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[Ccsf-campus-staff] collaborating with PeerLirbary

Tyler B tylerbrothers1 at gmail.com
Tue Sep 9 01:54:07 UTC 2014 

Asheesh pointed that out to me right after everyone left.

Fixed.

Sincerely,

Tyler Brothers

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On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 6:46 PM, Mitar <mmitar at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> It looks like the form is closed:
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FV5zqhoPkNJP-0_-K7sSMwG5RcXyUR5URsqWTUOyrSs/closedform
>
>
> Mitar
>
> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Tyler B <tylerbrothers1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Please join us at link:
> >
> > https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/gxz624vzxnvn4jwdpxzn3ucjhia
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Tyler Brothers
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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> >>>>> >>> >>>> ccsf-campus-staff at lists.openhatch.org
> >>>>> >>> >>>>
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> >>>>> >>> >>>>
> >>>>> >>> >>>
> >>>>> >>> >>
> >>>>> >>> >
> >>>>> >>>
> >>>>> >>>
> >>>>> >>>
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> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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