[wplug] training

[Teodorski, Chris]

I think this would be a great idea.....

-----Original Message-----
From: Zach Paine [mailto:zman at wplug.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 10:34 AM
To: wplug at wplug.org
Subject: Re: [wplug] training

This is certainly potentially interesting.  I think that some 
"WPLUG-Branded/Endorsed" materials and a team of trainers could 
potentially be very useful to the greater Western PA area.  Perhaps 
this is a discussion that should be moved to wplug-plan?

	-Zach

On Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 10:26 AM, Mark Dalrymple wrote:

>> Thought experiment - what about generating online training materials
>> instead of a physical, in person class?
>
> I'd imagine there's tons of stuff like that out there (like the LDP),
> although a categorization of what's out there could be useful for 
> folks.
> "ya mean to use this linux thing I have to figure out what to read?"
>
> The thing that got all this started was a company that was
> 'switching', and wanted to have someone do training.  face-to-face
> training can have benefits over sitting in front of a computer and
> reading websites (particularly an expert being able to customize the
> level and content of the class on-the-fly to accomidate the level and
> expectations of the class).
>
> A Possible Future would be having some wplug-branded materials and a
> couple of LUG members that can do the training.  Someone can then
> contract with wplug, pay us mon-ay, a chunk goes to the LUG, and
> a chunk goes to the trainer.
>
> Cheers,
> ++Mark Dalrymple, markd at badgertronics.com.  http://badgertronics.com
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