Difference between revisions of "Education Program Ideas"

Revision as of 18:15, 1 December 2007

New Course Ideas

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)

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).

Some Questions: 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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 **'''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 them in receiving, recycling, and every other work station throughout FREE GEEK.
+**'''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).