Hi PHP Users Group, I woulld like to draw your attention to a new training initiative for open source practitioners. The project is not yet complete but I would welcome feedback from members of the NZ PHP Users Group - in particular because we have developed a PHP course so peer review from subject matter experts is very important.
The Eduforge Open Source Learning Laboratory is underpinned by a mentoring model whereby senior programmers mentor junior programmers under the guidance of online e-tutors. There are some parallels to Google’s ‘Summer of Code’ but it's more within a structured course environment. Trainees or students will be mentored while working on real open source applications. Mentoring is designed to optimise the impact on productive capability through advanced practice in ICT and applied research. To date, we haven't developed many programming courses, we've started with PHP but the intent is to develop a range of programming courses that will subsequently underpin a NZ Diploma in Open Source Technologies. The Open Source Learning Laboratory has the following attributes: - Recognition of evidence of prior learning. - Weighted towards a coaching and mentoring structure rather than traditional teaching model. - Potential for Internships – students may spend a specified amount of time with real companies on real projects. - Nurture entrepreneurship through the appropriate bundle of course modules. - Highly practical – students work on real open source applications If you would like to review and comment on our progress to date please visit our staging area at http://staging.eduforge.com and login as a Guest - details on the homepage. In particular I'd like your views as to whether the PHP course includes activities that promote learning and provide feedback to students on their understanding of PHP. You may contact me directly with your thoughts at [email protected] Thank-you Richard Open Source Learning Lab. P.S We are also recruiting for part-time e-tutors. Please contact me if you'd like further details. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
