Hey everyone,
I spoke privately to some of you over the past couple weeks on what it's
like being a Software Carpentry instructor, particularly a new
instructor - what are the challenges you face, and what can we do to
make your first few workshops a smoother experience? I summarized the
I had one question after reading your post, and that's what role being a
workshop helper/assistant has in the instructor on-boarding process?
A couple years ago before our explosive growth and the instructor training
program, the on-boarding process was (perhaps informally), something like:
-
The welcome package and mentor’s guide are excellent start !!
It would be even perfect if there is a transition program from trainee to
full instructor. For example, before becoming a full instructor, a trainee
has an opportunity being a co-instructor. As an analogy, an R1 medical
doctor must go
Hello,
I would like to +1 Matt's comment. I don't really see how you would
do without this very natural, gradual, beneficial process.
I know people who have attended, helped and sometimes instructed at
several workshops but haven't taken the instructor training program
(yet). So when/if they
Helping at real workshops would indeed probably be the best way to build
experience, but it's not going to be logistically or financially feasible
for everyone, since as far as I know workshops don't typically cover travel
costs for helpers. While not a substitute for firsthand experience, a
I'll also +1 Matt's comment. Way back in 2012 I attended my first SWC
workshop hosted by the CS dept at UBC, taught by Greg. I then helped
organize a couple more where I co-taught with Greg and Ethan at different
workshops. I had this experience under my belt before I began instructor
training,
I'd like to +1 Matt's comment as well -- given how many workshops we
run, and how much demand there is for instructor training, I think it
makes sense to say that people ought to attend or help at a workshop
before starting instructor training. (Ought to because there will
always be
+1 from me also, although I want to make sure that we don't lose sight of
Bill's original question, which was about how to bridge new instructors from
post-training to becoming confident independent instructors, not about how to
prepare for the training.
I've suggested several times, most
I'm strongly in favor of more structured mentorship - the problem is
finding time both to set it up and to actually do it. I hope a member
of the Steering Committee that's to be elected at the end of January
will take this on as their primary responsibility.
Cheers,
Greg
On 2014-12-12 4:42
Thanks everyone for your comments; three points:
- There appears to be overwhelming support for starting the instructor
journey the oldschool way - by attending or helping at a workshop. I
also will join the chorus of agreement, since this is certainly the best
way to understand what
A small note: I don't think it's particularly important whether in-workshop
experience comes before, after, or during the instructor training.
- Matt
On Fri Dec 12 2014 at 2:00:45 PM Bill Mills b...@mozillafoundation.org
wrote:
Thanks everyone for your comments; three points:
- There
This comment is separate from my previous note about workshop experience.
This is related to the Welcome Package.
I'm not saying we don't need a welcome package, but when I look at the
list of proposed content on the etherpad I don't see anything particularly
specific to new instructors. It all
Makes sense to me - a pivot from 'Welcome Package' to 'Instructor
Handbook' can achieve the same ends and encompass a wider use case.
On 2014-12-12 2:33 PM, Matt Davis wrote:
This comment is separate from my previous note about workshop
experience. This is related to the Welcome Package.
I'm
Hi all,
On 12/12/2014 11:00 PM, Bill Mills wrote:
- There appears to be overwhelming support for starting the
instructor journey the oldschool way - by attending or helping at a
workshop. I also will join the chorus of agreement, since this is
certainly the best way to understand what
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