[Ccsf-campus-staff] collaborating with PeerLirbary

Tue Sep 9 00:03:09 UTC 2014

Hey all,

I won't be able to come on Saturday, but I'd love to be on tonight's call
and get a sense of how workshops are run.

Cheers,

Camille

On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Katherine Moloney <kmoloney at mail.ccsf.edu>
wrote:

> 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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