Re^3: Perl(Monks) University

There's a lot of material at Perlmonks other than just questions and answers.

I know, but it's not in a form that could be readily used for a course. It's also mostly "bits and pieces", there's no common thread across the tutorials and meditations.

My point remains that turning the available material into high quality course material would be a lot of work, and it won't happy all by itself - somebody needs to do it.

(Oh, and just because stuff is on perlmonks doesn't mean you're free to reuse it in any way, you'd still need permission from the author.)

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Re^4: Perl(Monks) University by InfiniteSilence (Curate) on Mar 25, 2011 at 13:17 UTC
I neglected to explain how classes are formed. I used to teach computer subjects for a company in Chicago and have done some instruction in public libraries out here as well. The process for creating a class roughly works as follows: Formulate topic of interest Write a single paragraph explaining the course overview (called a Course Proposal) Specify materials students will need to participate in course and projected costs Create detailed syllabus (preferably week-to-week reading/submission schedule for standard length course) Denote course pre-requisites Specify Instructor qualifications (resume, CV, etc.) Submit course proposal to approving body So, the course materials themselves could literally come from almost anywhere -- blog posts, nodes on PerlMonks, etc. Each instructor would, in the process of forming the class, go out and collect the necesssary materials when building the syllabus. Here's a link to a private library in Chicago that uses a similar methodology for public classes. We would need to implement several things in PerlMonks however to make this work: a) functionality that facilitates the activities of some kind of course approving body b) a course registration system c) etc. Celebrate Intellectual Diversity	[reply]
Re^5: Perl(Monks) University by jordanh (Chaplain) on Mar 26, 2011 at 14:46 UTC
InfiniteSilence it sounds like you have a good idea of what needs to be done and experience in teaching. The Everything Engine used by Perlmonks is very powerful. You should be able to use nodes to perform the coordination you need. Certainly, you won't know what you are missing until you try. I suggest you try to organize a class as a trial. I'd certainly support promoting to the front page a meditation where you put out a call for students, materials or volunteers.	[reply]