For all those involved in coordinating and mentoring, please look below and mark if you can assist with any of the following. Below are some tips for mentoring as well if this is your first time.
Mentors
@jarrettch
Food & Amenities
[x] Order and have delivered shortly after event starts - Host will handle
[x] Plates and cups - @jarrettch/Host
Workshop Prep
[x] Name tags and markers - @jarrettch (Still need to buy some)
Mentoring Tips
Do a workshopper: Make sure you have done at least learnyounode so you can help others
Hover: Mentors float around the event asking attendees if they are stuck, or if the attendees are too scared to ask for help then the mentors would try to peak over their shoulders and give them unsolicited advice.
Troubleshooting : Don't give answers straight away if you know the bug or problem they are trying to solve. Instead guide them through the debugging process as this helps:
Make the learner feel less incompetent and more like we're in this together because we both don't know what's going on, and
Give them the skills to find their own bugs when there aren't mentors around.
Organizing attendees: Based on previous feedback, attendees would feel comfortable and can potentially perform better if grouped together with people doing the same workshoppers. If we can, setting up tables in a triangle has worked very well in the past. We will have a show of hands of which attendees will be doing what and we will do a seating shuffle at that point.
Schedule (tenative)
Name
Time
Description
Mentors check-in
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Come a little early if possible. Will review with how we will organize attendees based on workshopper/experience.
Check-in / Snack and drink
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Check list and hand out name tags, marker to write, Food and refreshments before we start
MC Welcome / Overview
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Introduction and explain general setup of workshop install and mentor access. Also Sponsor intro for 5 minutes: CodeSmith. Node.js overview and sample uses {{ (@username) }}
Workshop start
2:30pm
Attendees installing/learning and asking mentors questions
Workshop end
4:30pm
Let attendees know about 30 minutes. Final help and clean up. Take a picture!
For all those involved in coordinating and mentoring, please look below and mark if you can assist with any of the following. Below are some tips for mentoring as well if this is your first time.
Mentors
Food & Amenities
Workshop Prep
Mentoring Tips
Schedule (tenative)