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A series of engaging and hopefully ongoing sessions, run by the community for the community. The idea is that each course is separate, so each instructor can go on for as long as they want. There is no sign up, people are free to come and go as they please.
A series of engaging and hopefully ongoing sessions, run by the community for the community. The idea is that each course is separate, so each instructor can go on for as long as they want. There is no sign up, people are free to come and go as they please.
A series of engaging and hopefully ongoing sessions, run by the community for the community. The idea is that each course is separate, so each instructor can go on for as long as they want. There is no sign up, people are free to come and go as they please.
Hey Guys, thanks for signing up to become an instructor on our first ever TRF summer course. What I hope to provide is a series of engaging and hopefully ongoing sessions, run by the community for the community. You are reading this because you have a passion for a subject you want to share with everyone. It can be anything from Science and Mathematics to the world of game design, and anything in-between. Though its in early development, I am hoping with your guided support we can set off to a flying start, and I am open to any ideas put forward about the overall structure and progression of the courses. Once again, thanks for volunteering, and over the next few pages, Ill try and give you the overall jist of what we can achieve. Everything given below, is not so much a rigid structure, as it is a very brief guideline of how we could run the courses. 1) So weve signed up, what next? The next step is to get together and interchange ideas. What works for me may not work for you, or you may have limited time or commitment. So we can plan something that works for everyone. Hopefully, Ill try and set up a TRF Summer Course Super-Secret Group which only we can see, and everyone who is part of it is free to post as they like. 2) How long is this going on for? As long as you want! The idea is that each course is separate, so each instructor can go on for as long they need until they have covered exactly what they want to cover. I suppose the question should be Has my course long enough so that the members can leave knowing more than they came in with? Though Id advise a minimum of about 6 course sessions. 3) Who can sign up to the courses? Well there are two suggestions I would like to bring forwards; a) Anyone can sign up, but must sign up prior to the start of the course, and can only sign up to a maximum of three courses each. This has some benefits, the members actually feel involved with the course, and could make the course a little bit more exciting. And one thing it may do is help with progression. b) There is no sign up, people are free to come and go as they please. Nothing is strict, and its just as simple as clicking on one of the subject pages and getting involved. This is obviously a much friendlier and welcoming approach, but be prepared for people coming and going halfway through a course. Or we can do something in-between, like having a formal sign up for people who think they will be committed, and also allow people to get involved once a course is up and running. Do you want a maximum amount of people on your course? 4) The planning stage. I think its important to plan ahead a little bit. So part of having the super-secret group is to get down any content or material that you wish to present, and then alter it as you think about it. This can be done before the course begins, and in between sessions. Its also a good idea to map out the entire course, so you know where you are getting to, and then roughly how many sessions you think youd need. This could also be shared with the members taking part, so they know whats going down. It doesnt have to be an entire replica of your course, its just so you know what you are going to do 5) So what am I going to do, exactly? Well again thats up to you! Your course, your style. You can discuss with us your plans, and we can try to help you develop it. If you want uniformity across all courses, than that is something we could also look into. It also depends on the type of course you are doing. The main aims is to get your knowledge across to the general public, or the members taking part, so your course should generally involve some form of activity/ worksheet etc. which you have put together. 6) Should I try to make my course real time, or present the material in one go? Its probably much easier just to heap everything up on the page at the beginning of the session, and then sit and wait for replies. But again, depending on whether we have a dedicated sign up, and a good structure and a timetable/ map, it could become more interactive then that. This also depends on the type of course For example, if you are doing a course on 3D modelling, you may decide that part of one session involves following a tutorial you have created to design an object in 3DS max. It would be better to post the whole tutorial in one go, and then wait for people to ask questions when they are stuck, rather than posting each individual step and wait until everyone has completed it to post the next. You could also set it after the session, and allow the members to complete it in their own time, and the start of the next session could be dedicated to discussing any difficulties they had with it. A similar workflow could be for a science based course, where there are questions to answer. If you are doing something like history, you may want something a little more interactive, where you put something that people read, and then have an open debate afterwards, where members are allowed to put forwards their ideas. Of course, you would need to lead the debate, rather than try to get involved in any arguments. (Remember if you are instructor, never say that anyone is wrong, just offer an alternative viewpoint, and try to remain professional). 7) Homework? Just dont give out detentions if people dont do it! 8) How does my course progress? Again, this is different for each course. Naturally, its probably better to start easy and very structured. Using the game design as an example, it could be comprised of simple tutorials with not much room for freedom, and then move on to more diverse, creative and open ended tasks where not everyone will end up with the same thing. So the difficulty should increase as you go on. 9) Is anything assessed? Strictly, you dont have to assess anything, this is all just a bit of fun. Assessments are not that fun. However, it may be interesting if everyone who sign up gets a point card, and you can mark any of the assignments. At the end of the course, we tally everyones points. So there may be marks for questions. Obviously, following tutorials shouldnt be awarded as many marks as doing something more creative. 10) Do I get allocated my own slot, or am I free to post whenever What I plan to do is create a timetable when everyone gets an hour slot each week and also their own thread dedicated to the subject. This obviously means some form of commitment is needed. You can to choose you own timeslot, and it can be the same each week, or it can vary. This is just the session slot when members know you are free to help them, though you can post at any point within the week. Ideally, posting new tasks and tutorials or anything interactive should be limited to the hour slot sessions, but posting new material for general information, or something that may help, can be done at any time. If you cannot do a week, just let people know, and well simply skip that week out. If you can only commit on a fortnightly basis, then that is fine also. 11) Is there a theme? Not formally, but we can decide on an overall theme (like TR) or you can create an individual theme if it makes your course more interesting. 12) Some of the courses are very similar, if not identical, can we work together? Yes you can! You can work together, or you can change your course slightly to look at a certain aspect. Or you can create identical courses and allow members to choose which one theyd rather do. Its up to you. 13) I have more than one idea for a course, can I run separate courses? There is nothing to stop you from doing this, but then again, that means more than one set of planning, executing and running, and youll have to find more sessions in the week you are free on. If you are positive you can do this, go for it! 14) What should I call my course? Try to think of something exciting and fun! You might also want to name each session something related to the topic you want to cover that week. If you want to cover different topics each week, that is fine, or if youd rather let the course flow more naturally again its up to you. 15) And finally The last thing youll need to do before you begin is write a short abstract (yep another one sorry) but this is generally to gain interest. You want people to be on your course right, so a short abstract will hopefully make your course sound more appealing and entice people in. Basically, tell people why your course is amazing and what you will cover etc. Ok, so this is the starting point for the TRF summer course, I will distribute this around, and I highly encourage you to give your thoughts and suggestions. Nothing above is set in stone, well need to discuss everything and your ideas. A warm welcome, Moodydog