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[Ccsf-campus-staff] collaborating with PeerLirbary

Katherine Moloney kmoloney at mail.ccsf.edu
Mon Sep 8 23:54:14 UTC 2014 

Don't worry, Rodrigo, you won't be alone.  After tonight's call I think
you'll have a sense of how the workshop should run, the pre-existing
curriculum, and so forth.  Not too unstructured.

Plus it's a very appreciative audience, who definitely will appreciate
insight from folks further down the open source path.

Talk with you tonight.
Regards,

Katherine

On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Rodrigo Ochigame <rodkazoch at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm skeptical of my ability to run a comprehensive workshop alone, but I'm
> happy to discuss the possibilities today.
>
> Rodrigo
>
> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Mitar <mmitar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I can attend the meeting today, but on Saturday I will not be available.
>>
>>
>> Mitar
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Tyler B <tylerbrothers1 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Mitar,
>> >
>> > Shauna responded recently, but forgot to cc you. See below for Shauna's
>> > response to your comment.
>> >
>> > Peer Library / Rodrigo,
>> >
>> > I want to confirm the 6pm time for the meeting we will be having and
>> will be
>> > focusing on mentors and the roles they will have on Sept. 13th. It
>> would be
>> > a great time to discuss the possibilities for your project at our event.
>> >
>> > Sincerely,
>> >
>> > Tyler Brothers
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <
>> shaunagm at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> One of OpenHatch's new efforts is to identify contributions that
>> newcomers
>> >> are well-suited to make to projects, that don't require a ton of
>> start-up
>> >> time.  These are ideal for doing in a short time period (1-5 hours)
>> and can
>> >> allow newcomers to get a sense of the project and the community and
>> decide
>> >> whether they want to continue on. A lot of times they decide they'd
>> like to
>> >> try something else, regardless of how suitable the project is for
>> newcomers.
>> >>
>> >> You can view these tasks here:
>> >> http://example-osctc-site.github.io/curriculum/#newcomertasks
>> >> (Note that this is not the curriculum for the event on Saturday -- it's
>> >> OpenHatch's example curriculum.)
>> >>
>> >> The three tasks we currently have up are:
>> >>
>> >> - Testing the setup and installation instructions for accuracy,
>> >> readability, and follow-ability.  This is a great task to do in person,
>> >> especially if someone who is skilled at setting up the project in
>> different
>> >> environments is available.  Many students can do this at once, to give
>> you a
>> >> diversity of feedback on the topic.
>> >>
>> >> - Improving accessibility.  A quick scan of the PeerLibrary website
>> >> suggests that your web presence is already quite accessible, so there
>> may be
>> >> less for newcomers to do here.
>> >>
>> >> - Cleaning issue trackers:  It looks like you have a bunch of open
>> issues
>> >> so this could potentially be useful. Generally reproducing reported
>> bugs on
>> >> different systems is the easier and more useful part of this task,
>> although
>> >> testing out fixes can be very fun and educational, and useful for the
>> >> project as well.
>> >>
>> >> It's not up yet, but we also recommend having students do user tests.
>> >> This allows you to get fresh eyes on potential UX problems while also
>> >> introducing students to the project as users.
>> >>
>> >> This is, of course, in addition to the particular tasks that your
>> project
>> >> naturally has, which students might enjoy working on.  I see that you
>> have a
>> >> great number of issues marked as "for new contributors".  For those, I
>> >> recommend identifying a few that students could conceivably make
>> progress on
>> >> and make sure they have the following info in them:
>> >> http://opensource-events.com/#defining-tasks-for-attendees
>> >> If you'd like, I can help with this.
>> >>
>> >> Let me know if you still have concerns about the project's suitability.
>> >>
>> >> best
>> >> Shauna
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 3:09 AM, Mitar <mmitar at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi!
>> >>>
>> >>> We were talking a bit in the team and we worry about how suitable our
>> >>> project is for beginners. The issue is that we are observing that
>> >>> people need quite some time to get to used to it. We are using few
>> >>> non-mainstream technologies like Meteor, CoffeeScript, Stylus, so
>> >>> contributors often struggle initially. So I am not sure how suitable
>> >>> our project would be for the format you have for your workshop. On the
>> >>> other hand, this is something we have to somehow address in our
>> >>> project, so it might be a good opportunity to learn how. Personally, I
>> >>> sadly cannot go this Saturday because I have already one other
>> >>> commitment, but maybe Rodrigo you could just go and observe how it is
>> >>> done? Not sure here, just thinking it loud.
>> >>>
>> >>> So we made quite some documentation how to contribute, but there is
>> >>> still a lot to learn/know:
>> >>>
>> >>> https://github.com/peerlibrary/peerlibrary/blob/development/README.md
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Mitar
>> >>>
>> >>> On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Tyler B <tylerbrothers1 at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> > Hey Rodrigo,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > We are having a meeting on Google Hangouts on Monday at 6pm (that
>> may
>> >>> > change
>> >>> > to be a bit later) to discuss the flow of the event and where we
>> could
>> >>> > use
>> >>> > mentors. If your interested, I can send you an invite on Monday.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > For now, if you still interested in mentoring, please head over to
>> >>> > ccsf.openhatch.org and click "Volunteer as a Mentor" near the top
>> of
>> >>> > the
>> >>> > page. Filling out the information lets us plan on how much food to
>> >>> > bring and
>> >>> > dietary restrictions.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Sincerely,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Tyler Brothers
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Rodrigo Ochigame <
>> rodkazoch at gmail.com>
>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> I'm happy to attend. Anyone else?
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 10:23 AM, Tyler B <tylerbrothers1 at gmail.com
>> >
>> >>> >> wrote:
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Hey everyone,
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> We would love someone from PeerLibrary to come!
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> We could use mentors to provide ways of contributing to their
>> >>> >>> projects
>> >>> >>> through out the day. Most of the students here at CCSF are
>> learning
>> >>> >>> Java,
>> >>> >>> C++ and/or Javascript, typically with no more than 3 semesters of
>> >>> >>> experience. Some students will be more advanced, having self
>> studied.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> In the past, it was found that having two mentors is nice. One to
>> >>> >>> instruct the group, one to answer specific questions a lost
>> student
>> >>> >>> might
>> >>> >>> have.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Let us know if you can attend.
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Sincerely,
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Tyler Brothers
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>> >>> >>> <shaunagm at gmail.com>
>> >>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> >>>>
>> >>> >>>> Let me try actually CCing people.
>> >>> >>>>
>> >>> >>>>
>> >>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon
>> >>> >>>> <shaunagm at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> >>>>>
>> >>> >>>>> Hello Tyler, Katherine, et al,
>> >>> >>>>>
>> >>> >>>>> Sending a quick email to introduce you all to Mitar, Camille,
>> >>> >>>>> Rodrigo
>> >>> >>>>> and Tony, some of the developers of PeerLibrary, an open source
>> >>> >>>>> tool for
>> >>> >>>>> sharing and discussing academic articles.  They're interested in
>> >>> >>>>> potentially
>> >>> >>>>> mentoring at the event, and more generally building connections
>> >>> >>>>> with CCSF
>> >>> >>>>> students.  They have all been CC'd.
>> >>> >>>>>
>> >>> >>>>> Do you think there's space for PeerLibrary at the event?  If
>> there
>> >>> >>>>> is,
>> >>> >>>>> and if one or more of you can attend, we can talk about how to
>> >>> >>>>> facilitate
>> >>> >>>>> onboarding students onto your project.
>> >>> >>>>>
>> >>> >>>>> best
>> >>> >>>>> Shauna
>> >>> >>>>
>> >>> >>>>
>> >>> >>>>
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>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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