UbuntuOhio [fgcmh] Ubuntu 101

[Larry W. Virden]

--- Scott Merrill <skippy at skippy.net> wrote:

> [ cross-posted to FreeGeek Columbus and Ubuntu Ohio ]
> 
> I'd like to start collaborating on a formal Ubuntu curriculum,
> starting
> off easy for new users, and working up toward more advanced topics.

What kind of new users do you envision taking this class?

Jonny GradeSchooler
Sally SoccerMom
Gabby GrandFather
Bobby BusinessSavvy
Winnie WindowsGeek

The reason I ask is this - the first three of these would, typically,
have less interest in how to drag and drop files, or add new users
and printers, and more interest in "how do I start the computer",
"how do I read my email", and "how do I get on the internet"
initially. Of course, AFTER they do those things, then there would
likely be an interest in "okay, I found this picture/music
file/recipe on the internet - how do I get my own copy of it" and
"now that I have a copy of it, how do I use it" sort of things.

It seems to me, and perhaps this is a bit naive, that it might be
worthwhile structuring the class around a fictional interaction with
a fictional (or real) student, going through the kinds of questions
that would come up, the challenges, and the methods by which one
would learn to solve the problems.




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