We are hosting a 2 day basic Drupal training on August 16-17 2008. The training will take place at the Holiday Inn in Long Beach at the Long Beach Airport. The instructor will be Chris Charlton. Space is limited to 30 participants. Lunch will be provided. Registration is $300 per person.
We really need you to register for this course by August 8th! We have to submit our final numbers to the venue and we need a minimum number of students to cover or cost on this event.
Instructor : Chris Charlton
http://chrischarlton.us
http://xtnd.us
Syllabus
Day 1 (6hrs)
What is Drupal and Why is Everyone Using It?
Drupal and Your Organization
What It Costs To Run, Develop, and Design a Drupal Site
Book and DVD Recommendations for Drupal
What is Drupal Core?
What are Drupal Modules?
What Version of Drupal To Use
What are Blocks in Drupal?
Themes for Drupal Sites
Demo: A New Drupal Site in Under 45 Minutes
Entering Content and Making Pages and a Blog (Overview and Demo)
Summary and Questions
Day 2 (6hrs)
Configuring a New Drupal Site (Technical Overview and Demo)
More About Drupal Modules
Demo: Installing a Free Module for Google Analytics
Demo: Installing a Free Module for SEO Sitemaps
Site Recipes and Installation Profiles
Demo: A Newer Drupal Site in Under 30 Minutes
User Management and Role Basics
Lightning Topic: Drupal Site Reports
Lightning Topic: Keeping Drupal Sites Updated
Final Basic Configurations & Performance Enhancements Built Into Drupal
Drupal Troubleshooting and Getting Help for Drupal
Questions
The instructor will be providing some handouts to all attendees. Please bring a USB portable drive or blank CD-R to take home the digital handouts and files.
For more information and registration visit http://www.drupallearning.com
Comments
Basic Drupal Traning 2 Day
Sounds great! But $300 might price some nonprofit arts orgs out. Are you offering any subsidies?
I,ve got the convention center
I have the convention center djb.
Lets talk..
I have the room, but I still have some costs that I have to pay.
It will be free to the public.
I have other sources for the added costs.
You know I have friends everywhere.
Say hi to Michael Alexander for me.
I think an added cost might be paying someone like Carlton
we need to get up to speed than we can charge a lower rate to the non-profits.
You meant this for DrupalCampLA
This info was meant for Drupal Camp LA - http://groups.drupal.org/node/12528 - hope there was no confusion.
Chris Charlton, Author & Drupal Community Leader, Enterprise Level Consultant
I teach you how to build Drupal Themes http://tinyurl.com/theme-drupal and provide add-on software at http://xtnd.us
NPO friendly
Non-profits are more than welcome to come and learn how to help your organizations with a CMS like Drupal.
Chris Charlton, Author & Drupal Community Leader, Enterprise Level Consultant
I teach you how to build Drupal Themes http://tinyurl.com/theme-drupal and provide add-on software at http://xtnd.us
too much? you sure?
too much? you sure? Lullabot offers a 3-day theming & jquery class for a a low low price of only $1,350.
$300 sounds pretty darn reasonable. especially considering travel costs.
Plus, have you seen Chris in action? He's organized, knows the subject matter, and handles questions very well. Check out the last LA meeting on http://drupal-la.blip.tv
full disclosure: I'm not affiliated with the training. and only know Chris through the Local meetups.
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mike stewart { twitter: @MediaDoneRight | IRC nick: mike stewart }
Cost seems VERY reasonable
I can't imagine the cost being any lower. I don't see how it can be as low as it is. And every time I've heard Chris, I've thought "Now this is a real presenter!" I do understand the problem with nonprofit arts orgs, who are often working on no money at all. For them, Drupal Camp is probably the answer, though the ability to have a "tool" like Drupal in place to attract funding might override the "We can't do anything that costs money" mindset.
Steve Carter
Insanely reasonable
Two days for $300. What else can you get for that? A weeks worth of gas for your Hummer? It is a bargain.
Got the convention center if you need it
Got the convention center if you need it.
Let me know.
Need to know soon if you guys want to use it.
I want to learn more so I jumped on this quick
sorry
sorry , replied to the wrong place. Went to the right place
Drupal training
The cost on this training is about as low as we can go without losing money. Most trainings that are similar I have seen for 500 +. So sorry about the cost but unfortunately this was the cheapest venue we could get that had the basics for this training environment (wifi, etc.). To get a good professional instructor cost money also, Chris (and that’s Chris Charlton, sorry about the typo) is not getting his normal fee so that we can put this on at a reduced rate. So unfortunately the cost is what it is and I am sure no one will be disappointed by the training and it will be well worth the nominal fee.
An outline will be on the website within a day or two and the site was put up quickly so that we could get the training on the calendar and anyone chomping at the bit to sign up. I will post when the syllabus is on the site and every time we have updates.
Paypal link not working
I've tried to sign up with the paypal link on your page, but it is not working for me. I looked at the code, and it looks like you need more info in your paypal form. If you go to merchant services on paypal's site, you can select a button, then enter the info, like name of item (Drupal Training) and cost, and then click to generate the code for the button. I think that will solve this problem.
But, I too, would like more info on what will be covered.
Paypal Link
The link is fixed
More Info
I'm keen to get some Drupal training, but haven't parted with cash and formally registered until a syllabus has been posted... Hope it comes soon!
More Info
Any more info on what will be covered? I'm interested in attending, but just want to know about the outline for the training.
Training
I'm really interested in getting more practice with blocks, panels views & menus. Any plans for a 2 day session on those?
After or at DrupalCampLA
I'd expect there would be someone doing a session on either one of those community modules. As for a course, right now there hasn't been news of one before DrupalCampLA, but keep your eye out on gdo/la.
Chris Charlton, Author & Drupal Community Leader, Enterprise Level Consultant
I teach you how to build Drupal Themes http://tinyurl.com/theme-drupal and provide add-on software at http://xtnd.us
Registration
The registration seems a little vague - having parted with $300 via PayPal I've heard nothing since... is it me?
Registration Vagueness
You are right. We didn't send a confirmation. We have now sent a confirmation to everyone who has registered and will continue to do so. As some of you know, we are not a big organization putting this on. We are just regular people who are members of the Drupal Community. We are learning as we go. We are very committed to this training for ourselves as well as the people who are registering. We are grateful to Chris for helping us with the promotion of this class and agreeing to teach it. If you have any reservations I urge you to contact us via e-mail or phone. We are available and happy to answer any of your questions and address your concerns regarding this training. Nicole Bluto nbluto@gmail.com (310)367-6893 Jassen Bluto jas.nik@ca.rr.com (310)367-6639 the website has been updated to include more details about this event including syllabus, schedule, map and directions, FAQ's and the menu. http://www.DrupalLearning.com
Thank You L.A. Drupal !
Nicole Bluto