Hi David, We've definitely had people experiment with something other than the full two day format. We require that you teach all our lesson modules for the given workshop type. The most common way of doing this is over two full days. However, we don't have any restrictions on how you actually spread it out.
It'll be great to hear what other people have to say based on what they've tried out. You can also read about one experience here: https://datacarpentry.org/blog/2018/04/dc-seven-weeks If you try out something like this, we'd love to hear how it goes! Maneesha Sane *Program Manager* *Instructor and Trainer* Software Carpentry: https://software-carpentry.org/ Data Carpentry: http://www.datacarpentry.org/ ----- *While I may be sending this email outside my normal office hours, I have no expectation to receive a reply outside yours. Your time, personal and professional, is valued.* On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 4:56 PM nicholdav via discuss < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm sure this has been discussed before but I don't seem to be able to > find the right set of search terms. > > How do people feel about splitting a Software Carpentry workshop up into > two consecutive weekends so that it's (roughly) four four-hour days total? > Is that a major no-no? > > We had our first workshop in September and definitely lost people on the > second day, and felt like it dragged near the end of each day. > > Now we are planning our second workshop, and this time it will include > undergrads. That rules out a big chunk of the week (because of conflicts > with undergrad classes), and the likelihood that they will stay for an > entire eight hour session. > > In our discussion so far, we've considered: > - some sort of worksheet that would let people practice what they've > learned between the two weekends, and > - a review/question-and-answer section at the beginning of the second > weekend to help people ease back into the material. > > Any advice and feedback is welcome. > > Thanks, > David > > David Nicholson, Ph.D. > nickledave.github.io > https://github.com/NickleDave > Prinz lab <http://www.biology.emory.edu/research/Prinz/>, Emory > University, Atlanta, GA, USA > https://data-science-for-scientists-atl.github.io/ > *The Carpentries <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/latest>* / discuss / > see discussions <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss> + > participants <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/members> + > delivery > options <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription> > Permalink > <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T1e9023d7a45042e7-M8f63fa36af3949f5e366aa24> > ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T1e9023d7a45042e7-Mc26150a4aebdd3f1ac8122a1 Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
