[FM Discuss] Winter Camp Agenda

[mick at mcin.net]

Hi there,

I would like to strongly reccomend that we look at FM and task based /
curriculum based learning.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 2:18 PM, adam hyde <adam at flossmanuals.net> wrote:

> dear all,
>
> So, the FM Summit is next week and its shaping up to be exciting. I
> think its time to talk a little about the schedule and what we have to
> achieve. As far as it goes, we need to fit into the Wintercamp plan :
> http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/wintercamp
>
> That means we can break into roughly 3-4 hour sessions, twice per day on
> Wednesday, Thurs, and Fri. I have asked if we can also work Saturday but
> so far no response, so I am guessing we will be in plenaries on
> Saturday.
>
> I think the overall plan Winter Camp has is a good one, and it will be
> great for us to mix with the other groups. Those that followed the
> discussion on the wintercamp list between me and Geert will know I have
> expressed my reservations about the structure. However if Network
> Cultures aren't going to change the schedule then we should make the
> best with what we have. They are doing us a great favor by putting this
> on so I'm prepared to go with their flow.
>
> So there are two things we need to get on top of. The first is that we
> need to look at the topics, the second is that we need to agree on a
> process.
>
> As an overall theme I think we need to work on concrete results, at the
> same time I think we also need to talk about the bigger picture - where
> are we going, how etc...
>
> We should decide on these topics either online this week or within the
> first hour or so at the event. I have talked to Anne and Zita about how
> this could be shaped and we all agree that it is important that we open
> the floor to anyone to put forward their ideas about what should be
> discussed. At the same time there are several things that I would like
> to bring forward as important issues. So, I will outline these here and
> then we should discuss these and any other ideas on the list and finish
> this discussion in Amsterdam.
>
> So, the five areas I think we need to address include :
> Sustainability and Structure
> Booki & FM Design
> The Reading Context
> Book Sprints
> Admin training
>
> Sustainability and Structure
> We need to look at the current structure of FM and workout how we are
> going to distribute the capacity for current and future operations. We
> also need to look at how to push book sales to generate revenue, and
> strategies to get more writers involved. I would like it if we set
> specific goals for book sales, identified areas in FM that needs more
> attention, strategise some outreach initiatives (to writers), and
> outline steps to address these issues.
>
> Booki and FM Design
> The coders should produce as much code as possible and align their
> thinking on how Booki should work. We should decide on what a good goal
> is for the code by the end of the week. Additionally, Lotte has already
> done the design for the new FLOSS Manuals. It would be good to get
> feedback about this and the implement the new design in the existing
> platform by the end of the week.
>
> The Reading Context
> I think we need to decide on what what the readers experience should
> be. How do we engage with our readers and what social and technical
> processes do we need to establish? This topic could also include
> strategies for identifying audiences, how do we know what readers want,
> getting the word out to more readers and what we would need to do to
> improve the structure of content (for manuals, educational content
> etc). We need to identify these issues and outline a specific strategy.
>
> Book Sprints
> How do we extend and improve the concept of the Book Sprint? Is it
> possible to have mini-sprints on a frequent basis organised locally? How
> do we fund sprints? Is there improvements we can make with the
> methodology? How can we make the remote contribution experience richer?
> What tools do we need to assist sprints?
>
> Admin Training
> I would like to train as many people as possible on basic Admin tasks to
> ensure these requests are dealt with quickly by more people than just
> me.
>
>
>
> So, those are the issues I think need to be addressed. If there
> are thoughts on these or thoughts on other topics then lets discuss
> them on the list and continue the conversation in Amsterdam.Its
> important we try and pre-organise as much as we can now so we can
> maximise the use of our time on site.
>
> The people attending (with a brief intro from me) include:
>
> Adam Hyde FM
> Founder. Coming from Berlin, Germany.
>
> Aleksandar Erkalovic
> Programmer for FM. Aleksandar (Aco) has been responsible for not just
> the code, Aco has considerably influenced the ideas and architecture
> behind FM. Aco will demo a little of the new FM platform (booki) at the
> camp. Aco is coming from Zagreb, Croatia.
>
> Andy Oram
> Andy is one of the Advisory Board to FM and has been involved a lot in
> discussions about the future of FM. Andy is coming from Boston, USA.
>
> Anne Gentle
> Anne came to FM via the OLPC project. Anne is now the manager of the
> OLPC and Sugar docs (the official docs for these projects are
> done by FM). Anne also organised the Sugar/OLPC Book Sprint. Anne is
> coming from Austin, Texas.
>
> Ali Kolahi Ahari
> Ali is the manager of the Farsi (Persian) FLOSS Manuals. Ali is coming
> from Christchurch, NZ.
>
> David Farning
> David approached FM about doing the docs for Sugar. David is on the
> Sugar Board. David is coming from Wisconsin.
>
> Douglas Bagnall
> Douglas has just joined FM and will be working on the code for Booki
> and is currently working on testing the PDF generation and editor for
> language support of Myanmar (Burmese), Farsi, Arabic and Chinese.
> Douglas is coming from Wellington, New Zealand.
>
> Ed Cherlin
> Ed was at the Bypassing Internet Censorship Book Sprint. Ed is coming
> from San Francisco, California.
>
> Janet Swisher
> Janet was at the OLPC/Sugar sprint and is leading the workshop for FM
> at the Doctrain West event. Janet is coming from Austin Texas.
>
> Lotte Meijer
> Lotte designed the FM site. Lotte has also considerably helped secure
> the initial funding from Digital Pioneers for FM to have the initial
> plugins developed and the design done. Lotte designed the wonderful FM
> logo and all you see at the FM site (including the book design).
>
> Martin Kean
> Martin recently joined FM and is relearning javascript inorder to
> contribute to the Booki project. Martin is coming from Dunedin, New
> Zealand.
>
> Mick Fuzz
> Mick has written a lot of the FM docs about video editing. Mick is
> coming from Manchester, UK.
>
> Minna Taarka
> Minna is taking the lead on the development of the Finnish FLOSS
> Manuals. Minna will be at the event for the last 2 days only. Minna is
> coming from Helsinki, Finland.
>
> Patrick Davison
> Patrick co-organised the FLOSSify Book Sprint in NYC. Patrick is coming
> to be a part of the Booki code team. Patrick is coming from New Yrok,
> USA.
>
> Zita Joyce,
> Zita managed the development of the Farsi FM community and site, Zita
> is also on the FM PR team. Zita is coming from Christchurch, NZ.
>
>
> Also, on the first night the FM Board will attend which includes :
> Eric Kluitenberg, Rene Post, Sacha van Geffen.
>
>
> As for the schedule. We have a limited time, so I was thinking the first
> full day (Wednesday) I will walk through the story so far, then we get
> into it.
>
> If we looked at the current topics I would imagine the break up on the
> first day could look something like this :
>
>
>
> DAY ONE:
> FIRST SESSION :
> *Introductions
> Adams FM update and overview
>
> SECOND SESSION:
> *Booki and Design
> Aco demo of code so far
> Discussion of features and uses
>
> Then the coders (Aco, Douglas, Martin, Patrick) code, and the rest of us
> follow this :
> Admin Training :: Creating and Maintaining Manuals
>
>
> DAY TWO
> Coders code all day and the rest follow this:
>
> FIRST SESSION:
> *Readership Context
> Intro by Adam
> How do we develop the readership context?
>
>
> SECOND SESSION:
> *Book Sprints
> Intro by Anne
> How to make these community events?
> Raising $
> Texts to be FLOSSified
>
> Admin Training :: Publishing Manuals (html + books)
> Adam + everyone (in a 1 hr session at the end of the day)
>
>
>
> DAY THREE
> Coders code all day and the rest follow this:
>
> FIRST SESSION:
> *Structure and Sustainability
> Intro by Zita
> Capacity
> Fund raising
> What do we want to do, and what do we need to do it
>
> SECOND SESSION:
> *Work Groups
> Work towards practical goals set in previous days.
>
> Admin Training :: Translation
> Adam + everyone (in a 1 hr session at the end of the day)
>
>
>
> The last day of the event (Saturday) is meant to be for public
> presentations. My recommendation is that the coders continue that day,
> those that choose to work on topics should, and then the rest FM attend
> the public presentation.
>
>
> Sound ok?
>
> adam
>
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