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[Ccsf-campus-staff] collaborating with PeerLirbary

Mitar mmitar at gmail.com
Tue Sep 9 00:57:52 UTC 2014 

Hi!

How we connect to the call?


Mitar

On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Camille Villa <cvilla100 at berkeley.edu> wrote:
> 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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