On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 13:47:29 -0500 Mark Allen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Let's do it office hours style? > > Weekly on x day at y time for 1 hour minimum and longer if > mentors/mentees like. > > Maybe mentors could host their own or start one ad hoc and send a > note to the email listserv? > > Idk. Just some suggestions. That's one of the directions I'm thinking of going. I'm glad someone else thought it was a reasonable idea. Thanks for pointing it out. At the moment, I'm looking for input on the first session. I could pull a time/date out of the air that would be good for me, but we won't be able to check the idea unless I know there are people who will be there. I think once we've proved the idea, we might spread the fun around. Other thoughts. G. Wade > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 26, 2013, at 12:19 PM, "G. Wade Johnson" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > For those people who are interested in the Introductory > > hangout/office hours/mentoring/help session thing, I'm trying to > > come up with a good time to try the first one. > > > > The ideas I'm considering: > > > > Length: > > 1. 1 hour > > 2. 1.5 hours > > 3. 2 hours > > > > Times: > > > > 1. Lunch hour-ish (maybe 11:30-1:30) > > - Advantages > > a. Help for work projects easier > > b. Doesn't impact people's evenings > > - Disadvantages > > a. Help for home projects is weirder > > b. Some companies might object to using work time. > > c. May not want personal Google account on work computer > > > > 2. Late afternoon/Early evening (maybe 5:00-7:00) > > - Advantages > > a. Partial overlap of work time, for work projects > > b. Partial overlap of home time, for home projects > > c. Small impact on people's evenings > > d. Small impact on work time > > - Disadvantages > > a. Overlaps many peoples' commutes > > b. Some companies might object to using work time. > > c. May not want personal Google account on work computer > > > > 3. Evening (maybe 7:00-9:00) > > - Advantages > > a. Help for home projects is easier > > b. Minimal impact on work time > > - Disadvantages > > a. Significant impact on peoples' evening time > > b. Potential issues getting help on work projects > > > > Days: > > > > I'm thinking of picking a day next week or the one after to try > > this. Some input before I choose gives you a chance to help decide > > this. > > > > At the moment, I'm mostly considering weekdays. If anyone would > > prefer to do a weekend, speak up. > > > > Thanks, > > G. Wade > > -- > > Be a good ancestor. -- Jonas Salk > > _______________________________________________ > > Houston mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston > > Website: http://houston.pm.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Houston mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston > Website: http://houston.pm.org/ -- The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids clever tricks like the plague. -- Edsger Dijkstra _______________________________________________ Houston mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston Website: http://houston.pm.org/
