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'''New Course Ideas'''
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==New Course Ideas==
 
* '''Advanced Adoption Courses''' (Open Office, GIMP, Tech Support Courses)
 
* '''Advanced Adoption Courses''' (Open Office, GIMP, Tech Support Courses)
  
 
* '''Staff and Volunteer Teacher Training''' (Teaching the Teachers how to Teach!)
 
* '''Staff and Volunteer Teacher Training''' (Teaching the Teachers how to Teach!)
  
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* '''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)
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* '''Keyboarding Classes Using Free Online Software''' (This could help to prepare for typing tests required for certain lines of work, and prepare students for various educational opportunities at FREE GEEK)
  
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* '''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)
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* '''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) '''In Progress! Yes!'''
  
  
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'''I would like to Work on/Improve:
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==Advanced tech classes grocery list==
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Please prioritize level of interest/importance/need using exclamation points (!, !! or !!!=ultra important; for example: !!! Problem-based command line course)
  
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* Follow-up:
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* '''Disk Management'''
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**Certifications/Graduation/Sense of Accomplishment for Students
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** RAID
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**Retention - we keep them coming back, and they keep the knowledge acquired
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** LVM
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**Surveys - Do people know how to explain what they have learned?  How does Free Geek prepare people for different jobs/educational opportunities?)
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** Disk encryption
  
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* Curriculum - Can our substitute teachers step in and teach a course with ease?
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* '''Security Best Practices'''
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** Secure passphrase hygiene and management (!!!)
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** SSH (!!)
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** [http://gnupg.org GnuPG] (!!)
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*** [https://we.riseup.net/riseuplabs+paow/openpgp-best-practices OpenPGP Best Practices]
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*** [http://web.monkeysphere.info monkeysphere]
  
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* Classroom Space
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* '''Why secure web browsing is broken'''
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** [http://convergence.io convergence]
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** [http://networknotary.org perspectives]
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** [http://patrol.psyced.org/ certificate patrol]
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** [http://web.monkeysphere.info monkeysphere]
  
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**Stock of Paper/Pens in classroom
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* '''Miscellaneous'''
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**Aesthetics and acoustics of classroom
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** screen and byobu
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**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.)
 
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**Explain flow-charts and how to use them! For those who have NEVER used a flow-chart before, mastering a new tool and new vocabulary at the same time might be too much. If we teach the tool, then they can plug new information into a familiar tool and feel less intimidated.  Maybe have a very simple example non-computer related! (See Ali's example on her wiki page)
 
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**Color Spelled Out on Color-Coded Flow-Charts in Eval I work space
 
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**Flow Chart Maintenance Kit Containing Markers for Color-Coding ease
 
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**posters to jog the memories of tour guides to maintain tour consistency
 
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**Open-Source – How it Works -- Visual on how it works for English Language Learners
 
  
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Some Questions:
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* '''Free Software Development'''
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What do we have to offer people who finish build?  How do we keep them and challenge them appropriately?
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** Bug reporting
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** [[Basic Debian Packaging]]
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** [[Debian_Package_Repositories]]
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** [[Nice_Version_Control|Version Control Systems]]
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*** [[Git_for_dummies|git]]
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*** [[Subversion_for_Coders|svn]]
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*** [[Bzr_Intro|bzr]]
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*** [http://mercurial.selenic.com/ hg]
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* '''Administration Basics'''
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** [http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (!!!)] I taught a workshop on this last year and have notes I believe [[User:Paulm|paulm]] 01:51, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
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** Intro to vi/vim (!)
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** User/Group Management, sudo, and sudoers (!!)
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** Reading and configuring system logs (!!)
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** Compiling from source (!)
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** Commands you should know (!!!)
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*** tar, du, df, mount, watch, find, shred, rsync, route, nslookup, host, ifconfig, iwconfig, dmesg, ps, pstree, pgrep, kill, pkill, w, lastlog, faillog, lspci, lsmod, modprobe
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** Intro to bash scripting (!!) (I taught this class a couple of years ago and still have it all ready to go again (see http://www.gatheringstorms.org/wiki/doku.php?id=bash_course) [[User:Paulm|paulm]] 01:51, 26 January 2012 (UTC)).
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** Scheduling events (at, cron, anacron) (!!)
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** Configuring Apache and Hosting your own Webpage (!!!)
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** Troubleshooting using logs & stderr (!!!)
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* '''Power User Goodies'''
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** Advanced vim usage (!)
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** Terminal multiplexers (screen, tmux) (!)
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** IRC (!!)
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** Life in the Console (e-mail clients, task managers, calendars, web-browsing, etc) (!)
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* '''Tech Support Trainings'''
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** Network backups and restores (!!!)
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** Fundamentals of Troubleshooting (!!!)
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*** Envisioning this as a multi-part training starting with concepts and then a series of example situations and problems, culminating in an exam-like session
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** How to Root a Box (Or 'Why We Never Need to Know a Password') (!!!)
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** User Relations (Or 'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Phone') (!!!)
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==I would like to Work on/Improve==
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* '''Follow-up:'''
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**'''Certifications/Graduation/Sense of Accomplishment for Students'''
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**'''Retention''' - we keep them coming back, and they keep the knowledge acquired
 +
**'''Surveys''' - I am interested in the response to the prompt:  What did you learn?  How do people explain what they have learned?  How does Free Geek prepare people for different jobs/educational opportunities/hobbies?
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* '''Curriculum''' - Can our substitute teachers step in and teach a course with ease?
 +
 
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* '''Classroom Space'''
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**'''Stock of Paper/Pens in classroom'''
 +
**'''Aesthetics and acoustics of classroom'''
 +
**'''Course Objectives in each learning area''' – The objectives posted in pre-build are wonderful.  I want to post station-specific objectives throughout FREE GEEK. 
 +
**'''Explanation of flow-charts and how to use them!''' For those who have NEVER used a flow chart before, mastering a new tool and new vocabulary at the same time can be overwhelming. If we teach the tool (flow-Charts) using familiar vocabulary, then the learner can plug new information into a familiar tool and feel less intimidated.  (See Ali's sample flow chart on her wiki page...something along those lines could be helpful)
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**'''Spell out Colors on Color-Coded Flow-Charts''' This is just one more tool to help people know where they are supposed to be looking!  I want to spell colors out because some people are color-blind and some people are just not very observant (example: I didn't notice charts were color-coded until it was pointed out to me).
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* '''Use Moodle for Course Syllabi''' 
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==Some Questions==
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What do we have to offer people who finish build?  How do we keep them at FREE GEEK and challenge them appropriately?
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* we currently have 4 options: (they all take there own type of special person)
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** Advanced testing, testing harddrives, memory, procs & mobos, cdburner & dvd players, and various cards.
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** laptops, set up just like build, the hardware is much more intricate
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** Macs (apple), also set up just like build, the hardware is easier to teach and deal with.
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** build teaching, assisting: this is an option in all the build areas.
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[[Category:Education]]

Latest revision as of 16:58, 10 February 2012

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 for typing tests required for certain lines of work, and prepare students for various educational opportunities at FREE GEEK)
  • 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) In Progress! Yes!


Advanced tech classes grocery list

Please prioritize level of interest/importance/need using exclamation points (!, !! or !!!=ultra important; for example: !!! Problem-based command line course)

  • Disk Management
    • RAID
    • LVM
    • Disk encryption
  • Miscellaneous
    • screen and byobu
  • Administration Basics
    • Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (!!!) I taught a workshop on this last year and have notes I believe paulm 01:51, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
    • Intro to vi/vim (!)
    • User/Group Management, sudo, and sudoers (!!)
    • Reading and configuring system logs (!!)
    • Compiling from source (!)
    • Commands you should know (!!!)
      • tar, du, df, mount, watch, find, shred, rsync, route, nslookup, host, ifconfig, iwconfig, dmesg, ps, pstree, pgrep, kill, pkill, w, lastlog, faillog, lspci, lsmod, modprobe
    • Intro to bash scripting (!!) (I taught this class a couple of years ago and still have it all ready to go again (see http://www.gatheringstorms.org/wiki/doku.php?id=bash_course) paulm 01:51, 26 January 2012 (UTC)).
    • Scheduling events (at, cron, anacron) (!!)
    • Configuring Apache and Hosting your own Webpage (!!!)
    • Troubleshooting using logs & stderr (!!!)
  • Power User Goodies
    • Advanced vim usage (!)
    • Terminal multiplexers (screen, tmux) (!)
    • IRC (!!)
    • Life in the Console (e-mail clients, task managers, calendars, web-browsing, etc) (!)
  • Tech Support Trainings
    • Network backups and restores (!!!)
    • Fundamentals of Troubleshooting (!!!)
      • Envisioning this as a multi-part training starting with concepts and then a series of example situations and problems, culminating in an exam-like session
    • How to Root a Box (Or 'Why We Never Need to Know a Password') (!!!)
    • User Relations (Or 'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Phone') (!!!)

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 - I am interested in the response to the prompt: What did you learn? How do people explain what they have learned? How does Free Geek prepare people for different jobs/educational opportunities/hobbies?
  • 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 – The objectives posted in pre-build are wonderful. I want to post station-specific objectives throughout FREE GEEK.
    • Explanation of flow-charts and how to use them! For those who have NEVER used a flow chart before, mastering a new tool and new vocabulary at the same time can be overwhelming. If we teach the tool (flow-Charts) using familiar vocabulary, then the learner can plug new information into a familiar tool and feel less intimidated. (See Ali's sample flow chart on her wiki page...something along those lines could be helpful)
    • Spell out Colors on Color-Coded Flow-Charts This is just one more tool to help people know where they are supposed to be looking! I want to spell colors out because some people are color-blind and some people are just not very observant (example: I didn't notice charts were color-coded until it was pointed out to me).
  • Use Moodle for Course Syllabi

Some Questions

What do we have to offer people who finish build? How do we keep them at FREE GEEK and challenge them appropriately?

  • we currently have 4 options: (they all take there own type of special person)
    • Advanced testing, testing harddrives, memory, procs & mobos, cdburner & dvd players, and various cards.
    • laptops, set up just like build, the hardware is much more intricate
    • Macs (apple), also set up just like build, the hardware is easier to teach and deal with.
    • build teaching, assisting: this is an option in all the build areas.
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