Hosting Online Lessons with MIT App Inventor

[Ito268]

Hello everyone,

I’m a Computer Engineering student at UTFPR in Brazil, as well as a representative of a local Nikkei student community.

Our community is planning to host a free online beginner workshop in Portuguese, introducing people of all ages to mobile development using MIT App Inventor. The idea is to use App Inventor's accessibility and visual programming environment to teach basic programming concepts and spark interest in computer science.

I had previously sent an email to the MIT App Inventor team but haven't received a reply yet, so I thought it might be helpful to reach out here in the community forum for support or guidance. I would greatly appreciate any help regarding the following:

1. Partnership/Support: Is there a way to officially collaborate with the MIT App Inventor team, or to use the branding/logo in the workshop materials? Could we be listed or mentioned as an initiative on the App Inventor site?
2. Certificates: Are there any official certificates of completion/participation that can be provided to students? Or are there templates we could adapt while giving proper credit?
3. Instructor Requirements: I will be leading the workshop as an undergraduate student. Are there any formal qualifications or guidelines for instructors that I should be aware of?

We are very excited about this opportunity to share programming knowledge and empower new learners through App Inventor. Any tips, experiences, or directions from the community or moderators would mean a lot to us!

[TIMAI2]

@Ito268

Partnership/Support

You should contact MIT about this

@Ito268

Certificates

As above

@Ito268

Instructor Requirements

Expert Trainers:
https://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/expert-trainers

Also look here:

https://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/teach

[Ito268]

Thanks for the response!

@TIMAI2

You should contact MIT about this

I have already sent emails to
appinventor@mit.edu and
mit-app-inventor-collaboration@mit.edu,
but it's been a few weeks and I haven’t received a response yet.
Are there any other ways to get in touch with MIT?

[ABG]

@Ito268

Are there any other ways to get in touch with MIT?

You could tag @ewpatton with your post on this board, and he might respond.

[ewpatton]

@Ito268

1. Partnership/Support: Is there a way to officially collaborate with the MIT App Inventor team, or to use the branding/logo in the workshop materials? Could we be listed or mentioned as an initiative on the App Inventor site?

Generally, unless you have a contract with MIT for the use of MIT's trademarks, including the MIT App Inventor logo, you cannot use the branding in your materials.

@Ito268

2. Certificates: Are there any official certificates of completion/participation that can be provided to students? Or are there templates we could adapt while giving proper credit?

You're welcome to make up your own certificates for participation in your program given the previous constraints regarding the use of the logo.

@Ito268

3. Instructor Requirements: I will be leading the workshop as an undergraduate student. Are there any formal qualifications or guidelines for instructors that I should be aware of?

No, there are no formal qualifications for teaching App Inventor. Anyone is welcome to teach App Inventor, either using your own materials or materials from our website (CC 4.0 BY-SA licensed). In fact, there are many after school programs around the world organized by high school students for the benefit of their peers. There was the expert trainers program but we have not run that in some time given the time constraints on our small staff.