Oh that is amazing!
One of the only reasons why I do not personally own a Linux machine is not
being able to learn in person.
Will contact the library and ask about the possibilities now.
does one bring their own machine to the circle, or are they using a basic
distribution?
Thanks for sharing!
kare
On Fri, 1 Mar 2019, James Medeiros via talk wrote:
This is awesome, thanks for sharing. If anyone else is in Niagara let me
know - I???d be glad to get one of these rolling with our local libraries :)
James
On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 9:58 PM Evan Leibovitch via talk <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hi all.
You may be interested to know that there is a new learning concept taking
hold, in a very unusual context. Libraries around the world are getting
involved in "leaning circles", in which a group of learners work together
with each other, online training, library-supplied facilitation staff and
sporadic involvement by subject experts.
The concept is going global, and different libraries are leading the way
in different fields. As it turns out, the global leader in Linux learning
circles is right here at the Toronto Public Library. Toronto and Nairobi
are the first in the world to be welcoming "new to Linux" attendees who run
the range from absolute newcomers to people looking to change careers or
others who are in IT in other realms and want to learn Linux.
The initial run of four-week "Linux Unhatched" circles is just now
concluding. I audited them at three of the six different branches
(Keele&Wilson, University@College, Yonge@Eglinton) at which they were
held. Response has been great. At the sessions I attended I talked up
GTALUG as a way for participants to keep their interest after the sessions
are over and maybe we'll get some new participants as a result.
For its next step, the TPL is offering a 70-hour course on Linux
Essentials, based on the LPI certificate program of the same name and done
through the Cisco Networking Academy.
https://www.netacad.com/web/self-enroll/course-799917
If you know anyone interested in Linux, this is a great way to start
learning...
--
Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada
@evanleibovitch or @el56
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