[wellylug] Idea from tonights meeting

[Klenner, Colin]

I would support this move as well. Perhaps Sunday afternoon or evenings?

-----Original Message-----
From: Lindsay Hunter [mailto:klhunter at paradise.net.nz] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 11:04 PM
To: wellylug at lists.naos.co.nz
Subject: Re: [wellylug] Idea from tonights meeting


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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