{"id":194,"date":"2019-09-14T19:21:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T02:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0102\/?p=194"},"modified":"2019-09-14T19:21:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T02:21:07","slug":"melissa-sariffodeen-canada-learning-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0102\/melissa-sariffodeen-canada-learning-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Sariffodeen – Canada Learning Code"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2011, Melissa Sariffodeen had quit a job in accounting and had set out on a path to learn some digital skills in order to be competitive in the current job market.\u00a0 She was surprised by the limited avenues for accessing this education.\u00a0 In hopes of addressing this issue, Melissa and three of her friends hosted a brainstorming session to explore this idea.\u00a0 What was supposed to be a few people chatting in a coffee shop turned into an 80-person session.\u00a0 That session also highlighted the gender gap in the technology sector in their hometown of Toronto as well as the lack of introductory-level opportunities to learn to code. \u00a0Melissa and her friends took what they had learned and set forth to create a path for women who wanted to explore this industry.\u00a0 Ladies Learning Code was born and the team launched their first workshop in the spring of 2011, it sold out in a day.\u00a0 The hunger for this type of programming was obvious.<\/p>\n

Melissa launched Ladies Learning Code chapters all over the country and now in 2019, there are 36 chapters cities.\u00a0 Since that first workshop in 2011, Canada Learning Code, no a nationally registered charity and has hosted over 2800 educational events, reaching in excess of 106,950 learning across Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Canada learning Code we believe that digital skills are tools of empowerment. The world is changing com and we want Canada to be ready. We’re here to make sure that all Canadians – Particularly women, girls, people with disabilities, Indigenous youth, and newcomers to Canada have access to the knowledge they need to prosper in our digital world.\u201d (Canada Learning Code, 2019)<\/p>\n

Melissa\u2019s vision has also expanded.\u00a0 The organization began as Ladies Learning Code with a goal to get more women into the tech sector but it has evolved over the years to a place where all Canadians are included.\u00a0 \u00a0Creating a space for \u201call Canadians to have the knowledge to create not just consume technology.\u201d\u00a0 Canada Learning Code now has programs designed for women, girls, kids, teens and teachers. \u00a0They even have a mobile computer lab that travels coast to coast bring tech education to rural communities without access to a chapter, called the CodeMobile.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Melissa\u2019s passion for the integration of technology and education has resulted in partnerships with the Google, Microsoft and Government of Canada.\u00a0 \u00a0Melissa has met with education officials across Canada to bring awareness to the need for the inclusion of digital literacy into the k-12 curriculum.<\/p>\n

Melissa\u2019s LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melissasariffodeen\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Melissa\u2019s Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/melsariffodeen<\/a><\/p>\n

Melissa\u2019s Instagram https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/melsariffodeen\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Sariffodeen, M. [TEDx Talks]. (2017, Jan 18). The Kids Will Be Alright | Melissa Sariffodeen | TEDxYouth@Toronto. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9IRoTk-iKPE&t=405s<\/a><\/p>\n

Sariffodeen, M. [Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]. (2017, Mar 25). Melissa Sariffodeen explains how to hack your future. [Video file] Retrieved from https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C6EdrW4wH-s&t=57s<\/a><\/p>\n

Canada Learning Code: About Us (2019) Retrieved from https:\/\/www.canadalearningcode.ca\/about-us\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 2011, Melissa Sariffodeen had quit a job in accounting and had set out on a path to learn some digital skills in order to be competitive in the current job market.\u00a0 She was surprised by the limited avenues for accessing this education.\u00a0 In hopes of addressing this issue, Melissa and three of her friends … <\/p>\n

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