My $0.02.. I sort of disagree.. I do not think beginner stuff should be relegated to videos unless the group _first_ advertises that the video would be shown and discussed in a regular meeting to help newbies not be 100% bumfuzzled at the beginning, and to _encourage_and_make_people_comfortable_asking_ newbie-based questions at the regular meetings. If there is an educational philosophy behind the general LUG for enlightening people this would be a golden opportunity...
John McKelvey On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Bud Manz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > How hard would it be to put up a video presentation for the introductory > stuff and leave the more advanced stuff for the meetings? That way the > beginners can learn over time and use the meetings as they become more > proficient with the usage of Linux. Just a suggestion and anyone is welcome > to "shoot me down" on this idea. > > Thanks, > Bud > > Vern Ceder wrote: > > Simón Ruiz wrote: > > As an example, last night's meeting was advertised with the sentence > > "If you've never moved beyond the point and click world of the GUI, > but want to see what's under the hood, this is [the] meeting for you." > > > However, I strongly feel that we irresponsibly advertised a geekfest > as being a beginner-friendly introduction. > > > My apologies to all of the people who showed up at the last meeting > expecting a beginners' tutorial. I was the one who irresponsibly sent out > the misleading advertisement, and I freely admit that was wrong. I had > originally proposed a beginner's talk, but by the time the notice went out > we had already changed it to be more heavy on the hacks and tricks end. > Unfortunately my brain remained stuck on the earlier description, so again > my apologies. This does prove what I've always known - that I suck at > sending out PR notices, but so far that fact hasn't gotten me fired from the > job. Maybe it should... ;) > > Let's use my wife, who came in understandably expecting a > beginner-friendly presentation, as an example. Bash dictionaries were > merely the last thing discussed; I know Sarah—who was hoping to learn > something, and even had a terminal window up in anticipation—was lost > almost immediately after the meeting started. > > > Of course. My dozen slides were more an attempt at lightening review for > the somewhat knowledgeable, than an introduction for beginners. Again, that > was my fault. > > This does point out a need for changes in the level of topics and the way > we choose topics for LUG meetings. If you all will bear with me on that, I > hope to have something for discussion soon. > > Cheers, > Vern > > > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > >
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