Contests for Dojo teachers

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Posted by dmitrig01 on February 24, 2007 at 11:30pm

Here is my idea for have contests between dojo teachers.
We could have a tournament, where the teachers move up. This is the basic setup for each round.

  • 2 Teams:
    • 1 teacher
    • Teacher provides the following:
      • vnc screencast (With password)
      • skype
  • 3 students
  • private chat channel
  • Each team has 5 judges watching the chat channel, vnc screencast, and listening to skype
  • There is a task assigned (e.g. create a photo sharing site, mashing up panels, views, cck, og, and panels to achieve something great)
  • Teachers must teach(not just say do this, do that, they must say 'do this because x and y will happen')
  • The judges may pull students aside to make a specific site for the judges using whatever the judges choose (that the teacher 'taught')
  • Each team is judged on functionality, process, and how much the students learned, according to the judges
  • Teachers move up, not teams (So no student has less education than any other students(depending on the quality of the teaching))

    • This will definitely help us determine the best teacher.

    We can also decide on prizes later, which would be cool too

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    Hmmm...

    Posted by webchick on February 26, 2007 at 4:37am
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    I'm not so sure....

    I'm under the understanding that one of the Dojo's goals is to increase the number of 'guest' teachers, so poor Josh doesn't have to carry the torch each week. And if that's the case, the goal should be to try and be encouraging of participation from more people of all levels and backgrounds. While someone's teaching style might not be 'the best', with practice they can become more proficient. And while they may not know all of the subtle nuances of whatever topic they're trying to teach, other members of the class can chip in to offer their knowledge, too. The ultimate manifestation of this will be when people who were "takers" when the Dojo first started feel confident enough to transition into "givers" as time goes on.

    In other words, I think the best strategy is collaboration/encouragement (which has a positive effect for all participants), rather than competition (which has a positive effect for the winner, but a negative effect for everyone else).

    Just my 2 cents, though.

    Too true

    Posted by patrickharris on February 26, 2007 at 11:07am
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    Well said, webchick.