In "Drupal Immersion", students will be guided through the process of creating a fully functional Drupal web site, exploring essential Drupal modules (like Views and Pathauto), learning important concepts ( such as what nodes are, how to use taxonomy) and tweaking the look and feel of the site with CSS and other tools.
This training was piloted at the Bay Area Drupal Camp in 2011, and got a fantastic response. See below for some quotes from our students.
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HOW this works and WHY it's superior to a class where you just sit and listen
Unlike a traditional, lecture-based training, students will instead work at their own pace through A Large Library of Short, Carefully Produced Training Videos covering the complete site-building process. By using video training instead of a live lecture model, students will be able to work at their own speed, pausing where they need to, replaying material they didn't get the first time around, and skipping material they're already familiar with. And instead of lecturing, the trainers will be free 100% of the time to help individuals through tricky spots or point them in the right direction.
If you've ever zoned out during a lecture and found yourself a little lost, or been frustrated that the short time available for questions gets taken up with discussion you're not interested in, this is the perfect environment for you. You can take breaks when you need, tackle exactly what you need to learn (or we'll help you figure out what that is) and get a lot of personal expert advice along the way.
When you arrive, we will get you oriented to the course material and give you a custom curriculum focused at your particular skill level, tackling the subjects you need to cover. We will be leveraging a set of communication tools to allow students to form small groups around a specific topic if they'd like to work with others, and allow us to address as many issues and questions as possible throughout the day.
All levels of experience with Drupal will come out of this training having made a huge step up the Drupal learning curve, guaranteed. If students find they are already familiar with the site building material, they can move on to other videos to learn Drupal theming, version control or module building as well.
Students will get a full month of free access to all the training videos so that they can come to the training ready with questions, and to continue to review and expand their knowledge following the training.
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QUOTES FROM PREVIOUS STUDENTS:
"I’ve taken an intro courses before (to site building), but decided to start fresh with your course to give myself a chance to get more fluent with the interface. I loved the tutorials and the opportunity to focus. I also appreciated the unpretentious, generous vibe among trainers and participants." - Mary
"Once again, thank you for the awesome session. The video tutorials worked really well as you had a mixed skillset of people in the training session and people were able to move along at their desired pace. I liked the way you truncated the videos to a few minutes as it made it easier to digest." - Wayne
"I had a great time at the training, and I've found a fantastic resource in your site, so I will definitely continue to use it. Thanks so much to you and the other mentors for taking time to help all of us!" - Brad
"To give you some context, I arrived having some knowledge of D7, having partially worked through a couple of introductory books, and with a new Drupal site somewhat begun. Along the way, I ran into a few stumbling blocks that I couldn't find solutions to on-line or in the books I had. While the video content I looked at (probably only 2 hour's worth) was first-class, and the content, production quality, and the manner of presentation were top notch, the real value in the training for me was the mentoring format. Having the ability to ask questions of Drupal experts was fantastic. Even if the one who happened to stop by couldn't immediately answer my question, he would say "Hmmm, I may not be the best person to ask that question, but this guy over here...." Needless to say, all of the initial stumbling blocks I ran into have been surmounted, and development on my site will now plow forward from here." - Scott
"Thank you, again, for everything you did for us today!! BuildAModule.com is fantastic! You have done an amazing job! Thank you for sharing your hard work with us. Thanks also for so generously sharing your time and expertise today. You did an incredible job running the class. There is no doubt in my mind that you are well on your way to being a huge success! I'll be singing your praises, that is for sure. And chances are that all there today will be doing the same." - Teresa
There are no pre-requisites for this training, although you will get the most out of the training if you come with Drupal environment already set up. See here for a tutorial on setting up a Drupal environment for Windows http://is.gd/ah6VpT or for Mac: http://is.gd/bskLKZ
Students should also come with 2 things: A laptop and a set of headphones. Having a set of isolating earphones will help you stay focused even when there is discussion around you. You can get an $4 set on Amazon here: http://is.gd/cheapheadphones.
Register here : http://drupal-immersion-july2012.eventbrite.com/