2021-09-16 Carpentry Instructor Team Meeting Notes

Online vs. virtual, attendance issues

Stephen

• Online vs. virtual?

  • If it’s a specific request, we can see what the group wants

  • CPA prefers virtual

• Proposal: virtual by default, in person if requested?

• In person: challenges with group work / Git, screen resolution?

• Keep Fall term all virtual, see what happens on campus

Fall Term classes

Stephen

• one-hour “introduction to Carpentries”?

  • T2/T3 for Library folks?

  • Donna & Tony revamping Instruction LibGuides and Website, talk to Chris about publicity

• 4 Intro Classes: Shell, Git, Python, R

• Kristin & Donna - R? Split up existing R Markdown lessons

  • 4 hours into, 4 hours advanced

  • Will discuss, either Fall or Winter

  • Potentially week of 11/8

• 2-Day Shell - Peter & Kristin

• 2-Day Git - Tom

  • Updated lesson

• Git/Shell - 11/1

• 4-Day Intro to Python - Tom

  • 11/15

Winter Term suggestions

Stephen

• 3-week block of advanced classes - R, Python, Git/Shell

  • 1/24 - 2/11

• Re-run Intro classes over spring break

• Re-run advanced classes in April / Spring Term, 2-4 week

Revise / manage feedback?

Stephen

• Need standard form

• Put in LibCal autoreply?

• Pre-test?