UbuntuOhio Attention Education Team :-)

[Anthony]

Howdy again everybody! I'm sure you all are sick of hearing from me by 
now ;) So I promise to not keep killing the mailing lists too much.

Our first meeting was this past Sunday, and was mostly an introduction 
meeting. We got to know most of the Education Team members, one by one, 
and I can say we have quite the variety here working in the Ohio LoCo! 
We also decided that all aggregated (collected) and created resources 
should be licensed under the Creative Commons license (this means if you 
pull other documents and information to be used, edited, or appended, it 
must already be licensed as CC. We cannot grab copyrighted or other 
licensed material and relicense it).

Unfortunately, as time ran short and the meeting was rather late, there 
were a few more points that I would like to cover here on the mailing list.

* Meetings

Should we have set meeting times, like the general LoCo team, or should 
we just call meetings when we feel there is something that is necessary 
to discuss? If we decide on having set meeting times, how often should 
we have them (once a week, twice a month, once a month, etc), and on 
what days and what time?

* Expanding the Education Team

Is there a project or something that we do not cover in the Education 
Team that you would like to bring to attention, and start? If there is, 
dont be afraid to shoot your idea on the forums and / or on the mailing 
list! The Ohio LoCo is a very receptive and positive (even in criticism) 
group, so don't be afraid to share some ideas!

* Questions about the Education Team

Again, if there is something that you do not understand (for example, 
what's a resource, or what's a workshop?), then ask away. If there is 
something that you think may be a more efficient way to conduct an 
operation or project, contact the person in charge or another person 
involved in the project and offer your opinions (just remember to be 
polite).

* Collaboration

This was (sort of) brought up in the meeting. One of the biggest 
strengths of the Ohio LoCo is that we have organized sub-teams to help 
members work together and focus on projects. However, I want to 
encourage members and leaders of the sub-teams to work together on 
projects. Sub-teams are in no way exclusive, and they shouldn't be. 
We're all a part of a bigger team. Currently, the Marketing Team and the 
Education Team are working together on introducing Ubuntu to libraries 
(which if I get some time later today or tomorrow, I hope to gain ground 
on the booklet content). I will also add some information onto the 
Education wiki about the project (currently, you can check out the 
project on the Marketing wiki). Also, there are definitely similarities 
to the New User Team and the Education Team, and to help our members we 
will work out at least some blurred lines to help distinct the two 
teams. As I know of right now, the largest project for the New User Team 
is the support (F2F) project, providing support one on one for end users 
in troubleshooting, while the Education Team's (current) focus has been 
on creating documents and workshops to educate users in a more 
class-room setting for skills and programs, along with Ubuntu (think 
community education for computers).

I hope to hear from everybody, and thank you for your time!