[OWW-Discuss] weekly live training

[Reshma Shetty]

http://openwetware.org/wiki/OpenWetWare:Getting_started

was originally intended as a tutorial for new users.  I think it can
be improved but it might be a good place to start.

Also, I don't think we should go to html welcome messages.  I find
them a bit obnoxious.

Thanks,

Reshma

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 8:59 PM, Bill F <bill.altmail at gmail.com> wrote:
> I like Ricardo's idea. We can link the tutorials to their User page when
> they log in or provide a link in the message itself to o directly to the
> tutorials. We can even go to HTML welcome messages if we want to provide for
> adding an intro photo or link.
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> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Lorrie LeJeune <moltogatti at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Maybe we ultimately have both? That way people who can't dial in at the
> prearranged time can still access tutorial material. Either way, it'd be
> worth trying the live version just to see how many people actually join. The
> live tutorial could then be captured via screencast and edited into a
> finished archive...
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> > --Lorrie
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> > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Ricardo Vidal <rvidal at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > This could also be a package of tutorials lined up with the different
> steps. Make a screencast of each step and put them online on a nice page
> that could be emailed to new users. A starters pack, so to say.
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> > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Austin Che <austin at csail.mit.edu>
> wrote:
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> > > > >    It kind of defeats the purpose if it's pre-recorded but there
> > > > >    could be some standard script, e.g. everyone go edit their user
> > > > >    pages now. Everyone go look at the recent changes, hit diff to
> see
> > > > >    what people changed, etc.
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> > > > > > Would this virtual tour be something pre-recorded or is this
> something more
> > > > > > like e-learning with interactivity?
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> > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Austin Che <austin at csail.mit.edu>
> wrote:
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> > > > > >>    This is a random suggestion from something I just saw another
> site
> > > > > >>    have. We have weekly training calls ~1 hour, probably led by
> > > > > >>    Lorrie or someone else in the community. All new members from
> that
> > > > > >>    week are sent an email letting them know about it. They log in
> > > > > >>    online or via teleconference and get led through a virtual
> tour of
> > > > > >>    OWW. It would be an opportunity to chat with new users just as
> > > > > >>    they get on also.
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> > > > > Austin Che           <austin at csail.mit.edu>          (617)253-5899
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