Software Carpentry is holding a Boot Camp at the University of Manchester on April 18 to 19. The course (aimed mostly at postgrad scientists) has Python, shell, version control, testing, and other good stuff. I will be volunteering and teaching the shell part of the course.
We need a couple more helpers. We've found it particularly helpful to have a ratio of about 5:1 students to helpers. So if you know your stuff and have an interest in meeting scientists and sharing your computer skills with them then we'd appreciate your help. Software Carpentry is trying to turn helpers into tutors too, and can help with that, so if teaching one of the part of a Boot Camp or leading one sounds like something you'd like on your CV then definitely get in touch. You don't need to be an expert, the real benefit that helpers provide is just nudging people along so they don't get left behind because of a typo which is obvious to you but unclear to the novice, or helping them install a Python package. Boot camp page: http://software-carpentry.org/bootcamps/2013-04-manchester.html Reply to [email protected] if you're interested, and feel free to ask me questions. Cheers, drj -- -- To post: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] Feeds: http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west/feeds More options: http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west
