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This article describes the procedures required to teach or run a class or session in #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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== Before the Class == == Teaching a Class in the Ubuntu Classroom ==
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=== 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. 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, 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 ===

==== Instructor is an Ubuntu Member (with an Ubuntu Member cloak) ====

When a class is being led by an Ubuntu Member who has a member cloak on their IRC nick, you are able to make yourself an OP, and change the topic for your course, as well as set #ubuntu-classroom to moderated if you so desire.

===== Before your class begins =====

To give yourself OPs, you would send the following message to ChanServ:
{{{
/msg ChanServ op #ubuntu-classroom
}}}
After giving yourself OPs, you can then set the topic using the /topic command. An example is a topic that was used for [[UserDays|Ubuntu User Days]]:
{{{
/topic Ubuntu Classroom || https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Classroom || https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Packaging/Training || Current Session: Packaging Basics || Upcoming: TBD || Run 'date -u' in a terminal to find out the UTC time
}}}
If you want to have the channel moderated and have questions asked in #ubuntu-classroom-chat, then you will need to set the mode of the channel to +m. You can do this using one of the following command, depending on your IRC client.
{{{
/mode +m
}}}
or
{{{
/mode #ubuntu-classroom +m
}}}
If you do not want to have the channel moderated, then you can skip this last step. Please make sure that if you set the channel to moderated, that you are in #ubuntu-classroom-chat so you can see the questions asked by attendees.

If you are an Ubuntu Member, but do not have a membership cloak, please follow the instructions located at [[IrcTeam/Cloaks]].

==== Instructor is not an Ubuntu Member (or an Ubuntu Member without a cloak) ====

The instructor(s) should ask a member of the [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-classroom|Ubuntu Classroom Management Team]] to set a topic announcing the subject, the date, and the time of the upcoming class.

The instructor(s) should then be given OP status by an [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-classroom|Ubuntu Classroom Management Team]] 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 ===

==== Moderated Classes ====

If the instructor has set up the classroom channel to be 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 ask questions in #ubuntu-classroom-chat using the format: QUESTION: your question here?"

An example would be:

QUESTION: How do I login to Ubuntu?

==== Unmoderated Classes ====

Some instructors choose not to moderate (+m) #ubuntu-classroom. In this situation, you would just ask your questions in #ubuntu-classroom unless the instructor has said otherwise. Once again, it would be a good idea to start your question with QUESTION: for easy recognition.

=== 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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==== Instructor is an Ubuntu Member (with an Ubuntu Member cloak) ==== === Tips ===
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===== When your class ends ===== 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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After your class has ended, we ask that you please return the topic and channel mode back to normal, and deop yourself. Please return the topic to:
{{{
/topic Ubuntu Classroom || https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Classroom || https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Packaging/Training || Upcoming: TBD || Run 'date -u' in a terminal to find out the UTC time
}}}
If you changed #ubuntu-classroom to moderated (+m) please change it back using either:
{{{
/mode -m
}}}
or
{{{
/mode #ubuntu-classroom -m
}}}
And then deop yourself my messaging ChanServ:
{{{
/msg ChanServ deop #ubuntu-classroom
}}}
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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==== Instructor is not an Ubuntu Member (or an Ubuntu Member without a cloak) ==== 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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The instructor(s) should ask a member of the [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-classroom|Ubuntu Classroom Management Team]] to set the topic back to the default #ubuntu-classroom topic. ##== Interested in taking your class farther? ==
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The instructor(s) should also be deopped by an [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-classroom|Ubuntu Classroom Management Team]] shortly after the class. If #ubuntu-classroom was set to moderated (+m) the moderated mode should be removed.

=== 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 #ubuntu-learning for more help.
##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.

As of 2014 the Ubuntu Classroom project is no longer active.
Thanks to everyone for their support over the years. Write to the ubuntu-community-team mailing list if you have further ideas in this space.

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.

Classroom/Guidelines (last edited 2011-06-04 05:10:40 by alderaan)