https://deploy-preview-705--carpentries-website.netlify.app/blog/author/elnaz-amanzadeh/Recent content in Elnaz Amanzadeh on The CarpentriesHugoen-usMon, 18 Nov 2024 23:02:38 -0500https://deploy-preview-705--carpentries-website.netlify.app/blog/2021/01/carpentries-dc-workshop-iran/Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://deploy-preview-705--carpentries-website.netlify.app/blog/2021/01/carpentries-dc-workshop-iran/<p>It was my aim for a long time since I started to learn basics of programming in Python in 2017. I was excited to teach whatever I learned to other people and extend it. I am an analytical biologist and I have a lot of colleagues who were searching for someone speaking Persian to learn programming skills from.</p> <p>I think learning in a maternal language is crucial to make the lessons more efficient. Teaching Data Carpentry could help them to make their own way in their research projects and improve the quality of their studies. I planned this workshop two months after I got my certificate as an instructor of The Carpentries. Because of COVID-19, the workshop in Iran was to be online too. Good for me! I participated in several online workshops around the world such as in the US and South Africa to learn and have experiences in teaching in online workshops and become an experienced instructor.</p>