[OWW-Discuss] weekly live training

[Mackenzie Cowell]

I really like the idea of some kind of live introduction to OWW, either via
a centralized periodic group info session led by lorrie, or by a more ad-hoc
connection between the new user and an available OWW evangelists like us on
this list.  Maybe Austin's recent experimentation with the jabber server
could be useful here.
Last year during iGEM I arranged for skype video conferences with some of
the new teams that seemed to be struggling and it dramatically lowered the
threshold those teams had for asking questions far after the fact.  I think
having a live conversation gave a real face and voice to what was otherwise
a barren email address, and also demonstrated that we cared about them and
wanted to talk to them.  I don't think there is a more powerful way to
engage new users in the openwetware community.

Mac

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:16 PM, Reshma Shetty <rshetty at mit.edu> wrote:

> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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...
> > >
> > >
> > > --Lorrie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Ricardo Vidal <rvidal at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > 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:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >    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.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Would this virtual tour be something pre-recorded or is this
> > something more
> > > > > > > like e-learning with interactivity?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Austin Che <
> austin at csail.mit.edu>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>    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.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Austin Che           <austin at csail.mit.edu>
>  (617)253-5899
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> > > > > --
> > > > > Ricardo Vidal
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