From: Brandon Weaver Date: 2012-09-19T08:23:37+09:00 Subject: Re: Teaching a Class on Ruby --20cf306f7d14dce4e804ca022d40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable - On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Carlos Agarie wrote: Brandon, nice job. I'm trying to teach Ruby to a friend of mine and would > love to present her your material when they're done. > > Good luck, > > > 2012/9/18 Ryan Davis > >> >> On Sep 17, 2012, at 23:41 , Brandon Weaver >> wrote: >> >> > Hey guys, I'm new to the list. I'm a Student Rubyist/Unix Hacker out o= f >> Joplin, MO. >> > >> > I'm looking into starting a Class/Podcast on Ruby because of some of >> the interest I've generated in the language. I've been asked if I could >> show various sets of people (approx 15) how to program in Ruby, so inste= ad >> of individually teaching each one I've decided to host a class of sorts. >> Some of those interested have experience in .NET and Java, while others >> haven't ever touched programming. Does anyone have any materials that >> they've used to teach, or courses I can use to build off of? >> >> You're welcome to the stuff I did for seattle railsbridge: >> >> https://github.com/zenspider/seattlerailsbridge >> >> which you can see here: >> >> http://seattlerailsbridge.heroku.com/1 >> >> It is meant for total beginners. My group was for the people who had >> programming experience and I spent an extra hour or two doing live >> walkthroughs in IRB, doing Q&A, and addressing differences with other >> languages. None of that is reflected in the curriculum. >> >> I also still have all my materials for the course I taught at UW, but >> that's a 12 week curriculum and it is meant strictly for people with >> programming experience, so it probably doesn't fit your needs. >> >> >> > > > -- > Carlos Agarie > Control engineering student > Polytechnic School > University of S=E3o Paulo > > I figure at this point I still have access to College resources and I could probably get the support of my department on this one. As I mentioned, I'm still in College at this point. The interesting part is going to be casting the class to accommodate so many different types of people. Right now the audience that I'm aware of is: - Veteran Administrators - Novice Developers - Never Programmed in their lives - High School students - Middle School student So at this point I have a wide range I'll have to cover. I won't get into advanced tricks or concepts for a while, which will most definitely set off some of the more experienced Devs and Admins, but will cater to those who haven't even seen code. My goal in this is to start a new center for Ruby in the Joplin area before I most likely leave in December. In an area where RPG, COBOL, and .NET are by and far the dominate languages, I feel like some one needs to spread the good word, and that word is Ruby. I'm looking into starting this a week from this Saturday, and most likely casting in the afternoon. --20cf306f7d14dce4e804ca022d40 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Brandon, nice job. I'm trying to teach Ruby to a friend of mine and wou= ld love to present her your material when they're done.

<= div>Good luck,


201= 2/9/18 Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@zenspider.com>

On Sep 17, 2012, at 23:41 , Brandon Weaver <keystonelemur@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys, I'm new to the list. I'm a Student Rubyist/Unix Hack= er out of Joplin, MO.
>
> I'm looking into starting a Class/Podcast on Ruby because of some = of the interest I've generated in the language. I've been asked if = I could show various sets of people (approx 15) how to program in Ruby, so = instead of individually teaching each one I've decided to host a class = of sorts. Some of those interested have experience in .NET and Java, while = others haven't ever touched programming. Does anyone have any materials= that they've used to teach, or courses I can use to build off of?

You're welcome to the stuff I did for seattle railsbridge:

=A0 https://github.com/zenspider/seattlerailsbridge

which you can see here:

=A0 ht= tp://seattlerailsbridge.heroku.com/1

It is meant for total beginners. My group was for the people who had progra= mming experience and I spent an extra hour or two doing live walkthroughs i= n IRB, doing Q&A, and addressing differences with other languages. None= of that is reflected in the curriculum.

I also still have all my materials for the course I taught at UW, but that&= #39;s a 12 week curriculum and it is meant strictly for people with program= ming experience, so it probably doesn't fit your needs.





--
Carlos Agarie
Control eng= ineering student
Polytechnic School
University of S=E3o Paulo
<= br>

I figure at this point I still have access to C= ollege resources and I could probably get=A0the=A0support of my department = on this one. As I mentioned, I'm still in College at this point. The in= teresting part is going to be casting the class to=A0accommodate=A0so many = different types of people.

Right now the audience that I'm aware of is:
<= div>
  • Veteran Administrators
  • Novice Developers
  • Never = Programmed in their lives
  • High School students
  • Middle Schoo= l student

So at this point I have a wide range I'll have to c= over. I won't get into advanced tricks or concepts for a while, which w= ill most definitely set off some of the more experienced Devs and Admins, b= ut will cater to those who haven't even seen code. My goal in this is t= o start a new center for Ruby in the Joplin area before I most likely leave= in December.

In an area where RPG, COBOL, and .NET are by and far th= e dominate languages, I feel like some one needs to spread the good word, a= nd that word is Ruby.

I'm looking into startin= g this a week from this Saturday, and most likely casting in the afternoon.=
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