[UCLP] Next Meeting Topic: Course Organization

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Im really liking the way this is headed. You two are doing great.

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On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Martin Owens <doctormo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Charles,
>
> On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 21:34 -0400, Charles Profitt wrote:
> > I had a conversation on IRC the other night with doctormo about how
> > courses should be organized. I will give a brief example here so we can
> > gather our thoughts and discuss prior to the next IRC meeting.
>
> Thanks for getting it written out as an example.
>
> I would not go for this particular model of laying things out because I
> believe it confuses a couple of target educational objectives.
>
> The Ubuntu Desktop strand/section is a good start, but it is really "How
> to use the Ubuntu Desktop", I would instead organise things like this:
>
> Using Ubuntu:
>  - Ubuntu Desktop Course (Basics)
>  - Introduction to the Desktop (Class)
>  - Editing Documents (Class)
>  - Modifying Photos (Class)
>  - Writing Spreadsheets (Class)
>  - Buying things Online (Class)
>  - Chatting with Friends (IM) (Class)
>  - Etc
>  - Advanced Ubuntu Course
>  - Command Line Basics
>  - Etc
>  - Ubuntu Server Course
>  - Introduction to the Server (Class)
>  - Web-servers (Apache)
>  - FTP Services
>  - Etc
>
> Maintaining Ubuntu:
>  - Maintain Ubuntu Desktop Course
>  - Installing Ubuntu (Class)
>  - Computer Hardware Primer (Class)
>  - Working Printing (Class)
>  - Installing and Removing Programs (Class)
>  - Etc
>  - Maintain Ubuntu Server Course
>  - Init Scripts (Class)
>  - Crontab (Class)
>  - Setting up Ssh (Class)
>  - Etc
>  - Maintaining Ubuntu Networks Course
>  - Networking Primer (Class)
>  - DHCP Services (Class)
>  - DNS Services (Class)
>  - Physical Wiring (Class)
>  - Etc
>
> The reason why I separate these into their own levels, is because if we
> don't we won't be able to cut the sections up enough for it to make
> sense for the kinds of 4-6 week courses that we might want to run. I
> also believe that if we want to translate application specific course
> that they should be done outside of the Ubuntu sections. Inkscape, Gimp,
> Scribus are all Art, Publishing with Ubuntu and can safely be their own
> section that can have a class about file formats, creative commons
> licensing and other topics of interest.
>
> I wanted to make a deference between simply using the computer for what
> it's meant to do (even a server) and teaching people how to really
> maintain the services, their networks or even their desktops.
>
> Each of the sections should really be a requirement of the previous. You
> should know the desktop before you do advanced desktop and you should
> know that before you dive into the server. You should do maintain
> desktops before maintain servers and before maintain networks. Etc
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Best Regards, Martin Owens
>
> > ---- general concept ----
> >
> > Organize courses in 'strands' like college majors.
> >
> > Ubuntu Desktop Strand:
> > - Installing Ubuntu
> > - Open Office
> > - Multimedia in Ubuntu
> > - Gimp
> > - Inkscape
> > - Basic Command Line
> > - Basic Security
> > - Keeping Ubuntu up-to-date
> > - etc
> >
> > Ubuntu Server Strand:
> >  - Installing Ubuntu
> >  - Basic Command Line
> >  - Apache
> >  - MySQL
> >  - PHP
> >  - Basic Security
> >  - SSH
> >  - Advanced Security
> >  - Keeping Ubuntu up-to-date
> >  - etc
> >
> > I added two 'shell courses' to Moodle as an example as well.
> > http://learn.ufbt.net/course/view.php?id=9
> > http://learn.ufbt.net/course/view.php?id=8
> >
> > I would love to get feedback.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Charles
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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