Feb 11-13, 2015
North Theatre (Room 239)
Old Arts Building, University of Melbourne
Instructors: Bill Mills, Damien Irving
Key pages:
Participants are asked to familiarise themselves with the materials for one of the following major Software Carpentry (SWC) lessons:
A number of the activities during the course involve teaching short segments of these lessons, so participants are advised to pick the one that they would like to teach. They don't need to know the material by heart - they just need to have read through from start to finish and understand the general topics and concepts covered.
| Time | Session | Instructor | Teaching Content | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Welcome & introduction | Damien | history of SWC in Aus/NZ, overview of what gets taught at a workshop | |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Structure of knowledge | Bill | concept maps, using memory, expertise | concept maps, 3-min teaching round |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Morning tea on South Lawn (provided) | |||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Structure of knowledge (continued) | Bill | ||
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Feedback | Bill | Inside-out, rubrics | another 3-min lesson (this time in front of the class), then 5-min round |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch (not provided) | |||
| 1:30 - 3:00 | Feedback (continued) | Bill | ||
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Afternoon tea on South Lawn (provided) | |||
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Compelling teaching | Bill | three elements of motivation, demotivation, empathizing with learners, introductions, problem framing | homework: think of how you're going to introduce your topic, demotivational stories |
For those who are interested, we'll head down to Tsubu Bar for drinks and a quick bite to eat straight after class, before heading off to an Open Knowledge Foundation meetup that starts at 6pm in the city.
| Time | Session | Instructor | Teaching Content | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 10:30 | The adaptive classroom | Bill | reverse instructional design, assessment, peer instruction | more lesson planning, more 3-min talks in front of the class, creation of MCQ, practice peer instruction |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Morning tea on South Lawn (provided) | |||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | The adaptive classroom (continued) | Bill | ||
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Master demonstration | Damien | an example 30 minute SWC lesson | feedback and discussion |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch (not provided) | |||
| 1:30 - 3:00 | Project time | Bill | tips on preparing to teach | plan, prepare and teach, as per this post and discussion |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Afternoon tea on South Lawn (provided) | |||
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Project time (continued) | Bill | Greg Wilson available online to assess willing participants |
There will be a group dinner from 6:30pm at Pizza by the Metre (our shout!). Drinks are BYO (there's a bottle shop at 304 Lygon St between Faraday and Grattan Streets, right around the corner from Pizza by the Metre).
| Time | Session | Instructor | Content | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Lesson contribution | Damien | introduction to SWC github repo | submit a change to a SWC lesson repo |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Morning tea on South Lawn (provided) | |||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Website setup | Damien | introduction to SWC website template | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Regional workshop planning | Damien | see activity here | |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch (not provided) | |||
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Regional workshop planning (continued) | Damien | ||
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Closing remarks | Damien | future directions for SWC in Aus/NZ | sign up to oz mailing list |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Afternoon tea on South Lawn (provided) | |||
| 3:30 - 4:00 | ResBaz conference planning | Damien | participants helping at conference to discuss/plan their involvement |