🟢 As a medical education faculty member exploring educational technologies, I am interested in understanding how basic computing concepts can enhance teaching and learning in health sciences. One platform I have explored is Code.org, which offers free, interactive courses designed to introduce students to computational thinking and coding. Although Code.org is primarily aimed at school-age learners, its visual programming approach, step-by-step challenges, and immediate feedback make it approachable for university faculty as well.

✅ ️Opportunities: Highly accessible for beginners with no prior coding experience. Interactive, gamified learning enhances engagement and fosters a deeper understanding. Foundations in computational thinking can later be applied to data analysis, AI, or simulation in medical education.

📛 Challenges: Content is general and may not directly address medical or biomedical applications. Requires additional resources or adaptation for context-specific learning. Some faculty may question its relevance without clear links to practical outcomes in teaching or research.

✳️ Conclusion: Code.org serves as a practical entry point for medical educators to gain computational literacy. When combined with discipline-specific resources or applied projects, it can support meaningful integration of computing concepts into medical education and research.

📒 Media & References:

📽 Code.org introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYZF6oIZtfc

🎧 Episode: How the “Computer Science for All” Movement Fits In Broader History of Social-Justice Battles From: EdSurge Podcast/ https://soundcloud.com/edsurge/how-the-computer-science-for-all-movement-fits-in-a-broader-history-of-social-justice-battles SoundCloud

📃 Scholarly reference:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6619459/