SF Mobile Bridge Pilot Workshop

rachelmyers commented 10 years ago

@nesquena and @timothy1ee have volunteered their Code Path curricula to kick off what we're calling MobileBridge workshops.

The hope is that this workshop will be organized by people familiar with RailsBridge, and taught by veterans of the meetup where they teach the curriculum.

9/2 Update: Tentatively scheduled for October 18th with teacher training on September 28th. Venue is pending but will likely be at Apportable. Event will be Objective-C and the schedule and curriculum can be found here and editable by anyone.

9/28: Glenna, Laura, and Katherine are the co-organizers. We've reviewed the curriculum now.

Giant List of TODOs:

A few months out:

[x] Find a venue and sponsor for the workshop. Sponsoring the workshop costs between $700 and $1200, depending on the size of the workshop.
- 9/2: Glenna is checking with Apportable to see if they can sponsor
[x] Find co-organizers. The workshop cookbook is a great resource for new organizers.
- Organizers are Glenna, Laura, and Katherine

Potential organizers, hosts, and sponsors: Please leave a comment if you're able to volunteer! :smile_cat:

A month out:

[x] Work with the venue to set an RSVP limit that works for everyone
[x] Post the workshop to Bridge Troll for actual RSVPs
- 9/2: Laura is going to post the events to bridge troll
[x] Post the workshop to Learn iOS Meetup to let that community volunteer.
- 9/2: We will also post the teacher training to our alumnis
  One to two weeks out:
[x] Plan a teacher training (set for September 28th)
[ ] Order breakfast
[ ] Order lunch
[ ] Find a good place for the afterparty
After the workshop:
[ ] Retro
[ ] Party! :tada:
[ ] Send out feedback survey

:bird:

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

Try clicking the link above again. That worked for me.

DiyahM commented 10 years ago

Clicking either of the links doesn't work for me.

imju commented 10 years ago

sorry. My another meeting just finished. Is this meeting still going on? I clicked the link above by @nesquena but the meeting is over.

nesquena commented 10 years ago

We (@glenna, @ultrasaurus, @LauraKirby, @DiyahM, @timothy1ee, @nesquena) had a hangout today about next steps, was great meeting you all! A few notes from the hangout:

Glenna is going to see if apportable can host the training and bridge event. She's also going to check if they can help sponsor. Laura mentioned she might be able to help there as well.
Laura is going to post the event on bridgetroll (teacher training and main event) to see what the interest is like.
Re teacher training, we will invite alumni with experience running our version of the iOS workshop. However, we hope to have many bridgers that know iOS help out as teachers and TAs as well.
Re event size, we want to keep it relatively small (30-50?) people. More discussion needed.
We decided on September 28th for teacher training and October 18th for the event.
First workshop will be iOS and Objective-C (with possibility of swift one later)

Feel free to add a comment if I've missed anything. Thanks to everyone pitching in to make this event possible! Will do my best to keep the checklist updated as we complete tasks.

nesquena commented 10 years ago

@imju Hangout has ended, sorry you weren't able to join, we were having some issues with inviting. Since you've TA'ed at a workshop before though, would be great to have your help during teacher training on September 28th as we review the curriculum with everyone that wants to help out.

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

To-Do Continued/ Random bits that I remember 1) Think about a "party spot" for after the training. 2) Can the event host provide a few laptops for day use? 3) Laura is awaiting location confirmation before creating the event on BridgeTroll and emailing Alaina re: posting the event w/i WWC newsletter. 4) Should we consider another sponsor to increase the number of iOS developers, so that attendees know more about iOS positions/community?

kmolo commented 10 years ago

The teacher training is going to be Sunday 9/28? If so, what time?

I want to attend, but I'm currently working until 2pm on Sundays. Going to try to change my schedule, but might not be able to arrange that.

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

Yes, that is the date we have set for the training. However, we have not yet set a time.

glenna commented 10 years ago

@LauraKirby Apportable is available to host and provide food and drinks for both events, but we will need security while MobileBridge is occupying the building on those two days. I have a link for the security company that we normally use. Is the cost for security something we can factor into the cost for attendance? or...?

glenna commented 10 years ago

I also need details on what kind of food/drinks we would like to provide during both events.

mfjenn commented 10 years ago

Glenna, there are some suggestions in the cook book. The rest of the cookbook may be helpful as well!

On Sep 10, 2014, at 1:26 PM, Glenna Buford notifications@github.com wrote:

I also need details on what kind of food/drinks we would like to provide during both events.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

@glenna I have looked over other RailsBridge events (that cookbook is great, yet, massive and I am at work). According to the BridgeTroll website, it appears that the iOS Bridge event should go from 9:00am to 5:00pm. The teacher training is two hours, unless people think this won't be sufficient. To get the "ball rolling" on these two events, I would suggest that we reserve the space from 8:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday 10/18/14 and from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Sunday 9/28/14.

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

Does 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Sunday 9/28/14 work for everyone for the teacher training? Please respond at your earliest convenience so we can move to setting up security and posting the event on BridgeTroll.

glenna commented 10 years ago

Yes, we are required to have security in the office during events.

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

Glenna, thank you for your prompt response. Will you be able to make the suggested time frame for the teacher training?

glenna commented 10 years ago

@LauraKirby yup!

imju commented 10 years ago

@LauraKirby Sunday 5-7pm is fine for me

On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Glenna Buford notifications@github.com wrote:

@LauraKirby https://github.com/LauraKirby yup!

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/railsbridge/organizing/issues/33#issuecomment-55177195 .

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

I have found some information about sponsors (from the Cookbook). 1) Glenna can you please provide an estimate for the cost of security (both days) using the company Apportable usually uses? 2) "RailsBridge can act as the sole sponsor for a workshop, but we highly encourage organizers who are able to seek sponsorship from companies and organizations in their networks, so that RailsBridge funds can be used for workshops in new cities where finding sponsorship is onerous and might prevent a workshop from taking place. For more information on sponsorship by RailsBridge, check out the Money Things section." 3) We should send out the request for a sponsor letter to at least a few companies. (Template located in the RailsBridge Google Docs.) Would anyone like to volunteer to send and/or provide locations for sponsorship letters? 4) From "Cookbook": Sponsorship and Reimbursement "If you have expenses that aren't covered by a sponsor and you need additional sponsorship from RailsBridge / Bridge Foundry, we'll need to give you the okay ahead of time. Email the finance team at finance@railsbridge.org for approval. Workshops which require less than $150 do not need advance approval. (RailsBridge can act as the sole sponsor for a workshop, but we highly encourage organizers who are able to seek sponsorship from companies and organizations in their networks, so that RailsBridge funds can be used for workshops in new cities where finding sponsorship is onerous and might prevent a workshop from taking place.)"

Thank you all for your combined efforts.

glenna commented 10 years ago

Yes, first I am seeing if Apportable can cover the security cost.

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

Thank you Glenna!

It looks like we discussed 10:00am to 4:00pm. I am not sure if this time frame is for the iOS Bridge or the teacher training, or if it even matters anymore. (Sorry for the random note, thought?)

glenna commented 10 years ago

@LauraKirby works for me, but i'll need to update Apportable on that

imju commented 10 years ago

Sorry. But 10AM to 4PM would not work for me on that day. How about others?

On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Glenna Buford notifications@github.com wrote:

@LauraKirby https://github.com/LauraKirby works for me, but i'll need to update Apportable on that

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/railsbridge/organizing/issues/33#issuecomment-55188146 .

glenna commented 10 years ago

@LauraKirby Apportable will provide security for the end of the day on both days. We'll want to have someone from MobileBridge dedicated to the front door before/during the event to let people in/direct them to the event areas, etc.

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

@glenna sounds great and thank you so much! I am sure we will be able to recruit someone to work the door (I can even do so).

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

@nesquena @jimmy @DiyahM @kmolo @ultrasaurus @mfjenn @neurosaurus @rajatb Please confirm availability for the teacher training on 9/28/14. The training will either be from 10:00am to 4:00pm OR 5:00pm to 7:00pm. It looks like other Bridge events have hosted a two hour training. However, being that this is our first iOS Bridge, so we might need longer. @nesquena and @jimmy what do you feel comfortable with in terms of time needed to train the teachers?

nesquena commented 10 years ago

Yep teacher training time works OK for me and @timothy1ee. Since this is a brand new curriculum, we might want more time to review it then for the existing curriculums? But I think we could probably speed through it from 5-7 as well. /cc @nidhi1608 as well so she can read through the thread.

imju commented 10 years ago

Sorry I feel like that I am constraining all of you. 3-7 would work for me as well if 2 hr is too brief.

On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:40 PM, Nathan Esquenazi notifications@github.com wrote:

Yep teacher training time works OK for me and @timothy1ee https://github.com/timothy1ee. Since this is a brand new curriculum, we might want more time to review it then for the existing curriculums? But I think we could probably speed through it from 5-7 as well. /cc @nidhi1608 https://github.com/nidhi1608 as well so she can read through the thread.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/railsbridge/organizing/issues/33#issuecomment-55208679 .

ultrasaurus commented 10 years ago

Teacher training has 3 parts:

teaching techniques, people stuff -- how to create a safe & positive learning environment (rules of the road, code-of-conduct, etc)
Logistics for the day
Curriculum

Usually we'll spend at least an hour on #1, #2 is short (15-20 mins), and I think we should avoid planning to speed through curriculum. Since @imju is a codepath alum, maybe we could start earlier and take our time with the curriculum then she could join us when free. Maybe 2-7, plan for some time for intros and general Q&A / discussion at the end.

DiyahM commented 10 years ago

That day and time works for me

---Hadiyah Mujhid415-320-1173Sent from a tiny device

On September 11, 2014 at 4:22:53 AM PDT, Sarah Allen notifications@github.com wrote:Teacher training has 3 parts: 1. teaching techniques, people stuff -- how to create a safe & positive learning environment (rules of the road, code-of-conduct, etc) 2. Logistics for the day 3. Curriculum Usually we'll spend at least an hour on #1, #2 is short (15-20 mins), and I think we should avoid planning to speed through curriculum. Since @imju is a codepath alum, maybe we could start earlier and take our time with the curriculum then she could join us when free. Maybe 2-7, plan for some time for intros and general Q&A / discussion at the end. —Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

@nesquena and @timothy1ee, it appears that we will need some more time for the teacher training. Will you two be able to meet from 3:00pm to 7:00pm on 9/28/14?

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

@nesquena and @timothy1ee (and all), I am setting up the event on BridgeTroll, it looks like we can post the curriculum here. However, I have just read through the outline (from the above-listed link) and I would not want anyone to read though the current version and feel as though they were not welcome at the MobileBridge event. If you don't mind, I will go through and edit it to make it sound more inclusive. Additionally, I will set the tone to be more of a "here is how you set up" and "this is what we will be covering." I know the original outline was not created for the purpose of a MobileBridge event, however with a few edits, I think it will fit nicely. Any objections, suggestions or questions? Thank you everyone for your feedback.

nesquena commented 10 years ago

it appears that we will need some more time for the teacher training. Will you two be able to meet from 3:00pm to 7:00pm on 9/28/14?

Yep that works for us!

If you don't mind, I will go through and edit it to make it sound more inclusive. Additionally, I will set the tone to be more of a "here is how you set up" and "this is what we will be covering."

Sounds great! Thanks for helping us improve that, feel free to make any edits.

jimmy commented 10 years ago

We're hosting CodeNow.org 9/27, 9/28, and 10/11 from about 8am to 5pm. Things typically wind up a little before 5pm, so Sunday 5-7pm could work. Our office is available all day Saturday, 10/18/14.

kmolo commented 10 years ago

Assuming the 9/28 teacher training is at the 657 Bryant St address I found online for Apportable, I could be there 3:30 or a little after.

[Please correct if I got your availability wrong in the following summary] @nesquena @timothy1ee @LauraKirby @glenna [ @jimmy --edited ] -- any time 10am onward @ultrasaurus @DiyahM -- 2-7pm @imju -- 3-7pm @kmolo -- 3:30pm onward @neurosaurus @rajatb @mfjenn -- ???

Based on these availabilities, I wonder if the order the teacher training that @ultrasaurus described:

[at least 1hr] Teaching techniques, people stuff -- how to create a safe & positive learning environment (rules of the road, code-of-conduct, etc)
[15-20mins] Logistics for the day
Curriculum

...could be switched to 2-3-1, bumping the Railsbridge teaching techniques to the end of the teacher training, so that @imju @kmolo could be present for the entirety of that section.

So, is 2-7pm the time for the teacher training on Sun 9/28?

-Katherine

jimmy commented 10 years ago

When I said 5-7pm, I meant our office space is available at those hours. As far as my volunteering goes. I'm available almost all day 9/28, and free for only the first half of 10/18.

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

I believe we established the teacher training to be from 3:00pm to 7:00pm on 9/28/14 at Apportable (657 Bryant Street ). The student session will be from 9:00am to 5:00pm on 10/18/14 at Apportable.

Can someone please take responsibility to looking into childcare for the student session on 10/18/14 from 9:00am to 5:00pm? I recommend that you can contact other RailsBridge hosts for suggestions.

My goal is to get the event posted on BridgeTroll before Friday, ideally Wednesday evening. Glenna has been great working with me to sort other details.

Thank you.

glenna commented 10 years ago

Have we talked about installfest? I haven't nailed down 10/17 with Apportable yet, should I?

kmolo commented 10 years ago

Definitely. When students come to the 1-day Android Workshops with unfinished setup, this really derails their morning, and they're able to accomplish much less than they should (and these students have been more experienced developers).

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

We should probably make sure everyone is on board with working an additional night.

I don't know what downloading Android Studio is like but downloading X-Code is pretty simple. I am not sure that it would require an installfest. I did attend a RailsBridge back in January and found that the installfest was vital to my success on Saturday morning, however, the setup for iOS is much more simple.

Thoughts?

kmolo commented 10 years ago

Maybe the iOS emulation is less fraught.

I know when we get around to running the Android version of this workshop -- after the success/experience of the iOS Pilot -- we should definitely schedule an install night.

Downloading Android Studio is pretty simple, but getting all the way through a demo app so that they can see that they have their emulator working correctly, or if they want to use an alternate emulator (like Genymotion), is more troublesome.

Returning to the iOS Piliot, I'd be available to help on the evening of Fri 10/17, if it is determined that an install night is desirable.

imju commented 10 years ago

Would virtual installfest work too? XCode is hassle free compared to Android IDE. We can do google HangOut something like that.

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 12:38 PM, kmolo notifications@github.com wrote:

Maybe the iOS emulation is less fraught.

I know when we get around to running the Android version of this workshop -- after the success/experience of the iOS Pilot -- we should definitely schedule an install night.

Downloading Android Studio is pretty simple, but getting all the way through a demo app so that they can see that they have their emulator working correctly, or if they want to use an alternate emulator (like Genymotion), is more troublesome.

Returning to the iOS Piliot, I'd be available to help on the evening of Fri 10/17, if it is determined that an install night is desirable.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/railsbridge/organizing/issues/33#issuecomment-55948149 .

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

I think a virtual installfest is a great idea. We can make ourselves available for chat or video conferencing.

kmolo commented 10 years ago

I see that this workshop is still labeled "Needs Organizer" and "Needs Venue/Sponsor" -- can these labels be removed, or are we still searching for funding?

kmolo commented 10 years ago

I'm coordinating an open source hackday for Women Who Code SF on Sat 10/4 10am-4pm (breakfast & lunch provided):

http://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-SF/events/195850922/

...if anyone wants to get together to work on the curriculum materials for either this iOS Mobilebridge Pilot or the subsequent Android Mobilebridge Pilot that will follow, you are most welcome to use this meetup as an in-person hacking session.

Katherine

LauraKirby commented 10 years ago

The location, funding and curriculum have been confirmed. I will create the event tomorrow morning.

nesquena commented 10 years ago

@LauraKirby This is great, thanks to you and @glenna for helping make this event possible! I'll see you all on 9/28 @ 3pm then for teacher training.

tjgrathwell commented 10 years ago

Hi @LauraKirby, I see the event was posted to Bridge Troll which is great, but the curriculum link in the event text takes me to a PDF where only the first page renders correctly. If I try to download the PDF locally, it doesn't load on my mac at all.

Is this a problem other people are seeing? If the curriculum is just a bunch of text, can it be hosted on the web somewhere? That might make it more accessible.

glenna commented 10 years ago

@LauraKirby @tjgrathwell I don't see the event on Bridge Troll. Link?

tjgrathwell commented 10 years ago

The event isn't published yet but you can look at it here http://www.bridgetroll.org/events/120

nesquena commented 10 years ago

@glenna @tjgrathwell Can we point to this link instead: https://github.com/thecodepath/objc_ios_guides/wiki/iOS-1-day-Weekend-Workshop and not that PDF? This is the latest curriculum reference.

railsbridge / organizing