Episode 147: The Power of Teaching APIs

About this episode

Sean Tibor and Kelly Schuster-Paredes discuss the importance of teaching APIs to coding students, sharing strategies and personal stories.

In Episode 147 of Teaching Python, Sean Tibor and Kelly Schuster-Paredes focus on the importance and power of teaching APIs to coding students. They share personal stories and practical strategies for engaging students with APIs, from simple use cases to more complex projects. Join them as they discuss how to make lessons fun and relevant, leveraging LLMs (Large Language Models) for code explanations, and teaching through trial and error. This episode also touches on the broader applications of APIs in today's technological landscape, examining how learning APIs can open up new possibilities for students and equip them with essential skills for the future. Whether you're a teacher, student, or coding enthusiast, there's something valuable in this episode for you. Support Teaching Python

People in this episode

Host: Sean Tibor

Topics covered

• APIs
• education
• coding
• technology

Keywords

• LLMs
• Large Language Models
• code explanations
• trial and error

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Products: Python

Books & works: Teaching Python

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