Webmaker/SuperMentorKickOffAgenda
Super Mentor Kick-off Call Thur, April 18 1600 UTC
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Call length: 1 hour maximum
Agenda Welcome - Michelle (10min) How the call works Etherpad + audio line This call will be recorded.
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Participatory, collaborative agenda.
What we're up to We care about teaching the world the web.
To further that goal, we're convening a group of learners to become Webmaker Mentors. They'll learn to hack teaching materials, plan events, and support one another.
But these learners need help. That's where you come in.
As someone experienced in teaching the web, running events and/or creating teaching materials, you are a Webmaker Super Mentor. In an online course from May 2 - June 30, we invite you, Super Mentors, to help train new Mentors. The course is called "Teach the Web", and it will be run like a "MOOC", which is an open, collaborative learning format online. We aim to have 500+ learners in the course, teamed up with 50+ Super Mentors. From today until April 30, we invite you to help shape this course.
We're all learning how to teach the web together.
This call will explain how you can bring your experiences, lessons and hacks into the course, so that more people know how to make the web and how to teach others.
Who's here As mentioned, you all have experience in at least one of these things:
teaching the web
designing curriculum
running participatory events
We're a mixture of:
educators, techies, makers and other people passionate about teaching the web -- and teaching others how to teach the web.
We're going to teach:
the people we care about. Whether that's a class, our friends + family, colleagues -- whomever!
Why you are here?
Please share your thoughts. Why are you passionate about mentoring, in 1 *short* sentence.
Being a Super Mentor - Michelle (5min) What's the role and expectation of a "super mentor"?
Moderation
Encourage discussion on the MOOC's channels. Answer questions where you can and route any unknowns. Be a friendly connection for learners.
Creation
Co-design the course's content and tasks. Lead with example assignments.
Celebration
Surface great work, questions and participants. Help tell the community's story.
Commitment
Active in online channels (asynchronous or synchronous)
Optional weekly calls to discuss what's going on, plan, etc.
Everything is else extra, but wonderful and welcome!
Time commitment: estimated 2hr/week.
Questions?
What is a MOOC, and what are we trying to achieve? - Laura (5min)
The single most important goal: CONNECTION.
Active engagement in the course online and strive to complete it
i.e. Test train the trainer content via online delivery
Creation and improvement of teaching content
i.e. Expand/iterate kits and their hacktivities
Connection to the Webmaker community with some aspiriations to leadership roles
Grow the Webmaker Mentor and Super Mentor community base
Questions?
How will we mentor with participants?
Practicalities of Teach the Web - Laura (10mins) Getting started as a super mentor
Sign up as a super mentor, if you haven't already
https://sendto.mozilla.org/page/s/be-a-mozilla-super-mentor
Join G+ Webmaker Community: http://mzl.la/gpluswebmaker
Study Grouping
Submit your blog RSS feed for aggregation
Building the content
We're going to co-design it! We have some scaffolding. Let's walk through the curriculum-building process:
Blog posts.
Overview of three main topics
1: Introduction to Webmaker: Learn how openness and online collaboration can help you innovate your practice and increase impact.
2: Remix and Contextualize: Learn how to adapt educational resources to address topics and learners you care about.
3: Do & Share: Learn how to test your remixed materials with a live audience and improve them through peer feedback.
Example etherpad scaffolding
Week One: Making as Learning Link will go live right after call
Moderating the MOOC
Use #teachtheweb on Twitter
Keep your eye on http://hivenyc.org/teachtheweb
#teachtheweb on Mozilla IRC
May 2nd, 23rd, and June 13th, 4pm UTC:live sessions, tech TBD
Thursdays at 4pm UTC - Super Mentor planning calls