[wellylug] OO trainer wanted in Wgtn!

[Lindsay Hunter]

I would like to participate, teach or design.

Lindsay

Jim Cheetham wrote:
> Yeah, I've run night classes in word processing before, although OO
> wasn't an option at the time.
>
> The hardest part was planning the lessons, so opinions and assist on
> that would be welcome. I still have my old lesson plans somewhere ...
>
> The face to face presentation and computer wrangling is not a problem 
> for me :-)
>
> Anyone else interested in getting involved?
>
> -jim
>
> On 16/03/07, Brent Wood <pcreso at pcreso.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi y'all,
>>
>> I just got a phone call from a guy managing a Wellington Community 
>> College's
>> night classes.
>>
>> They are printing their syllabus for 2nd 1/2 of 2007 in very early April
>> (yes, I know, lots of notice...) and asked about the possibility of a 
>> WP course
>> using OO.
>>
>> He was particularly interested in a LiveCD based platform, which 
>> while having
>> some performance issues, provides good security & does show off OS 
>> abit as
>> well! Giving people LiveCD's to take home is a nice benefit.
>>
>> Some concerns about Vista & where MS is heading generally may have also
>> contributed to why I got the call.
>>
>> I believe there are enough interested people in Wgtn to help 
>> facilitate this,
>> but what we need up front is at least one suitable individual willing to
>> teach the classes.
>>
>> I know time is tight, but I'd love to be able to take advantage of the
>> opportunity.
>>
>> OO provide heaps of training resources, and we can perhaps tap into 
>> INGOTS or
>> ICDL certification:
>>
>> http://www.icdl.co.nz/
>> http://theingots.org/
>>
>> So, firstly; is anyone in Wgtn interested & available (& willing to 
>> commit)
>> to teaching such a course?
>>
>> And if not to the extent above, is anyone willing to help set up the 
>> course,
>> burn disks, etc, just help get something suitable put together from the
>> wealth of available resources?
>>
>>
>> If we can a trainer/teacher & a few people to support, facilitate & 
>> market
>> this, 'twould be a great first step, & maybe the first of many.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>     Brent Wood
>>
>>
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