Last Friday, Codecademy and NYU held the first class to teach digital literacy and coding to NYU students. It was a rainy Friday morning, but more than 50 students packed into a classroom to attend this non-credit course (with another 170 on the waiting list).

Run through NYU Steinhardt, the class will teach students how to code using Codecademy’s platform. When asked about the partnership, NYU’s Media, Culture and Communications Department Chair, Marita Sturken, said

"In today’s networked culture, learning the basic grammar of coding is an essential part of education, a skill that students will use in a broad range of professions. We’re happy to team up with Codecademy to help our students navigate this digital landscape more effectively and with greater insight."

We’re really excited to be partnering with a world-leading institution like NYU and thrilled that our courses and learning environment have been incorporated into their curriculum. It’s great that educational institutions like NYU are keen to experiment with teaching methods, and we’re hopeful that we’ll see more of this in coming months. For more on this partnership, see this article in Wired magazine

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