Conference Call: 1/14/10
Starting a draft - Gus, would you please enable WYSIWYG or (my fave) TinyTinyMCE so I don't have to code?
-Bram
Attendees: Gus, Kristof, Bram, Aaron
Agenda:
Define Mission: Increase Drupalista supply by supporting Drupal Instructors with a structured learning program
Defining Terms:
Dojo: "school of training in a practical art"
Kata: "system of basic training exercises"
Define Objectives:
The Organization: The Drupal Dojo
The Teaching Model: The Drupal Kata (Online, Meatspace)
Use Cases: Drupal Clubs (Colleges), Drupal Camps (Regions), Paid Trainings (Lullabot Style)
Define Targets
Organize a staged curriculum
Develop system to distribute management of updated materials
Develop system to promote and track instructor use of materials, and student feedback
Articulate Current Efforts
Meatspace (Bram)
Online (Kristof)
Media Project (Aaron)
To Think About
Connection to D.O
Certification
Dojo Phases
Now=volunteer
Later=business model TBD)
Infrastructure Needs
Kata Workspace Infrastructure
Dojo Website (now Dev version)
Fix Notifications on Atrium
Next Call
Date: Thur 1/21 9am
Agenda:
Aaron: walkthrough of Kata development site
(?Peter: discuss needs for version control for Kata content types)
Group: Respond to development site in light of 1/14 vision
Kristof & Bram: Evaluate use of site for next Kata
No followup?
Did Kristof get notifications working? Are we meeting tomorrow? Hellloooooooooo!
-Bram
Weary about a re-vision
Generally speaking, I don't feel comfortable with transforming the Drupal Kata learning program into something else just to meet it's literal definition. Furthermore, there was already an attempt at creating a program/business model/org structure around the Drupal Dojo (see the history). After indifference, resistance, and endless Drupal politics, I decided it would be easier to create a new project learning program from scratch, which was subsequently coined Drupal Kata. While a different name may have been better, the idea of Drupal Kata as a learning program has been publicly posted, vetted, generally accepted and approved enough to where I personally don't feel the need or desire to drastically rewrite the Dojo/Kata visions outlined in the Drupal Open Learning Initiative
If we can work within the confines of the current Dojo/Kata structure, I'd like to evaluate and prioritize the issues here -
http://drupalkata.com/drupalkata/casetracker/projects
Mind-clearing
I will pull an Aaron and just listen during the next call, whenever you guys decide to have it, if I can be there.
-Bram