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| #title Guidelines for Teaching in the Ubuntu Classroom | |
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| = Guidelines for Ubuntu Classroom = | This article describes the procedures required to teach or run a class or session in [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-classroom|#ubuntu-classroom]]. |
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| This article describes the procedures required to teach or run a class or session in #ubuntu-classroom. | == Teaching a Class in the Ubuntu Classroom == |
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| == Before the Class == === Adding yourself to the instructors list === |
=== Getting your class put on the schedule === |
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| To teach a class, you must first of all be knowledgeable about the subject you wish to teach. You may then add your wiki name as an instructor to the class you would like to teach, as long as there are no more than 2 instructors teaching any one class at any one time. The table of topics must be updated following this example: ||<:>'''Date'''||<:>'''Time'''||<:>'''Class Topic'''||<:>'''Instructor(s)'''|| ||Aug 5^th^ and 6^th^||18:00GMT||Introduction to Internet Relay Chat (IRC)||Bob (KDE) <> Alice (CLI)|| ||Aug 19^th^ and 20^th^||TBD||Introduction to Command Line Interface (Terminal)|| John (GNOME) <> Mark (KDE)|| === Submitting a Class Outline === Each instructor (or group of instructors) must submit a rough plan of the material covered in their class to the [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-classroom|Ubuntu Classroom Mailing list]] at the very latest, two weeks before the class is held. This will then be reviewed to make sure that the class is being taught by someone knowledgeable, and posted onto the wiki as a preview of the upcoming course. The instructor(s) may also do the latter themselves if they feel so inclined. When submitting a class outline, you must also specify the time at which you would like to teach, while keeping in mind that one class must be in a timeframe targeted at European nations, and the other, targeted at the Americas. (Hence the GMT, and the EST in the example above). === Getting the channel ready === The instructors should ask an operator of the channel #ubuntu-classroom to set a topic announcing the subject, the date, and the time of the upcoming class. The instructors should then be opped by a channel operator shortly before the class. A minute or two before the class begins, the instructor will set the channel to +m (moderated), unless the instructor has decided otherwise. == During the Class == This section describes procedures for during a class, such as how to ask questions effectively, etc. === Questions === If the classroom channel is moderated (+m), questions during the class will be directed toward the moderator. In other words, at the beginning of the class, the instructor will say something similar to this: "Please /msg <opname> with all questions. They will then voice you in your turn and you will be able to ask your question in this channel." === Time === |
To teach a class, you must first of all be knowledgeable about the subject you wish to teach. If this is your first time teaching a class, please review the instructions on the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Classroom/Submissions|submissions]] page and follow the requirements outlined there. After you have been approved, or if you have taught a class before, a Classroom Manager will add your class to the official [[http://people.ubuntu.com/~nhandler/classroom.html|Learning Events Calendar]]. |
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| == After the Class == | Sessions should be scheduled at least a week in advance to give us time to blog about them, and slides should be given at least 24 hours in advance. Instructors should also join -backstage before their session (especially if they think they might need help with classbot or have questions). If you have slides for your talk, please submit them in .pdf format to the volunteers in #ubuntu-classroom-backstage === Before your class begins === When your class is scheduled to begin, ClassBot will change the topic in both [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-classroom|#ubuntu-classroom]] and [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-classroom-chat|#ubuntu-classroom-chat]] to reflect your class. ClassBot will also give the instructor(s) voice in both channels, and will set [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-classroom|#ubuntu-classroom]] to moderated if your class is to be moderated. Please try to show up at least 10 minutes early for your class. === During the Class === Users will chat in and questions will be asked in #ubuntu-classroom-chat with the prefix ''QUESTION:'' so you may want to keep an eye on it during your session so you can see what your audience is talking about. ClassBot will help you find and respond to questions asked in this channel, refer to the ClassBot help page to learn how to use ClassBot during your classroom session. If you need any help during your session, just ask in #ubuntu-classroom-backstage === After the Class === |
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| This section describes procedures for after a class, such as resuming your class material into a wiki (if nobody has made a wiki on your subject beforehand) and linking to it. | After your classroom session, ClassBot will set [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-classroom|#ubuntu-classroom]] and [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-classroom-chat|#ubuntu-classroom-chat]] back to their default settings. |
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| === Creating and linking to the classes Wiki === | === Tips === |
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| After you have taught a class, please write up a wiki page, resuming what you covered in your class. This may just be a pasting of the logs. If there is already a wiki page written, and you consider it to be complete, it will also be accepted. | Be familiar with your material! You may even want to prepare a script ahead of time and slowly paste the script into channel as you teach the class. |
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| Then either post the page to the mailing list, or go to the main [[Classroom]] page and update the description with the link. | At the beginning of your class, you may want to let the folks in the -chat channel know whether you want questions throughout your class, or if you would rather they wait until the end of your class |
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| If you need assistance with this please inform the Classroom staff and they will assign someone on the team to (help you) write notes from the logs. | You may want to set highlight in your IRC client on "QUESTION:" so you catch when people ask questions and can have ClassBot process them. ##== Interested in taking your class farther? == ##Now that you have finished your class, are you interested in making it a permanent part of Ubuntu education? Help us make your session into a class for the [[Learning|Ubuntu Community Learning Project]]. Feel free to contact the UCLP team via their mailing list on the UCLP wiki page, or via IRC in [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-learning|#ubuntu-learning]] for more help. |
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This article describes the procedures required to teach or run a class or session in #ubuntu-classroom.
Teaching a Class in the Ubuntu Classroom
Getting your class put on the schedule
To teach a class, you must first of all be knowledgeable about the subject you wish to teach. If this is your first time teaching a class, please review the instructions on the submissions page and follow the requirements outlined there. After you have been approved, or if you have taught a class before, a Classroom Manager will add your class to the official Learning Events Calendar.
Each class should last around an hour, up to a maximum of two hours, with a minimum of half an hour. The length of the class is determined by the amount of material covered by the instructors, by the amount of questions asked, etc.
Sessions should be scheduled at least a week in advance to give us time to blog about them, and slides should be given at least 24 hours in advance. Instructors should also join -backstage before their session (especially if they think they might need help with classbot or have questions).
If you have slides for your talk, please submit them in .pdf format to the volunteers in #ubuntu-classroom-backstage
Before your class begins
When your class is scheduled to begin, ClassBot will change the topic in both #ubuntu-classroom and #ubuntu-classroom-chat to reflect your class. ClassBot will also give the instructor(s) voice in both channels, and will set #ubuntu-classroom to moderated if your class is to be moderated.
Please try to show up at least 10 minutes early for your class.
During the Class
Users will chat in and questions will be asked in #ubuntu-classroom-chat with the prefix QUESTION: so you may want to keep an eye on it during your session so you can see what your audience is talking about. ClassBot will help you find and respond to questions asked in this channel, refer to the ClassBot help page to learn how to use ClassBot during your classroom session.
If you need any help during your session, just ask in #ubuntu-classroom-backstage
After the Class
After your classroom session, ClassBot will set #ubuntu-classroom and #ubuntu-classroom-chat back to their default settings.
Tips
Be familiar with your material! You may even want to prepare a script ahead of time and slowly paste the script into channel as you teach the class.
At the beginning of your class, you may want to let the folks in the -chat channel know whether you want questions throughout your class, or if you would rather they wait until the end of your class
You may want to set highlight in your IRC client on "QUESTION:" so you catch when people ask questions and can have ClassBot process them.
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