I think the e-tutor is actually an e-mentor ... ???
On 11/10/09, Richard Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Having had a real of the outline (none of the links seemed to work but > I presume that stuff is still in-progress), I think one of the main > things is that parts of the course are going to need extremely careful > attention to detail and emphasis. > > Forms, validation, database design and access, session management - > these are all things that are done very poorly in general, even more > so if you're not using a framework which at least tries to prevent you > from doing anything too crazy. Given the timelines, it is going to be > very difficult to communicate the precise nature of the threats > involved and you risk delivering yet more programmers into the work > force (and open source space) who exist in blissful ignorance of the > damage their code can produce. > > Most notably, the course appears to contain nothing of the wider > defensive-programming concepts such as unit testing (or better, test- > driven development), nor does it give students a practical course in > breaking their code - which is almost the only way to convince most > people of just how serious the situation is. > > Overall, it's not clear what the course is attempting to be - it seems > like a "how to participate in open source" course, with some > programming thrown in to appeal to beginners. I'm not certain you're > doing yourself or the students a service by trying to combine the two. > > That said, the mentoring initiative is *excellent*. I cannot emphasize > enough how much I believe mentoring can improve a programmers learning > and habits. > > What is an e-tutor? > > Regards, > Richard. > > On Nov 9, 5:08 pm, Richard Wyles <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi PHP Users Group, >> I woulld like to draw your attention to a new training initiative for >> open source practitioners. The project is not yet complete but I would >> welcome feedback from members of the NZ PHP Users Group - in >> particular because we have developed a PHP course so peer review from >> subject matter experts is very important. >> >> The Eduforge Open Source Learning Laboratory is underpinned by a >> mentoring model whereby senior programmers mentor junior programmers >> under the guidance of online e-tutors. There are some parallels to >> Google’s ‘Summer of Code’ but it's more within a structured course >> environment. Trainees or students will be mentored while working on >> real open source applications. Mentoring is designed to optimise the >> impact on productive capability through advanced practice in ICT and >> applied research. >> >> To date, we haven't developed many programming courses, we've started >> with PHP but the intent is to develop a range of programming courses >> that will subsequently underpin a NZ Diploma in Open Source >> Technologies. >> >> The Open Source Learning Laboratory has the following attributes: >> - Recognition of evidence of prior learning. >> - Weighted towards a coaching and mentoring structure rather than >> traditional teaching model. >> - Potential for Internships – students may spend a specified amount of >> time with real companies on real projects. >> - Nurture entrepreneurship through the appropriate bundle of course >> modules. >> - Highly practical – students work on real open source applications >> >> If you would like to review and comment on our progress to date please >> visit our staging area athttp://staging.eduforge.comand login as a >> Guest - details on the homepage. In particular I'd like your views as >> to whether the PHP course includes activities that promote learning >> and provide feedback to students on their understanding of PHP. You >> may contact me directly with your thoughts at [email protected] >> >> Thank-you >> Richard >> Open Source Learning Lab. >> >> P.S We are also recruiting for part-time e-tutors. Please contact me >> if you'd like further details. > > > > -- Regards, Edwin ONG UY Unit 4, 64 Grange Road Mt Eden 1024 AUCKLAND Email: [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
