Education Program Ideas

New Course Ideas

• Advanced Adoption Courses (Open Office, GIMP, Tech Support Courses)

• Staff and Volunteer Teacher Training (Teaching the Teachers how to Teach!)

• Keyboarding Classes Using Free Online Software (This could help to prepare people typing tests required for certain lines of work, and could help people succeed in Free Geek's educational opportunities)

• Problem-Based Command Line Course (To Follow Basic Command Line and Advanced Command Line...Rob Love said he would be interested in teaching a problem-based course every other time he is here)

I would like to Work on/Improve: Follow-up: Certifications/Graduation/Sense of Accomplishment for Students Retention - we keep them coming back, and they keep the knowledge acquired Surveys - Do people know how to explain what they have learned? How does Free Geek prepare people for different jobs/educational opportunities?)

Curriculum - Can our substitute teachers step in and teach a course with ease?

Classroom Space

Stock of Paper/Pens in classroom Aesthetics and acoustics of classroom Course Objectives in each learning area – like in pre-build (make sure students are made aware of objectives. point them in the direction, and advise that they read them/read aloud/help those with trouble reading.) Explain flow-charts and how to use them!!! Maybe people have NEVER used one before. Maybe have a very simple example non-computer related! Color Spelled Out on Color-Coded Flow-Charts in Eval I work space Flow Chart Maintenance Kit posters for tour guides to maintain consistency Open-Source – How it Works Visual on how it works for ELL

Some Questions: What do we have to offer people who finish build? How do we keep them and challenge them appropriately?