Pick what works for you! :-) Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 26, 2013, at 3:54 PM, "G. Wade Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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/ _______________________________________________ Houston mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston Website: http://houston.pm.org/
