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! 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)
  • Color Spelled Out on Color-Coded Flow-Charts in Eval I work space
  • Flow Chart Maintenance Kit Containing Markers for Color-Coding ease
  • posters to jog the memories of tour guides to maintain tour consistency
  • Open-Source – How it Works -- Visual on how it works for English Language Learners

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