We are excited to announce that GDG Cincinnati will be hosting Android Study Jam sessions this spring.  This year’s Study Jams will be oriented around Udacity’s Android for Beginners course (https://www.udacity.com/course/android-development-for-beginners--ud837).  This course is best suited for those new to programming and those with programming experience who have never used Android.

Session dates: Feb 10, Feb 24, Mar 9, Mar 23, Apr 6

Times: 5:30-8:00pm

Location: 5155 Financial Way, Mason OH 45040

Additionally, a global kickoff via Hangouts is scheduled for Feb 4:

https://plus.google.com/events/c91ccjj6745t0r4e4sh9ki3sqd0

The course is structured into three main lessons and a final project.  During the first several weeks we’ll review the lessons as a group and during the last few weeks work on final projects.

Weekly sessions:

• (30 mins) Quick review of content lesson
• (30 mins) Discussions of issues, material
• (60 mins) Work on lesson/project

What students get for participating:

• Personal tutoring on the course material
• Community setting to support course learning
• Swag pack
• Google-offered Study Jams completion certificate
• Discount on the Android Nanodegree upon course completion
• Opportunity to join Google Launchpad with completed app, pending app quality

If you are interested in participating, please do the following:

• Plan on attending the five scheduled sessions.
• Review the upcoming Udacity lesson videos before each session.  Come with questions and actively participate in discussions.
• RSVP on the 5 Study Jam events on our Meetup site so we can plan attendance.

• Feb 10 - http://www.meetup.com/cincy-android/events/228218135/

• Lesson 1A, 1B, Practice Set 1

• Feb 24 - http://www.meetup.com/cincy-android/events/228218160/

• Lesson 2A, 2B, Practice Set 2

• Mar 9 - http://www.meetup.com/cincy-android/events/228218168/

• Lesson 3A, 3B, Practice Set 3

• Mar 23 - http://www.meetup.com/cincy-android/events/228218176/

• Work on final projects

• Apr 6 - http://www.meetup.com/cincy-android/events/228218183/

• Work on final projects (cont), demos, etc.

• Register with Google/Udacity to track participation with the Study Jams:
  https://www.udacity.com/account/affiliate/GoogleStudyJams
• Join the Global Study Jam Student G+ Community:
  https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/104693551891691428892/communities/107779414017676143474
• Share your excitement using #devstudyjam on social media!

For more information about what Study Jams are, please visit: http://developerstudyjams.com/ 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to any of the GDG Cincinnati Organizers.

Google Participant Survey:

http://goo.gl/GjbSNb