[eclipse.org-pmc-leads] Re: Suggestion for tutorials

[Richard Gronback <richard.gronback@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Re: Suggestion for tutorials

Hi Doug,

I don’t think it’s a bad idea, although I personally feel tutorials should be hands-on and not just a long(er) talk.  In reality, not all who attend tutorials come prepared to actually do hands-on activities, which is unfortunate.

>From last year’s feedback (http://www.eclipsecon.org/2006/SurveyResults/report.html), it’s not quite clear what the general consensus is, so I’d be interested in hearing feedback from others on this as well.  I’m sure there are some logistical aspects Bjorn can enlighten us about.

With that, I’d like to use this opportunity to remind the following PMC/Track owners to nominate a representative.  Having this traffic go through the moderated PMC Leads mailing list is a bit painful.

Tools and C/C++ Development
Platform (RCP & Java Development)
TPTP (Test and Performance)
DTP (Database Development)
STP (SOA Development)
Technology
Scripting
Verticals (Health & Automotive so far)
Mashup (Scott’s recommendation for multi-project/track talks)

Thanks,
Rich


On 7/26/06 4:04 PM, "Gaff, Doug" <doug.gaff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi program committee,
>  
> I was talking to a couple of project leads about the tutorials, and they made a suggestion:
>  
> Can we have some 2-hour tutorials in addition to the standard 3 ∏ hour ones?  The idea would be to squeeze 3 or 4 into Monday in order to allow folks to attend more sessions.  My experience with the longer tutorials over the past two years has been mixed.  For architecture overviews, the long tutorials are good.  But I find the programming examples to be contrived given the short amount of time one actually has to write code.  The 2-hour slots would really be architectural/API overviews and technology demonstrations rather than an attempt at a short programming course.  More people might spring for the extra cost if they could attend more sessions, too.
>  
> Thoughts?
>  
> Doug
>  


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