Hi David, Thanks for the feedback. I think I'll go for the normal way, just pairing them online and taking extra care.
Bests, Iñigo On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:43:09 +0000 "David Martin (Staff)" <[email protected]> wrote: > I've done this for several classes online as we base our intro to git > closely off the git-novice. These are small classes so we just assign > pairs and let them get on with it in the same way. Demo first and > then let them work it through. Homework assignment is to update their > 'profile' on the shared group repository. > > As ever, the Software Carpentry materials make a great starting point > but if you stick slavishly to them then perhaps you are not reading > your learners right. (I work mostly with undergrads, so different to > the postgrad/professionals that the courses seem to be mostly aimed > at) > > ..d > > -----Original Message----- > From: Inigo Aldazabal Mensa <[email protected]> > Sent: 10 March 2021 17:35 > To: discuss <[email protected]> > Subject: [cp-discuss] Advices on instructing Git lesson online > > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside the University of Dundee. > Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the > sender's email address and know the content is safe. > > Hi all, > > Next week I'll be instructing my first online workshop, specifically > the Git lesson. > > I have instructed this lesson quite a few times in person, and > starting from the collaboration part I do learners work in pairs, > with one being the repository "owner", and the other the > "collaborator", swapping roles, creating and resolving conflicts, > etc. This usually takes the second half of the lesson. > > Now the questions is, how do you deal with working in owner - > collaborator pairs in an online workshop? You don't work in pairs and > just demo this part? Do you pair your learners somehow? Any tips or > ideas will be very welcome. > > Bests, > > Iñigo > > -- > Iñigo Aldazabal Mensa, Ph.D. > HPC Computing Centre Manager / Scientific Computing Specialist Centro > de Física de Materiales (CSIC-UPV/EHU) Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal, 5 > 20018 San Sebastian - Guipuzcoa SPAIN > > phone: +34-943-01-8780 > e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] pgp key id: > 0xDBCC8369 > > > The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish Charity, No: > SC015096 > > ------------------------------------------ > This list is for the purpose of general discussion about The > Carpentries including community activities, upcoming events, and > announcements. Some other lists you may also be interested in > include discuss-hpc, discuss-r, and our local groups. Visit > https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/ to learn more. All activity > on this and other Carpentries spaces should abide by The Carpentries > Code of Conduct found here: > https://docs.carpentries.org/topic_folders/policies/code-of-conduct.html > > The Carpentries: discuss > Permalink: > https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T2146428157a4d784-M93664fc053b19b16637d697f > Delivery options: > https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription ------------------------------------------ This list is for the purpose of general discussion about The Carpentries including community activities, upcoming events, and announcements. Some other lists you may also be interested in include discuss-hpc, discuss-r, and our local groups. Visit https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/ to learn more. All activity on this and other Carpentries spaces should abide by The Carpentries Code of Conduct found here: https://docs.carpentries.org/topic_folders/policies/code-of-conduct.html The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T2146428157a4d784-Mba40f3dc3fc45f18a458c2cc Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
