[General] LearningQUEST and the Makers Local

[Rick Nelson]

This might be a good opportunity to offer another Arduino Programming for
Dummies class.  I would sign up.
On Jun 27, 2012 6:40 PM, "Laurie Kellogg" <kello036 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Proposal deadline = August 14, 2012.
>
> Sorry to blast this, but thought you guys would be perfect for teaching
> something for LearningQUEST.  LQ is a local organization that provides free
> or nearly free courses to their members and the public in a myriad of
> subjects.  They would like to beef up their science and engineering
> offerings to attract more people, so naturally I thought of ya'll.  They
> are beginning to approve and put together their Winter/Spring catalog and
> are looking for people willing to teach (strictly volunteer).  They are
> currently taking proposals and I have attached two blank proposal forms as
> well as the guidelines; (1) course and (2) Lunch and Learn.
>
> The two categories for teaching are courses (choose the number of days,
> day of the week and time) or Lunch and Learn (held 11:45-1 at the main
> library, choose the number of days and day of the week).
>
> The topic can be just about anything.  You can choose to have
> prerequisites, require or recommend materials or texts and indicate a
> minimum and maximum of students.  If the topic is something that is
> hands-on, you can also request to hold the class at another location.
>
> To give you an example, I taught a course entitled Ecology of the Body, a
> course covering very basic ecological and ecosystem principles, the body as
> a series of ecosystems, the microorganisms inhabiting each ecosystem and
> the interaction between the ecosystem (e.g. stomach) and the community
> present.  We met over 4 course periods in April of 2012.  The course had
> approximately 25 students, primarily retired folks who were incredibly
> engaged.  I will probably teach it again next year.
>
> If you are interested, please contact Cheryl Patterson at
> drpatter at hiwaay.net.  You can either send a proposal or talk to her about
> topics you are thinking about and she can help you craft it to fit with the
> audience.  Or shoot me an email to get more info.
>
> I hope someone from Makers is interested!
>
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