We might be able to apply these “differences” to our attempt. A lot of the value we’re talking about here is just some basic direction to get started and help when you get stuck. That’s a pretty “small barrier to entry”, and then “small incremental improvements”.
Could we dedicate a Slack channel to video tutoring? My experience with small IRC groups is that there is a small number of experts who check in frequently, or at least daily. Then the beginners will occasionally pop in and ask questions. If they’re patient enough to stay on, an expert usually answers within the day, and often it starts a real-time chat when the expert mentions the beginner’s handle. We could use the Slack channel to ask questions to get started or when we get stuck. If an appropriate teacher is on, then they can start a video chat/screen share on another site. There would be no obligation for a certain time limit.
We might be able to apply these “differences” to our attempt. A lot of the value we’re talking about here is just some basic direction to get started and help when you get stuck. That’s a pretty “small barrier to entry”, and then “small incremental improvements”.
Could we dedicate a Slack channel to video tutoring? My experience with small IRC groups is that there is a small number of experts who check in frequently, or at least daily. Then the beginners will occasionally pop in and ask questions. If they’re patient enough to stay on, an expert usually answers within the day, and often it starts a real-time chat when the expert mentions the beginner’s handle. We could use the Slack channel to ask questions to get started or when we get stuck. If an appropriate teacher is on, then they can start a video chat/screen share on another site. There would be no obligation for a certain time limit.