Very few aspects of our lessons really require administrative access; but it would be good to add a page on it. — Rohit
On 7 Jul 2021, at 21:51, Elizabeth McAulay wrote: > I think the following topics might be useful to have written down, but I'd > like to also advocate for instructors being willing to narrate and explain > these topics in workshops. The Carpentries tone for me has emphasized > learning and inclusivity, and that means acknowledging learner needs through > interaction during the workshop. I don't think anyone is suggesting > otherwise, but I thought I'd say it specifically so that the purpose of the > lesson, or maybe "pre-lesson," be understood in the larger picture. > > My suggestions for this lesson are: > 1) It might be good to know what "home directory" means in different > operating systems. > 2) Common spreadsheet programs > 3) Common text editor programs > > Slightly separate topic, in a recent Community Discussion Call, we covered > that US Government employees will never be given administrator privileges to > their machines. This was a discussion with two US Government agency employees > who had trained to become instructors, so they will be working to lead > workshops inside their agency. I thought a good one-pager that might explain > how machine IT staff could be brought in as helpers and advocates could be > useful. ------------------------------------------ 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/T2d21128097488a42-M39a062fe586dbb979b249d1f Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
