Events
Posts about hackathons, conferences, and API or tech-related events Pearson attends & sponsors.
Albert Hitchcock, Pearson Chief Information Officer, highlighted Pearson API Strategies and Platforms in his talk at the SXSW (South by Southwest) Austin, TX Accelerated Growth Meeting. Check out Albert's talk here.
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The London Office hosted the third and final presentation in a series of API Breakfasts. This one focused on use cases and implementation and was attended by some special Pearson guests.

The London office hosted an exciting three part series on the value, business case and use of APIs on the Pearson PDN.
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The London office hosted an exciting three part series on the value, business case and use of APIs on the Pearson PDN.
Student Coding Contest Finalists with Tim Bozik.
From left to right: Aaron Martin, Jorg Doku, Tim Bozik and Anisha Srivastava
I have to admit it; I was really excited to read the story behind Pearson's new brand. I'm a techie; very geeky, and I love learning! It's what drives me.

The 2015 Pearson Student Coding Contest, now in its semifinalist stage with 21 contestants, is getting some nice press!
Contestants of the 2015 Pearson Student Coding Contest! Here are some links and resources you might find helpful as you develop your apps and get ready to submit your entry on January 4th, 2016!
We had a great session yesterday on our "Office Hours" webinar! Here we've provided some resources for you and your team.
The Pearson Developers Network is pleased to announce that we have 21 semi-finalist teams in the 2015 Pearson Student Coding Contest! These teams will now move forward with their education apps and develop them, with the end goal of presenting their working model to our judges on our online platform. The semifinalists include these teams:
Do One Thing and Do It Well
This piece was authored by Warwick Bailey, the European Director of the Pearson Developers Network. Warwick has an extensive background in learning and technology and explains how APIs and modular code are changing the face of programming.
Warwick can be reached at warwick.bailey@pearson.com Follow Warwick on Twitter at @techwarwick
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As the 2015 Pearson Student Coding Contest entry deadline draws near (tomorrow night at Midnight MST), I find myself wishing as an employee that I could join the contest. I have cool ideas for learning apps too!
Quickly coming to a close this week, the 2015 Pearson Student Coding Contest will award Acclaim participant badges to all entrants whose idea submissions are accepted! And those who take 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will receive special individualized Acclaim digital badges.
As part of the strategy to merge Pearson APIs to a single platform, the Financial Times (FT) education APIs (http://developer.pearson.com/apis/ft-education-api) will no longer be available on the Pearson Developers Network (PDN) after December 31st, 2015.
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We've added a new feature to the PDN Blog. Now you can rate content! Like what you read? Don't like what you read? Let us know. We value your feedback!
Give it a try right now!
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Halloween is one my favorite holidays and not because of the candy or the scares! It's because Halloween is an odd holiday that focuses on creativity! Unlike many other holidays, which focus on commercialism, Halloween challenges folks to come up with new and different ideas. My own daughter has been creating Halloween costumes on the sewing machine since she was old enough to write and created this great "Robin" costume from scratch, along with several other SuperHero costumes that she made for friends.
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Because of some web site glitches (Perhaps we could use a little coding help!), we are extending the entry deadline for the 2015 Pearson Student Coding Contest to midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Friday, November 13th, 2015!
In its fourth year, Financial Times kicked off Digital Learning Week in London with a coding session in tribute to the "mother" of coding, Ada Lovelace.
Time is running out! Be eligible to win $5000, $2500, $1000 or a chance at an Internship!
The London office hosts an exciting three part series on the value, business case and use of APIs on the Pearson PDN.
The Pearson Student Coding Contest has returned for a third time this fall, and we want YOU to participate!
Here's what you need to know:
During the Awards event at the Pearson Centennial, CO offices, on Friday, February 20 our three finalists presented their winning applications. Our judges then deliberated to determine the final order of the cash awards. The judges saw a lot of value in all of the finalists, and we are pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Pearson Student Coding Contest:
Last month we launched the second Pearson Student Coding Contest. After receiving a number of requests for an extended entry period, we've decided to extend the Idea Proposal submission period through November 15, 2014. This means you have an extra few weeks to determine what you want to build and submit your idea to us.