Dear all, It is quite interesting to follow this discussion. I am a new entrant to this group and now I realizes that many people are shifting to Linux. I encourage people to contact experts in this group to shift to linux.
Me too was thinking about getting trained. I am putting down my thoughts; Concerns: 1. People are compelled to choose windoze since most of the people doesnt have a complete computer system at home; they have to depend outside shops for taking printouts, scanning etc. 2. Most of the people use computer for DTP, from drafting letters to correcting digital pictures to make printouts. The major block we are facing from the small scale computer centres and printing press. 3. People still are unaware of scope of Linux in day to day life. 4. Most of the people who already have computers at home or work will be least interested in attending classes to learn a new thing. (They might have suffered learning windoze already!) Going directly to organize training programmes may have to face risks for the above reasons. To enthuse more people to choose linux, I think a series of demonstrations have to be planned which should not be longer than a half day. For example, if somebody can give a demo on GIMP and Scribus by through comparing them with photoshop and pagemaker, which will enthuse people to shift to linux and learn more. Like wise different demos have to be designed and implemented. A registration fee can be charged from participants. This will give a clear idea about what people want to learn and who are they? Based on this experience a syllabus can be designed. These demos will generate ideas for training as well as demand for training. The target groups can be; 1. DTP operators 2. Graphix designers 3. Video Editors and Studios 4. Programmers 5. Internet cafe's and so on. love and peace shibu On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 8:18 AM, Sasi Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > 2009/5/4 Prasad SR <[email protected]>: > > > > The idea is a good one to make it feasible we will need > > 1. A computer lab at feasible timings after 5.00pm and on Sundays also in > > city limits > > I was wondering whether a school lab would be available. The number of > trainees we can take at a time will depend on the number of computers > available. Too small a number would be a waste of time and the fees we > charge will have to be large. Any ideas? > > > 2. There should be a syllabus showing the outline of whats going to > > be covered and who can attend and what will they learn > > after attending the class. > > Yes. Let us develop a curriculum and training module. Is there > something similar available with anyone? > > > 3. Although free as in freedom a very few would volunteer, rest needs > > to be given good remuneration. Even volunteering would be a bad idea > > as of me cause it does not undergo any commitments. Doing such an > > initiative will require punctuality, quality and commitment. > > Not the rest, everyone will be given some remuneration. What would be > a reasonable amount? The fee we fix will depend largely on that. If > there are people willing to take the classes, we coule, perhaps, make > this a regular affair so long as we can get trainees. We could even > plan something like the O level and A level courses of the Department > of Electronics(?). > > > IMHO to make it work out the teachers and /or experts in the group can > make > > a outline of the syllabus and then generate enough contents/presentations > > and we can host it in our website, and then we invite engg college > students > > or any one interested to look at the content prepare themselves and take > > classes; and we can pay them on hourly basis. ( for students it will be > an > > added pocket money or a part time job) > > Let us prepare the syllabus. But let us see if there already exists > something similar. And I am not sure whether we need presentations for > all the classes. Wherever possible, I think it would be better to show > directly on the system whatever we want to show. But we need to know > what to teach and also tell the trainees what they can expect to > learn. > > Best > -- > V. Sasi Kumar > Free Software Foundation of India > Please see: http://swatantryam.blogspot.com/ > > > > -- Shibu K. Nair Thanal Keralam, India - 695 003 Tel - +91-9895182067 / +91-471-2727150 (o) / +91-471-2345962(R) "If you have come to help me, you can go home again. But if you see my struggle as part of your own survival, then perhaps we can work together." - Australian Aborgine Woman --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
