On 7/31/07, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 does, I have an old one somewhere, which I wrote part of, but I'm pretty sure Juan Garcia has modified it some since last I saw it. I'll try to find it. As I recall, it was worded to be fairly flexible as to content to keep it adaptable for accreditation purposes. It was full of words like "or the current technique," "recent stable software versions," and "most useful to the student in the home or workplace." This means that there is a basic framework(Installation, software installation and update, desktop apps, networking, server configs, experimental/miscellaneous) and a lot of room for input without having to worry about running a-foul of the school board. > 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? Working on it. I was thinking that ATutor(my preference in this case) or Moodle would be perfect for this. You just set up each contributor as an instructor on the server and then put his/her lecture, notes, presentation, videos, etc. as part of an open, free course and let the students log in. They can then follow along with the instructor, and others can add to the content in the future. A wiki might be even simpler though. RD -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
