This is a group to organize and discuss the development of Drupal learning experience for helping people master Drupal.
See an inventory of all education related groups: http://groups.drupal.org/node/172069
Please post here:
- Discussion about Drupal training programs and training opportunities
- Links or information about courseware & learning materials for training (tag as "materials")
- Post Training events - News about upcoming and past training events or if you offer Drupal training services (tag as "training" or "training, events" or "training, services")
- Discussions related to an open curriculum (tag as "open curriculum")
- Review the current Open Curriculum proposal:
Open Curriculum: Definitions – Scenarios – Roadmap – Skill sets – Open certification – References - Roles
Join the discussions here on g.d.o, on IRC at #drupal-skillmap, or on Twitter with the tag #drupalskillmap!
If you're interested in setting up local learning sessions - please visit the Drupal Dojo too.
Are you an educator teaching Drupal at college level? Do you know an educator who'd like to teach Drupal?
I'm trying to reach educators who are teaching Drupal as subject matter at college level.
Cross-posting in a few places where it may not be directly related, but we too often focus on Drupal as an LMS, etc without attracting educators who could teach Drupal.
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Week-long Comprehensive Drupal 7 Training in Schaumburg, Illinois
We invite you to join NxtTeam in Schaumburg Illinois for 5days of comprehensive Drupal training August 27th-31st!
This is actually THREE courses across five days. Each attendee receives a bound, printed copy of the courseware to take with them after we go through it in class.
* Drupal 7 Site Building, Monday the 27th through Tuesday the 28th ~ $600
Learn the essentials of how to create pages, menus, taxonomies, content types, and views.
More info and to register -->
http://training.acquia.com/schaumburg/2012-08-27/site-building-drupal-sc...
Hello Drupal free training in Phnom Penh
Hello Drupal comes to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Sven Berg Ryen, drupal developer in Singapore is presenting.
- Short presentation. Concept and cases
- Quick Demo
- Hands on practise
- Your web site
RSVP: http://bamnang-dev.asia/blogs/14
The material for the "Hello Drupal" training is being provided by Acquia.
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Campers get 50% off Site Building, PHP and Module Development Training
If you attended NYC Camp or Capital Camp take 50% off our training classes August 13-15 in NYC in Soho from including D7 in a Day, D7 Site Building, PHP for Drupal, and Drupal Module Development. We sponsored two days of training at NYC Camp and we want to keep the Drupal learning going!
Read moreDrupalCamps + Training. Better Practices.
In the past ~1.5 years at Acquia, I've seen a bit of info about how to do Drupal training at camps that may be helpful to others. Please augment with your thoughts.
There are a few models of training & cost going around the camp world.
1. Training runs at market pricing, and is arranged by a Training Company (w/marketing support of camp). Company keeps all (or most) of revenue.
2. Training runs at market pricing, is arranged & marketed by Camp, and revenue is split (some %) between camp & Company
Drupal Best Practices Training on July 27, 2012 - 60% off at DrupalCamp LA!
Join us at DrupalCamp LA in Irvine, CA on Friday, July 27, 2012 for Drupal Best Practices, a full day of Drupal training! This class is being offered at $199 — that's a 60% discount off our normal prices.
| Sign up today at http://www.larks.la/training |
In this class, you'll learn about Drupal development best practices, including version control, using the Features module to keep your configuration changes in version control to the industry-approved deployment strategies that let you move smoothly through development, testing and live environments.
You'll also have a full day of access to the Drupal experts at Exaltation of Larks, a Drupal strategy, development, consulting and training company located in Los Angeles, and Chapter Three, your Drupal experts in the Bay Area.
Read moreDrupal for Developers Training on July 27, 2012 - 60% off at DrupalCamp LA!
Join us at DrupalCamp LA in Irvine, CA on Friday, July 27, 2012 for Drupal for Developers, a full day of Drupal training! This class is being offered at $199 — that's a 60% discount off our normal prices.
In this class, those with web development experience in languages such as PHP, Java, or .NET will learn about Drupal from a development perspective. You'll also have a full day of access to the Drupal experts at Exaltation of Larks, a Drupal strategy, development, consulting and training company located in Los Angeles.
No prior experience of Drupal is required. Sign up today or contact us with any questions.
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ELMS Beta and more!
Just wanted to leave a note about ELMS since I haven't jumped on here in awhile.
ELMS is now beta and fully packaged on drupal.org
ELMS Media (asset management solution we use to power our ELMS) has also been released
Two Days of Drupal Training in Chicago from OSTraining
Hi Everyone,
We've been running our training in Chicago for several years now.
We're back again in July with two days of great Drupal training.
DRUPAL BEGINNER CLASS, JULY 17
You'll learn how to build a Drupal website, from content and user organization, to working with modules and themes. The class will focus on Drupal 7 but questions are welcome on other versions.
Part 1: Introduction to Drupal: What? Who? When? Why?
Part 2: Installing Drupal
Part 3: Navigating the Drupal interface
Part 4: Understanding Drupal content
Introduction to Drupal Workshop - Fundraiser for Droplabs on June 29, 2012
What is Drupal? For large and complex websites, nothing beats Drupal! Where do you start? What is the best way to organize your project to get the best chance of success?
This workshop will help you turn your ideas into a concrete todo list — whether you're building the site yourself, handing it off to a developer to build, or something in-between.
This is the workshop for you if:
- You're new to using Drupal and need a jumpstart in planning a large project
- You're investigating Drupal's viability for your next project
- You're wondering whether to invest time in learning Drupal
- You don't have the time to learn Drupal but will be involved in a Drupal project
Seating is limited. You'll have access to the experts at Exaltation of Larks — a Drupal strategy, consulting, development and training company in Los Angeles — learn about Drupal and have a fun day!
| Sign up today at http://www.larks.la/training |
What to Bring
This is a lunch and learn-style workshop. Come during lunch and learn about Drupal! You don't need to bring a computer. Bring lunch!
This workshop is a fundraiser for Droplabs, where you can come and find help and resources for your Drupal project and cowork for free. You can donate cash at the time of the workshop, or conveniently pay using Paypal or Dwolla at http://droplabs.net
Suggested donation: $45.
No one will be turned away from this workshop. If you are unable to donate we ask that you volunteer some time helping Droplabs run more smoothly when you drop by and cowork.
Classroom space is limited, so please sign up early.
Read moreWhat is Drupal? - Workshop and Fundraiser for Droplabs on June 22, 2012
What is Drupal? For large and complex websites, nothing beats Drupal! Where do you start? What is the best way to organize your project to get the best chance of success?
This workshop will help you turn your ideas into a concrete todo list — whether you're building the site yourself, handing it off to a developer to build, or something in-between.
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Intro to Drupal, Two Evening Class
This is a unique and special opportunity! MIGHTYminnow is hosting a very impactful but extremely reasonably priced TWO NIGHT hands on Drupal workshop (6-9 Tues & Weds). Since this is the maiden voyage for both the space and the instructor, we set the price at only $50. This will be the only time we'll be offering the class at this cost. Register: http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Web-Freelancers/events/66325402/
Read moreFree workshop: Introduction to the Drupal Content Management System
This Friday, May 25, 2012, we're offering a FREE 3-hour workshop on an introduction to the Drupal content management system and what you need to know when using Drupal for your next website. No prior experience with Drupal is necessary.
Jumpstart your project with a solid approach! We'll help you turn your ideas into concrete action items by guiding you through the steps to organize your project.
| Sign up today at http://www.larks.la/training |
What is Drupal?
Drupal is a free and open source web development platform used by millions of sites on the web today. It is used by sites big and small to manage online communities and their content and can be customized for any device to match any visual design. Learn more at http://www.larks.la/about/what-is-drupal
This is a free workshop and seating is limited. You'll have access to the experts at Exaltation of Larks — a Drupal strategy, consulting, development and training company in Los Angeles — learn about Drupal, and have a fun time!
It is being held at Droplabs, a Drupal-friendly coworking and event space in Los Angeles, and is scheduled to coincide with Drupal Coworking Friday, also at Droplabs the same day.
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Book "Drupal 7 – the Essentials" being added to the community wiki
I am very happy to announce that I (finally!) am publishing my book Drupal 7 – the Essentials in the documentation section on drupal.org!
The book covers basic and advanced site building with Drupal core, Views, Flag, Rules, Page manager and Panels. So far only "part A" (74 of 324 pages) are published, but I hope to finish it before the end of the week.
If you're curious, check out http://drupal.org/node/1576418.
Read moreDrupalCon Munich proposals for training/learning/education
Proposals close on May 11th. Please [edit] to add your proposal title, name and link if you post one about training/learning/education.
This year, there's no voting, which is really a GOOD thing! However, it would be great to built some discussion about the proposals to help the selection process. Here are sessions related to training, education or learning in the list of proposed sessions. Please leave a comment on them if you feel moved or have any questions to get clarification.
Training Your Clients with Easy to Create Video Tutorials - Rod Martin
Read moreGet your Drupal on! Site Building, PHP and Module Development for Everyone.
We're running two tracks in our May Training in Soho from Wednesday 5/30 to Friday 6/1 - D7 in a Day and D7 Site Building and PHP for Drupal and Module Development.
The Drupal in a Day and Site Building track is perfect for those new to Drupal or for users who have worked with Drupal but need sequential training to fill in gaps in knowledge and skills.
Read moreSelf-paced intro to Drupal online starts now!
Hello Drupal! If you know someone who is brand new to Drupal, or considering using Drupal, I'm running and developing a free online course over the next 4 weeks. Please share this link:
http://www.udemy.com/learn-drupal/
Get started!
Session 1 is online now. Join up, and share your sandbox site in the discussions.
Please also fill in the pre-course survey. http://j.mp/surveycourse
New Online Course on being a Drupal Freelancer and 6 week live online Drupal training
I'm happy to announce two new courses.
Earn a Great Living as a Freelance Web Developer (specializing in Drupal).
A course for this who want to build a successful practice building Drupal sites..
Mastering Drupal 7: A live Six Week Online Course.
A step by step, live online course where we take you from installing Drupal to building complex, professional, interactive sites.
Hello Drupal updated!
I've just posted an update to Hello Drupal, based on feedback from participants and partners. I just tested this on Friday, and it worked much better.
http://training.acquia.com/hellodrupal
If you do use Hello Drupal, please put your event on the listing page (see bottom of http://training.acquia.com/hellodrupal ) And reply back to us about how many people participated. It's really helpful to know how you're using it and that you do find it useful.
Read moreDrupal Tutoring at Droplabs on March 29, 2012
This evening's tutors are @christefano and cpjeeves, two of the developers and architects with Exaltation of Larks. This time block is devoted to you, so bring your questions and homework to work on. The tutors' time is on a first-come, first-served basis.
This is the second session for this tutoring series at Droplabs and we welcome your feedback. We'll try to introduce a Users Helping Users concept, so if you're of a certain level, are waiting for an answer, and can help another, please do so!
We're also pleased to announce that watching videos on Build a Module.com is FREE at Droplabs and that we'll be incorporating a mentored training approach at these open tutoring sessions.
Look forward to seeing you there.
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