Re: [HOT] [Teachosm] Telling the story of HOT

2015-12-11 Thread noah ahles
Steven and Martin, Thanks for all the material and ideas. This has certainly gotten me to think about the project I have proposed on a much deeper level. There are several secondary benefits to HOT that have helped me along. I've become better at public speaking, organization, management, acquirin

Re: [HOT] [Teachosm] Telling the story of HOT

2015-12-11 Thread Martin Dittus
Busy week for me so haven’t had time to read in detail, but wanted to briefly say that I now think that the “secondary benefits” of HOT participation are likely of some importance; social experiences, self image, working for a good cause, etc. This is important to consider because in contrast to

Re: [HOT] [Teachosm] Telling the story of HOT

2015-12-10 Thread Steven Johnson
Hello Noah, Good on you for kicking this off. I was particularly drawn to the section about training new mappers and getting them to show up for a follow-up event. Since motivation is an intrinsic part of mapper education, emphasis on creating events that harness that motivation are essential to c