Jeff writes:
There seemed to be significant interest when last I asked about this. I will be submitting two proposals myself. Who else is interested in working with me to plan for this? Who is willing to do a presentation?
As I had mentioned, I hope to do something on PyGeo. The creation of PyGeo as an adventure in self-education? Maybe trying to explore the concept of self-education itself - and Python, and Open Source and Google. What would it take to more actively help people to learn to learn with these kinds of never-before-available kind of resources. or PyGeo, more simply, as something of potential interest to folks involved in/ interested in Python and Education? Some combination, probably. Right now I'm swamped trying to make ends meet - like many of us I'm sure. But I have to believe there will be a break in the action that will allow me to put together a proposal sometime between now and 12/1. Not sure I'm the right personality type to help with planning. What kind of planning do you think is involved, beyond soliciting proposals? For best effect, I think that the solicitation might be a little pro-active. That is, actually contacting folks who have interesting stuff out there, and encouraging them to propose. Rather than leaving it to a general announcement. Is that appropriate? Art
Hi All, I just set up a Zwiki to help with planning for the Education Track at PyCon 2004: http://linus.yorktown.arlington.k12.va.us/PyCon2004/EduTrack/ Please feel encouraged to add to it. I'm still a relative Zwiki newbie, so any help in making it look nicer or work better would be *greatly* appreciated. And the wonderful about wiki's is you don't even have to ask for permission, just do it! On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 16:06, Arthur wrote:
Jeff writes:
There seemed to be significant interest when last I asked about this. I will be submitting two proposals myself. Who else is interested in working with me to plan for this? Who is willing to do a presentation?
As I had mentioned, I hope to do something on PyGeo.
The creation of PyGeo as an adventure in self-education? Maybe trying to explore the concept of self-education itself - and Python, and Open Source and Google. What would it take to more actively help people to learn to learn with these kinds of never-before-available kind of resources.
or
PyGeo, more simply, as something of potential interest to folks involved in/ interested in Python and Education?
Some combination, probably.
Sounds great. Of the many things I love about Python, the way that it empowers educators to create their own tools (or get their students to do it for them ;-) is among the top.
Right now I'm swamped trying to make ends meet - like many of us I'm sure. But I have to believe there will be a break in the action that will allow me to put together a proposal sometime between now and 12/1.
I already added you to: http://linus.yorktown.arlington.k12.va.us/PyCon2004/EduTrack/PresentationPro... (sorry of the hideously long URL) If you get a moment, could you fill in a few more details? Thanks!
Not sure I'm the right personality type to help with planning. What kind of planning do you think is involved, beyond soliciting proposals?
For best effect, I think that the solicitation might be a little pro-active. That is, actually contacting folks who have interesting stuff out there, and encouraging them to propose. Rather than leaving it to a general announcement.
Is that appropriate?
Certainly. -- Jeffrey Elkner <jeff@elkner.net> Open Book Project <http://ibiblio.org/obp>
From: "Jeffrey Elkner" <jeff@elkner.net> Hi All,
I just set up a Zwiki to help with planning for the Education Track at PyCon 2004:
http://linus.yorktown.arlington.k12.va.us/PyCon2004/EduTrack/
Please feel encouraged to add to it. I'm still a relative Zwiki newbie, so any help in making it look nicer or work better would be *greatly* appreciated. And the wonderful about wiki's is you don't even have to ask for permission, just do it!
Did it - a short of Pygeo and what I hope to present in respect ot it.
Sounds great. Of the many things I love about Python, the way that it empowers educators to create their own tools (or get their students to do it for them ;-) is among the top.
Yes. And I like the word "tool" in this context. Sometimes - and only sometimes - the right tool happens to be a piece of software. Art
Hi Jeff -- I'm really hoping to add a proposal soon. I still have to see if calendar (and finances) are clear for March 2004, but mostly I'm wanting to find out if the Python course I'm teaching (starting tomorrow!) will provide real world grist for the mill, i.e. the basis for what I would propose to present about. A friend and homeschooling mom set this up among parents she knows, such that about six middle-school aged students will supposedly show up at FreeGeek tomorrow afternoon for their first 1.5 hours of orientation. I'm planning to head down early to see about the class config, which involves diskless workstations hooked to a server running Debian stable. Python is already installed -- I'm pushing to get 2.3 as an option, but understand 2.2 will be available, which is fine (no sets module though -- I wonder if it back ports :-D). I know that classroom teaching of Linux is old hat to yourself and several other subscribers to edu-sig, but I've mostly been the theorist until now, talking up the "woulds and coulds." Now I hope to have more "to dos and dids" to share with this list. Kirby PS: my class start date was almost pushed back last Saturday, when super high voltage lines fell off their towers and landed atop local delivery lines, causing a voltage spike our little surge protectors were never built to handle. I'll let an email from a staffer tell the rest: -------------------- So... Saturday we had quite an event here at FREEGEEK. An overloaded power grid caused transformers to explode throughout the area. One of the offending transformers exploded just a little too close for comfort, adjacent to our fine building. The fire department was quick to arrive on the scene to put out the towering inferno of a utility pole and sidewalk, and thankfully, no one was hurt. With no power and a state of bewilderment, we decided to close shop early. Subsequently our internal network was down until today (Monday) and our connection to the world beyond FREEGEEK was re-established around 3:30PM. We are back in action and will open as usual tomorrow (Tuesday).If you were unable to send to any lists during this time, try again. The lists are ready to hear from you (they got lonely). -Dave
-----Original Message----- From: edu-sig-bounces@python.org [mailto:edu-sig-bounces@python.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Elkner Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 5:20 PM To: Edu-sig Cc: Steve Holden; Arthur Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] re: PyCon 2004 Proposals for Presentations...
Hi All,
I just set up a Zwiki to help with planning for the Education Track at PyCon 2004:
http://linus.yorktown.arlington.k12.va.us/PyCon2004/EduTrack/
Please feel encouraged to add to it. I'm still a relative Zwiki newbie, so any help in making it look nicer or work better would be *greatly* appreciated. And the wonderful about wiki's is you don't even have to ask for permission, just do it!
participants (3)
-
Arthur -
Jeffrey Elkner -
Kirby Urner