Re: [cp-discuss] Re: A lesson on Foundational Computer Skills

[Reid , Andrew C . E . via discuss]

  With regard to admin access, I think there's a very valuable broader
point, namely that instructors and learners in many venues might
have differing levels of access to computers, so the suggested one-pager
on engaging with IT support staff or working within access limits seems
obviously high-value.

  For US government employees in particular, this evidently 
varies by agency (and probably staff role).  At my agency, sufficient
computer access to install and configure software is common among
research staff.
                                -- A.
 
On Wed, Jul 07, 2021 at 05:51:27PM -0400, 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.

-- 
Dr. Andrew C. E. Reid
Physical Scientist, Computer Operations Administrator
Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Mail Stop 8555
Gaithersburg MD 20899 USA
andrew.r...@nist.gov

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