Hey all ! I have recently visited a engineering co...

# education

[Rajashekar]

Hey all !
I have recently visited a engineering college in my city and delivered a hour talk about adopting kotlin.
I took them through small code comparison between kotlin and java along building for android.
Talk went well and 40% students came forward to learn, they all know java basics.
I have all my content ready.

I didn't had a chance to ask a question in yesterday's webinar by @Rahul Pandey, so I thought to drop my query here.

Question:
1. Should I teach kotlin and it's concepts for first week continuously and then start with android later?
Or
2. Do both in parallel where-ever possible, like covering small topics in kotlin and build simple single screen app with android?
By the way this students training will go for a month.
Will students loose interest if I take first approach, they all right now belong to 3rd year graduation.

What is your take on this, can anyone share any similar experiences in your teaching please.

[altavir]

It depends on the level of your students. If they already know Java or even advanced Python. You can start with Android. If they are newbies, I would recommend spending at least 3-5 lessons on pure kotlin. My personal opinion is that Android in general is a bad starter for IT education.

[Rajashekar]

Good to know, I'll think about this and try to make changes.

[Rahul Pandey]

@Rajashekar: if students have decent programming experience, and the purpose of your class/workshop is building Android, my recommendation is to lean toward #2. I try to motivate different Kotlin language features by building an Android app with students.

[Rajashekar]

Thanks Rahul, I got it.