Hello, I would like to +1 Matt's comment. I don't really see how you would do without this very natural, gradual, beneficial process.
I know people who have attended, helped and sometimes instructed at several workshops but haven't taken the instructor training program (yet). So when/if they become Software Carpentry instructors, I think the transition will be pretty smooth... As a new instructor, I don't see how you would want to read a guide/manual rather than helping at real workshops, because that's when you start feeling useful and you learn a lot and you're not alone and that's a great experience. :) Marianne On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Matt Davis <jiffyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had one question after reading your post, and that's what role being a > workshop helper/assistant has in the instructor on-boarding process? > > A couple years ago before our explosive growth and the instructor training > program, the on-boarding process was (perhaps informally), something like: > > - attend or be a helper at a workshop > - teach at a workshop with an experienced instructor > > We have different processes and more people now, but you can't discount the > value of "learn by doing". > > - Matt > > On Fri Dec 12 2014 at 10:47:53 AM Bill Mills <b...@mozillafoundation.org> > wrote: >> >> Hey everyone, >> >> I spoke privately to some of you over the past couple weeks on what it's >> like being a Software Carpentry instructor, particularly a new >> instructor - what are the challenges you face, and what can we do to >> make your first few workshops a smoother experience? I summarized the >> most popular comments in this blog post: >> >> http://mozillascience.org/starting-instruction-feedback-from-the-new-instructor-community/ >> >> One of the main things that came out of this, was a need for a smoother >> on-ramp going from Instructor Training to your first workshop - what are >> the steps involved, how do you prepare, and what are everyone's >> responsibilities? To this end, I think it would be valuable if we >> created a short Welcome Package explaining these things and providing >> some clear instructions for people, and a Mentor's Guide for more >> experienced instructors guiding this process. More details are in the >> blog post, but we're brainstorming ideas for both of these things in the >> following etherpads: >> >> New Instructor Welcome Package: >> https://etherpad.mozilla.org/newInstructorWelcomePackage >> Mentor's Guide: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/SWCmentorsGuide >> >> What do people think? Please jump in and share your thoughts! Thanks in >> advance, >> >> -- >> Bill Mills >> Community Manager, Mozilla Science Lab >> @billdoesphysics >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.software-carpentry.org >> >> http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.software-carpentry.org > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.software-carpentry.org http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org
