[ale] Ale Ideas

[Brian]

Ahem.  Over-excitedly submitted this....

> Many LUGs (and I'd probably say, user groups in general) have been
> dealing with this problem as well -- a core of older members have
> their interests and keep talking about more and more involved stuff,
> while the newly minted users are still wondering how to do basic
> tasks.  The regulars might not want to sit through a presentation
> going over stuff they've long learned and moved on from, but the new
> folks might be clueless as to

...adn to continue my thought, might be clueless as to how to create
their own wiki server, or to manage networks of Linux machines .

Doh.

Brian


On Jan 29, 2008 4:15 PM, Brian <nym.bnm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Tom,
>
> This is one of those sometimes difficult areas where one side has the
> knowledge, but doesn't realize where folks need help, and the other
> side needs help, and yet, doesn't know what to ask.  Also, it may be a
> function of two different "generations" within the LUG.
>
> Many LUGs (and I'd probably say, user groups in general) have been
> dealing with this problem as well -- a core of older members have
> their interests and keep talking about more and more involved stuff,
> while the newly minted users are still wondering how to do basic
> tasks.  The regulars might not want to sit through a presentation
> going over stuff they've long learned and moved on from, but the new
> folks might be clueless as to
>
> I think the Central meeting has done a pretty good job of this with
> the "Tip Jar" [1] and "Switchboard" [2] part of the meetings.  That's
> not to say we can't work a little harder at meeting in the middle at
> times, and perhaps actively seeking newer users and outright asking
> what they may need help with.  More work, but it might also help bring
> these folks in (or keep them coming to meetings).
>
> It is something I have been mulling around in my head the last couple
> of weeks as I am looking to restart the ALE Northeast meetings, and
> unfortunately, I haven't gotten an idea that seems really strong.  So
> the best i can do is perhaps listen to a few more new folks and see
> how we can accommodate them.
>
>
> Brian
>
> Notes, as stolen from the ALE Twiki:
> [1] Tip Jar: The idea is to have very small presentations of around 10
> minutes in length that are a quick tip on how to do something. We
> could even have a receptacle for people to place tips in that we could
> read. Other times, someone could go up and demo some quick thing.
>
> [2] Switchboard: The Switchboard is a long standing ALE tradition. At
> the end of the meeting, everyone is invited to ask a question. The
> rest of the attendees try to answer it. No question is too small or
> too big. ALE has many knowledgable members who will try to solve your
> problem.
>
>
>
> 2008/1/29 tom hawks <tommyhhawks2003 at yahoo.com>:
>
> > I was talking more about presentation ideas.
> >
> > a lot of younger/novice users might like ways to make Linux easier to use.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
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