Re: [OS:N:] Re: open-source-now-list digest, Vol 1 #685 - 7 msgs

We are looking for people in Bay Area to help devise and teach a series 
of classes to people in developing countries through high speed full 
motion videoconference. This is part of our effort to create an open 
source momentum in developing countries through Global Development 
Learning Network (www.gdln.org) which reaches 70 countries. It will be 
a combination of synchronous videoconference and web based online 
learning

If you, or anyone you know, would be interested please write to me 
suggesting areas of interest. We should be able to pay a honorarium for 
the instructor.

Regards, Anil

Anil Srivastava
AcrossWorld Communications, Inc.
1601 Civic Center Drive
Santa Clara, California 95050-4109, USA
www.acrossworld.com

+1 408 519 6420 voice
+1 408 306 1119 mobile

[email protected]


On Friday, October 17, 2003, at 05:28 PM, Sean Michael Carrick wrote:

>>> From: Chris Spencer <[email protected]>
>>> They are interested in providing a series of several open source
>>> classes.
>>>
>>> I need 8 or 9 things to teach for ~ 3 hours apiece...that will have 
>>> an
>>> appeal to a broad audience where most people use Windows.
>>>
>>> I have a plan to teach:
>>> Open Office - Writer
>>> Open Office - Calc
>>> Open Office - Impress
>>> Parent/Kids - Tux Paint (Others?  Likely - Considering making a kids
>>> knoppix distro)
>>> Graphics Basics - Intro to gimp and 3D rendering
>>> Graphics Advanced - Advanced gimp and 3D rendering (more tips/tricks)
>>>
>>> So that's 6 of the 8 things.  Does anyone have some input on this?  I
>>> was thinking maybe an Intro to Open Source and Linux...but wasn't 
>>> sure
>>> if that shouldn't be a marketing thing to introduce the classes to 
>>> the
>>> community.
>>
> I definitely agree with teaching Mozilla (or other x-platform browsers)
> but suggest discussing the use of high-speed Internet connections with
> this topic.
>
> When I first took the plunge to RH 7.2, I had Cox HSI and ended up very
> frustrated with my printer.  It seems that whenever Cox would refresh 
> my
> IP, I would loose my printer(s) because the IP address was somehow tied
> to them.  Now, I have my box sitting behind a LinkSys router and have
> not had the same problem.  So, IMHO, I think you ought to teach the
> students about such things as routers and firewalls if you decide to
> discuss any kind of Internet concepts.  This will allow them to make 
> the
> plunge to Linux without some of the headaches that us *older* users of
> Linux had to suffer.
>
> Sean
>
>
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