Challenges of Accessibility and Localization in Educational Technology

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The chapter delves into the complexities of creating accessible and culturally relevant educational content on a global scale. It explores the importance of understanding diverse learners and cultural contexts, as well as the challenges of scaling a startup into a multinational corporation. The conversation also touches on the potential of AI in personalized learning experiences and the significance of mentorship in fostering a culture of learning and growth within the software industry.

Codecademy is an online platform that offers classes on languages including Python, Go, JavaScript, C++, and many others.

Zoe Bachman is the Senior Curriculum Director at Codecademy and designs courses for the platform. She joins the podcast to talk about her work there.

Josh Goldberg is an independent full time open source developer in the TypeScript ecosystem. He works on projects that help developers write better TypeScript more easily, most notably on typescript-eslint: the tooling that enables ESLint and Prettier to run on TypeScript code. Josh regularly contributes to open source projects in the ecosystem such as ESLint and TypeScript. Josh is a Microsoft MVP for developer technologies and the author of the acclaimed Learning TypeScript (O’Reilly), a cherished resource for any developer seeking to learn TypeScript without any prior experience outside of JavaScript. Josh regularly presents talks and workshops at bootcamps, conferences, and meetups to share knowledge on TypeScript, static analysis, open source, and general frontend and web development.

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