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[Campus-bucknell-staff] curriculum for Saturday

Shauna Gordon-McKeon shaunagm at gmail.com
Sat Oct 18 15:38:15 UTC 2014 

You should still have the career panel.  If there's few enough people,
perhaps it can be more like a conversation than a panel?

I'm sorry about the food.  Maybe you can give it away with little stickers
that say "Courtesy of Bucknell's open source club!  Interested in open
source?  Go to: X" and then put your group's url?  :)

On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Melissa Rios <mr043 at bucknell.edu> wrote:

> Yep, we're running it right now. Just sent a reminder email. The biggest
> issue is the amount of food we ordered. We also found out that there are
> sorority retreats, fraternity workshops, residential college trips and
> there's an annual comedy event tonight as well. What should we do about the
> career panel?
>
>
> *Melissa Rios*
> WVBU Webmaster
> LAUNCH Vice President
> ITEC WordPress Consultant
> Bucknell University '16
> The Nightingale-Bamford School '12
>
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Oof that's low.  If I'd known you had 20 sign-ups, I would have pushed
>> you to do more publicity -- a 50% no-show rate is not usual.  But 4 is 20%
>> of sign-ups, which is really unexpectedly low.  I'm not sure what happened,
>> other than bad luck.
>>
>> I apologize for not checking in on the # of sign-ups.
>>
>> I'd say email the rest a reminder.  At this point there is little else
>> you can do.  That said, a small number of students doesn't mean the event
>> can't be a success.  Enjoy yourselves!  Think of it as a good chance to
>> bond with the students who did come and the professors/mentors you had and
>> to learn more about these topics yourselves.  :)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Melissa Rios <mr043 at bucknell.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 20 in total. And 4 (not including our board) have shown up.
>>>
>>> Melissa Rios
>>> Bucknell University '16
>>> Nightingale-Bamford School '12
>>>
>>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 10:31 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Just get started, and designate 1 or 2 mentors to greet any latecomers
>>> as they come on.
>>>
>>> You could also do an additional reminder email to those who haven't come
>>> yet.
>>>
>>> How low is low?  How many sign-ups did you have?  (You did not use the
>>> google docs sign-up form so I cannot see how many you have.)
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Melissa Rios <mr043 at bucknell.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Shauna,
>>>>
>>>> We're doing really low on attendees right now. Any suggestions on what
>>>> to do?
>>>>
>>>> Melissa Rios
>>>> Bucknell University '16
>>>> Nightingale-Bamford School '12
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 17, 2014, at 10:55 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Great, I'll send that along to our panelists.
>>>>
>>>> Quick question: what version of the git activity are you doing?  I ask
>>>> because if it's this one (
>>>> https://openhatch.org/wiki/Open_Source_Comes_to_Campus/Practicing_Git)
>>>> as opposed to this one (
>>>> https://openhatch.org/wiki/Open_Source_Comes_to_Campus/Curriculum/Directory)
>>>> or this one (http://openhatch.org/missions/git) I'll need to make you
>>>> some repositories, which will take me 20-30 minutes, so I should know
>>>> sooner rather than later.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 7:15 PM, Li Li <ll024 at bucknell.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Shauna,
>>>>>
>>>>> Below is the link to the calendar event I just created!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=YzVkOTZyZDFvcmJoc3F0NjZxYjR0Y285cG8gbGwwMjRAYnVja25lbGwuZWR1&tmsrc=ll024%40bucknell.edu
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you a lot!
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Li
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 6:01 PM, Li Li <ll024 at bucknell.edu> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sure that works! So do you want to create an event on Google Calender
>>>>>> with video option and invite all the panelists? Our career panel is going
>>>>>> to be at 12:30pm EST.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you a lot!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Li
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 5:52 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yeah, let's go with google hangouts.  We've been exploring open
>>>>>>> source options but none we've gotten to work reliably.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Glad you got the stickers!  :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Li Li <ll024 at bucknell.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Shauna,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That is great! Thank you a lot! So do you think Google Hangout is
>>>>>>>> the best option to go? Or do you have any other recommendations? Please let
>>>>>>>> me know!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Also I have received your stickers today! They look great and I'm
>>>>>>>> sure people will like them a lot!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>> Li
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So the career panel for tomorrow will be:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> - Emily Dirsh, who is a UX designer at Red Hat.  She can talk
>>>>>>>>> about Red Hat's model for making money off of open source, her own
>>>>>>>>> nontraditional path into computer science and open source, and non-code
>>>>>>>>> contributions.
>>>>>>>>> - James Vasile of OpenITP who can talk about the role of open
>>>>>>>>> source in anti-surveillance and anti-censorship efforts.
>>>>>>>>> - Karen Tang, a PhD student in computer science who did the GNOME
>>>>>>>>> OPW with Mailman.  She'll be focusing on paid internships like OPW and what
>>>>>>>>> they're like, how to prepare and apply for them, etc.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If someone with a government background gets back to me anytime
>>>>>>>>> before tomorrow, we can add them in.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anything I should let them know with regard to set-up?  I'm
>>>>>>>>> assuming we're using google hangouts -- can you create a hangout and send a
>>>>>>>>> link?  Their gmail addresses are jvasile at gmail.com and
>>>>>>>>> kpytang at gmail.com (still getting Emily's) as a backup.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Li,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Your plan looks great!  Responses inline.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I still have some questions regarding the career panel and the
>>>>>>>>>>> projects time. Do you know who will be coming to the remote career panel? I
>>>>>>>>>>> remembered that we were inviting some developers from Mozilla and Erie
>>>>>>>>>>> Meyer, but I'm not sure if they have confirmed already.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sadly we've had some last-minute issues with the panel.  Erie
>>>>>>>>>> will not be able to make it.  I've emailed some friends at the Sunlight
>>>>>>>>>> Foundation <http://sunlightfoundation.com/> to see if anyone
>>>>>>>>>> there is able to replace her and talk about FLOSS in government.  Will get
>>>>>>>>>> you a complete list of career panelists by the end of the day (and
>>>>>>>>>> hopefully sooner).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Also I read through the project lists that open-hatch provides.
>>>>>>>>>>> I really like most of the projects and found them very interesting, but I
>>>>>>>>>>> don't think they are easy enough to understand by people who do not have a
>>>>>>>>>>> lot of background in CS. My plan is to make an easy project (like some HTML
>>>>>>>>>>> pages with some JavaScript) on Launch's Github page and have people clone
>>>>>>>>>>> it and make contributions. I remembered seeing a simple HTML sample project
>>>>>>>>>>> on Open Hatch but I couldn't find them anymore. If you know which project
>>>>>>>>>>> it was, could you please send me the link to that project again?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The git activity that I linked has a sample project, as does this
>>>>>>>>>> version of the activity:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://openhatch.org/wiki/Open_Source_Comes_to_Campus/Curriculum/Directory
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We will also have some curated tasks for people to work on.  I
>>>>>>>>>> will also pass those along by the end of the day, and you can take a quick
>>>>>>>>>> look and decide whether you want to include them during projects time.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I will let you know if we have more questions.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>>>>>> Li
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>>>>>>>>>>> shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I wanted to chat with you about the curriculum for Saturday,
>>>>>>>>>>>> and make sure you feel ready with regard to that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Because we've got a relatively low number of outside mentors, I
>>>>>>>>>>>> think the best way to approach the workshop is to have folks work together
>>>>>>>>>>>> through our self-guided materials. The focus can be on learning together
>>>>>>>>>>>> and on using the skills gained in the first lesson (communications tools)
>>>>>>>>>>>> to reach out for remote help where you need it.  Multiple people from
>>>>>>>>>>>> OpenHatch including myself will be available in IRC (and I'll be available
>>>>>>>>>>>> by phone if there are any issues on the logistical/organizational end).
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd recommend the following setup:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 10am-10:30
>>>>>>>>>>>> One of you presents What Is Open Source?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://openhatch.github.io/open-source-comes-to-campus/lessons/what-is-open-source/#/
>>>>>>>>>>>> And also explains the setup for the day.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 10:30-12:00
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Small groups go through the following together
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1) Communications Tools:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://openhatch.github.io/open-source-comes-to-campus/lessons/comm-tools/self-guided.html#/
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2) Git:
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://openhatch.org/missions/git
>>>>>>>>>>>> and/or
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://openhatch.org/wiki/Open_Source_Comes_to_Campus/Practicing_Git/Students
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 12:00-12:30 remote career panel
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 12:30-1:30 lunch
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1:30 - 2:00  Finding a Project:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://openhatch.org/wiki/Open_Source_Comes_to_Campus/Curriculum/Finding_a_Project
>>>>>>>>>>>> (Again in small groups)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2:00-5:00
>>>>>>>>>>>> Students can work on any one of these three tasks on the
>>>>>>>>>>>> projects they found in Finding a Project:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> *
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://openhatch.github.io/open-source-comes-to-campus/lessons/newcomer-tasks/setup/#/
>>>>>>>>>>>> *
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://openhatch.github.io/open-source-comes-to-campus/lessons/newcomer-tasks/accessibility/#/
>>>>>>>>>>>> *
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://openhatch.org/w/index.php?title=Open_Source_Comes_to_Campus/Newcomer_Tasks/Issue_Tracker_Cleaning
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Or they can work on the other curated tasks we'll have for them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Let me know what you think.  Happy to go over any/all of this.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm traveling today but can answer email and can do hangouts or IRC
>>>>>>>>>>>> meetings tomorrow or Fri if you want them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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