[Noisebridge-discuss] Interest in an Arduino class?

[Michael Shiloh]

By the way, I should make it very clear that this is going to be an 
informal and lightweight treatment of Arduino, not at all like the more 
organized class that Lee teaches at The Crucible (next session starting 
July 27, Tuesday evenings, 6-9PM).

Note also that Lee's class is 3 hours long and includes a lab, Arduino, 
and various other materials and parts. My class will only be 2 hours and 
include none of these other features.

(The Kinetics and Electronics department at The Crucible is also 
offering classes in Mechanical Sculpture, ElectroMechanics, and Flame 
Effect Control.)

On 07/05/2010 01:11 PM, Michael Shiloh wrote:
> Looks like there is plenty of interest, and I'm happy to move forward.
>
> I'm thinking Thursday at 6PM. This would overlap with "Play games with
> geeks" which is on the calendar
> (https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Events) for every Thursday at
> 7:30PM. I'm guessing the game session doesn't take place in a space that
> we would prefer. We'd like something more classroom like with a white
> board/screen/tables for working.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> I'm also thinking, before I over-commit, of doing this every other week,
> at least until we see how things go.
>
> M
> On 07/05/2010 10:43 AM, Michael Shiloh wrote:
>> I've finally quit my "day" job to make room for full time teaching and
>> leading workshops on tinkering, electronics, Arduino, and contraption
>> building.fields
>>
>> At a BBQ yesterday I mentioned this to a couple of fellows from NB, who
>> suggested I do some Arduino teaching at NB. I had presumed that Arduino
>> classes were being offered at NB, even though I couldn't recall hearing
>> about a regularly scheduled event.
>>
>> So I put this out to you: Would there be interest in a regular weekly
>> Arduino class?
>>
>> Here's what I have in mind:
>>
>> 2 hour Arduino class:
>>
>> First hour, aimed at beginners, is a crash course in basic electronics,
>> basic programming, and basic install of Arduino IDE on your laptop.
>>
>> Second hour presumes everyone knows the basics, and explores a more
>> advanced topic, such as I2C communication between two Arduinos,
>> interfacing to Processing and/or The Internet, or multitasking. Thus,
>> people who already know the basics can simply show up for the second
>> hour.
>>
>> Of course as we see what the needs and interests are we can vary the
>> ratio of time as necessary.
>>
>> I could bring a couple of loaner laptops and Arduinos, and as we are an
>> official Arduino distributor I can also sell Arduinos.
>>
>> Would there be interest in this?
>

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