structured time

[Charles Rishel]

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Charles K. Rishel
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On 03/31/2000 4:58:55 PM, Robert Meyer wrote:
>--- James Simmons <jsimmons at acsu.buffalo.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> > This probably should be discussed in a different thread.  I have
>> some
>> > ideas that we should kick around as a group regarding the amount of
>> > 'structured' vs. 'unstructured' time that we have at the
>> meetings...
>> 
>> [snip]...
>> 
>> > I was thinking that the meetings need more
>> > "unstructured" time for people to actually 'socialize'. We are
>> > claiming to be a 'social' club, so a bit more "face time" with each
>> > other, rather than just presentations might be a good idea.  I used
>> to
>> > be a member of a Magician's group but every meeting brought another
>> > travelling magician/lecturer to present to the group and virtually
>> no
>> > time was available for the folks to talk to each other.  There were
>> > some very experienced magicians in the group that would have been
>> very
>> > happy to work with some of the younger folks 1 on 1 to teach/coach
>> them
>> > but no time was allotted for that.  I dropped out of the group in
>> > disappointment because they claimed that they were a 'social' group
>> > when in fact, it was a lecture club.
>> 
>> What ideas do you have here? The orginal idea was to have 3 hours to
>> a
>> presentation and then 1 hour to free time. I would also like to see
>> some
>> meetings on topics like how to setup a quake session and the lastest
>> games
>> for linux :) Possible we coudl arrange a quake game fest. I really
>> could
>> use it after my exams at the end of the semester.
>
>Actually, I didn't know about the "schedule".  This is probably a good
>idea.  Since we have the room until we're kicked out, folks might stick
>around and work through things a bit longer than the hour.  I noticed
>last week, that the place emptied out pretty quick after the
>presentation.  What's up with that?  I though geeks hung around until
>forced to leave :-)
>
>later...
>
>=====
>Bob Meyer
>Knightwing Communications
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