switch pairs

In this episode I talk about: * Preserving my energy as facilitator. * Activities to help switch pairs. Download the MP3 (8 minutes - 12 Mb) or subscribe to the Feed. (Music from Synth Loop 1 by…
00:08:00  |   Sun 19 Jul 2020
16: Corey Haines' Cleveland Coderetreat Introduction Part 1

16: Corey Haines' Cleveland Coderetreat Introduction Part 1

In this episode Corey Haines will introduce you to: * The goal of the Coderetreat * The 4 Rules of Simple Design Download the MP3 (10 minutes - 14 Mb) or subscribe to the Feed. Check out the fu…
00:10:00  |   Mon 22 Jun 2020
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