[wellylug] Idea from tonights meeting

Lindsay Hunter klhunter at paradise.net.nz
Tue May 13 23:04:15 NZST 2003


I would support Tony's suggestion.  Perhaps we can intitate this ourselves?

Lindsay Hunter

Tony Wills wrote:

> What I'd love to see is a small linux course set up where we get hold 
> of one of the sets of online course materials (or maybe a good 
> textbook) and setup a regular hobby class, perhaps meeting once a week 
> (maybe on weekends).  If we're working to set material then we're not 
> dependant on some particular individual being available at every 
> class, but when an expert on a particular topic is available it would 
> be a bonus ...
>
> I personally find a presentation or lecture style session a lot less 
> useful than a hands on interactive style of learning ...
>
> I envision keeping to small groups, perhaps only 4 or 5 - small enough 
> to have meetings in peoples homes even.
>
> We could also ask members of this User Group to list their areas or 
> expertise so we'd know where to ask those curly questions when 
> immediate clarification was needed.  Of course we could put queries on 
> this mailing list or go to various newsgroups when a less immediate 
> response would do.
>
> .... ?
>
> --- Tony
>
> At 22:09 12/05/03 +1200, you wrote:
>
>> This evening I spent some time talking to a gentleman about how we run
>> the club and he gave me some valuable insight into the fact that perhaps
>> we are not as geared towards 'newbies' as we should be. Given this fact
>> I would like to suggest the following actions points:
>>
>> 1. Elect a small committee, in the shape of a chairman, treasurer, and a
>> person in charge of training materials etc.
>>
>> 2. Have each meeting structured such that we have an initial
>> introduction then break into two separate groups, one aimed at the
>> beginners at the far end of the room, the other aimed at intermediate to
>> advanced users. The beginners group would take the format of a basic
>> introductory thing where each month might cover a couple of common Linux
>> commands/terms/programs etc. and the other group could cover more
>> advanced subjects such as PHP, networking etc.
>>
>> I fully accept that this changes the meetings quite a lot and that we
>> also need to find people willing (and able) to share their knowledge
>> with beginners in an easily understandable way. But I do feel that these
>> changes would be worth-while and give the group more scope to grow both
>> as a group and as a method to try and bring Linux to the community as a
>> whole.
>>
>> I would welcome other peoples thoughts on these ideas and would hope
>> that this would be the catalyst for an ongoing discussion.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jamie
>>
>>
>>
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