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Version Control & GitHub Essentials

Name: Version Control & GitHub Essentials

Category: Education, Technology, Community Learning

Type: Study Jam

Summary - oneliner: A beginner-friendly, hands-on program to learn Git and GitHub for version control, collaboration, and open-source contribution.

Purpose: To help students and early developers build confidence in using Git and GitHub effectively for version control, collaboration, and contributing to real-world projects—all in a peer-learning environment.

Core Concepts Coverage:

  • What is Version Control? Why Git?

  • Installing Git and Setting Up GitHub

  • Basic Git Commands (init, add, commit, status, log)

  • GitHub Repositories and Remote Setup

  • Branching and Merging

  • Pull Requests and Code Reviews

  • Cloning and Forking Repos

  • Resolving Merge Conflicts

  • Collaboration Workflow (git pull / push / fetch)

  • Contributing to Open Source

  • Using .gitignore, LICENSE, and README

How:

  1. Program Registration via Hub App (minimum 10 learners)

  2. Weekly Hands-On Sessions:

    • Session 1: Git Basics (local workflow)

    • Session 2: GitHub & collaboration

    • Session 3: Real-world project simulation

  3. Git Practice via CLI and GitHub Web Interface

  4. Collaborative exercises and pair programming

  5. Mini-project: Create and contribute to a shared repo

Expected Outcome:

  • Comfort using Git for local and remote version control

  • Understanding of real-world workflows (pull request, branches, etc.)

  • Ability to collaborate on GitHub-based projects

  • Confidence to contribute to open-source repositories

  • Clear documentation and repo hygiene skills

How to Measure Impact:

  • Completion of individual Git practice exercises

  • Team submission of a collaborative mini-project

  • GitHub contribution graphs (commits, pull requests)

  • Peer feedback on contributions and reviews

  • Confidence check-ins via reflection forms

Pre-event Checklist:

  • Register program on Hub App

  • Ensure participants install Git CLI

  • Help create GitHub accounts

  • Prepare tutorial materials/slides

  • Set up a sample practice repo

  • Create a contribution guideline template

Post-event Checklist:

  • Collect feedback via Hub App

  • Feature participant contributions

  • Share follow-up learning paths (GitHub Actions, Git Internals)

  • Encourage contributions to TinkerHub repos or open-source

  • Publish “Git Learner Showcase” with best projects

Curated by:

TinkerHub Foundation

Ideal Audience:

First-year students, coding beginners, and anyone new to version control. No prior experience required.

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