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==Meeting Notes==
==Meeting Notes==
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StopBadWare:
Graphic design needs
4 - 5 screens
Brett's experience with 99 designs
* mixed results
* oversold Mozilla branding & process
take-aways: brief / refine brief based on early designs
* lots of work; give feedback
* would be fun to do one design challenge for for Mozilla Design collective -- get in queue now
* make a "brief brief"
* designers often ignore the brief!
P2PU
1) Help design the courses & curriculum
* developers
* employers
* people who train developers. professors, mentors, run training programs
* existing courses
* be available for regular phone calls, etc.
* happy to tailor to whatever that person is able to give them
* John Britton will help lead this effort
2) Running courses
* 6-week long courses
* 4 - 6 hours per week
* course model: no one expected to teach anything
* designed for self-learner to work through themselves
* learn by themself with each other
* supported if they get stuck if no one in group can figure out
* more of facilitator role than teacher or lecturer role
* Lucian: from the different perspectives: what would you as an employer want out of your web devs / designers
* and as an employee, what would you like to learn, or need to know to stay current
* Brett: how can less technical people contribute?
* if you're a student, help tell your friends about it
* Brett: question: entry-level courses?

Latest revision as of 18:38, 22 March 2010

Mar 22, 2010 Meeting Agenda

   * Weekly dial-in meeting, Monday, 8 a.m. PST
   * Canada +1 416 848 3114 Ext. 92 Conference number 7601
   * US or Intl. +1 650 903 0800 Ext. 92 Conference number 7601
   * US Toll-Free +1 800 707 2533 Conference number 7601
   * Mozilla Drumbeat -> #drumbeat | IRC channel

When you call in, you'll be muted by default, to keep phone noise down. Use "*1" (including the star) to unmute yourself if you want to say something.

Agenda

  • Call for agenda items
  • Get Involved!
    • Kudos and thanks :)

Pushing projects forward

  • How can we:
    • Help these projects move forward this month?
    • Flesh out their project pages?

Meeting Notes

xx StopBadWare: Graphic design needs 4 - 5 screens

Brett's experience with 99 designs

  • mixed results
  • oversold Mozilla branding & process

take-aways: brief / refine brief based on early designs

  • lots of work; give feedback
  • would be fun to do one design challenge for for Mozilla Design collective -- get in queue now
  • make a "brief brief"
  • designers often ignore the brief!

P2PU

1) Help design the courses & curriculum

  • developers
  • employers
  • people who train developers. professors, mentors, run training programs
  • existing courses
  • be available for regular phone calls, etc.
  • happy to tailor to whatever that person is able to give them
  • John Britton will help lead this effort


2) Running courses

  • 6-week long courses
  • 4 - 6 hours per week
  • course model: no one expected to teach anything
  • designed for self-learner to work through themselves
  • learn by themself with each other
  • supported if they get stuck if no one in group can figure out
  • more of facilitator role than teacher or lecturer role
  • Lucian: from the different perspectives: what would you as an employer want out of your web devs / designers
  • and as an employee, what would you like to learn, or need to know to stay current
  • Brett: how can less technical people contribute?
  • if you're a student, help tell your friends about it
  • Brett: question: entry-level courses?
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