+1 to Instructor Handbook.
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Bill Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > > Makes sense to me - a pivot from 'Welcome Package' to 'Instructor > Handbook' can achieve the same ends and encompass a wider use case. > > > On 2014-12-12 2:33 PM, Matt Davis wrote: > > This comment is separate from my previous note about workshop experience. > This is related to the "Welcome Package". > > I'm not saying we don't need a "welcome package", but when I look at the > list of proposed content on the etherpad I don't see anything particularly > specific to new instructors. It all looks like content that would be > welcome and useful for even our most seasoned instructors. (Since > individually we don't teach all that frequently, I need refreshers on > things every time I teach.) So maybe this is more about having an > instructor help system period, not just something for new instructors. > > I bring this up here instead of on the etherpad in case having an > expanded scope for the planning makes it more interesting for more people. > > - Matt > > On Fri Dec 12 2014 at 10:47:53 AM Bill Mills <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hey everyone, >> >> I spoke privately to some of you over the past couple weeks on what it's >> like being a Software Carpentry instructor, particularly a new >> instructor - what are the challenges you face, and what can we do to >> make your first few workshops a smoother experience? I summarized the >> most popular comments in this blog post: >> >> http://mozillascience.org/starting-instruction-feedback-from-the-new-instructor-community/ >> >> One of the main things that came out of this, was a need for a smoother >> on-ramp going from Instructor Training to your first workshop - what are >> the steps involved, how do you prepare, and what are everyone's >> responsibilities? To this end, I think it would be valuable if we >> created a short Welcome Package explaining these things and providing >> some clear instructions for people, and a Mentor's Guide for more >> experienced instructors guiding this process. More details are in the >> blog post, but we're brainstorming ideas for both of these things in the >> following etherpads: >> >> New Instructor Welcome Package: >> https://etherpad.mozilla.org/newInstructorWelcomePackage >> Mentor's Guide: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/SWCmentorsGuide >> >> What do people think? Please jump in and share your thoughts! Thanks in >> advance, >> >> -- >> Bill Mills >> Community Manager, Mozilla Science Lab >> @billdoesphysics >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org >> > > -- > Bill Mills > Community Manager, Mozilla Science Lab > @billdoesphysics > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org >
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