[Noisebridge-discuss] Interest in an Arduino class?

[Corey McGuire]

Who's got two thumbs and is interested in this class?

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On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Michael Shiloh
<michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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