Robert Donovan wrote: >.. > I have some possible good news for those who are interested in > teaching Linux basics to others. I know this has been discussed > periodically for the Installfests and the general meeting. Glynn and I > tried to do that when we first came back to NCAS, but the people at > the installfests tend to be interested in very specific solutions to > very specific problems(installs, troubleshooting, app-specific > configurations/projects), and we failed to attract the interest of > those who wanted some basic general use knowledge. > > Mr. Garcia, the senior tech instructor at NCAS, has started a free > weekly Linux course on Saturdays and says that the Installfests will > still be held, as scheduled, in conjunction with the class. Further, > he says that anyone from KPLUG who wants to teach some Linux basics or > specific howtos to the class on the days when the Installfest is going > on would be welcome and encouraged(but not required) to do so. The > class starts in September. If anyone is intersted, let me know and > I'll get that to Mr. Garcia so we can coordinate this with the > Installfests a bit better. The nice thing about this is that we don't > need to attract the participants. > > I think that one of the best ways to overcome the Devil-we-know > syndrome that Wade and others have recently written about is to get > new members of the IT workforce at least familiar, if not comfortable, > in Linux before they first get into the job market. Sort of > infiltrating the ranks as it were. The more workers are familiar with > Linux, the less hostile the territory will eventually be. >
I wonder if anything like a curriculum/outline/wishlist exists. ..or class format, mission statement, .. It also occurs to me that something like a wiki might be of interest and value to the instructor and students (and outside volunteers, too). Perhaps you could inquire about these things? Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
