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152.1 | A word about the proposed outlines... | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Mon Jul 20 1992 15:52 | 59 |
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Here's how the proposed outlines for the three courses were created:
Following the IPF, Wendy, Phil, Val, and I got together, compared
our notes with Sheery's, and came up with a list of all of the topics
that had been suggested at the IPF.
Wendy then categorized each topic under its appropriate task and assigned
it a learning objective.
Using the categorized topics as a first draft, Wendy and I rearranged
things, came up with alternate objectives, and fitted the instructor
that had come in on the first draft into a working outline.
With a few minor changes, that's the outline that is posted for your
review.
One important point I want to make: If you look at the outlines and
compare them to the topic list, you won't find a 100% match. The reason is
that the outlines are based on *tasks*, not *topics*. For example,
the IPF topics list included:
-Authorize
Add
Delete
Modify
Show
List
These are topics. The *tasks* that you will see in the outline are:
- List the user accounts on the system
- Add a user account to the system
- Modify a user account
- Delete a user account from the system
These tasks incorporate the topics from the IPF list.
All of the outlines are like this. If you think a topic is missing, ask
yourself what task that topic might fall under, and look for the task.
Sometimes you'll find a 'topic in the raw', especially in the first chapter
of each course and in the intro to each chapter. These are 'knowledge nuggets'
that are required to understand the following tasks.
I believe that the outlines reflect the intent of the folks attending the
IPF. Please take a few minutes to look them over and comment on them.
Comments can be posted here or sent to SUPER::DONHAM. I'd prefer to
see them here.
Regards,
Perry
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152.2 | Missing a major point... | SOAEDS::TRAYSER | Seniority means a bigger shovel! | Mon Jul 20 1992 19:23 | 8 |
| We need to make sure that the people reviewing these items are aware that it
is the intent of the new curriculum to REMOVE a majority of the USER training
for the SYSNET courses. The plan is to have the VMS for Users and VMS for
Managers a 'merged' course. 95%+ of the material in the User course is fine
for a system manager. The more advanced topics would still be in SNI, but as
a follow-on to the 3-day user course.
$
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152.3 | | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Tue Jul 21 1992 10:50 | 16 |
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One other point, in case I haven't said it often enough... :^)
When reviewing the outlines, if you find something is missing, we need to
know what the *task* that's missing is.
In other words, "Hey, you forgot BACKUP/NORESTORE!" is not useful information,
but "Hey, you missed 'Backing up vaporware'" is.
You'll get a chance to comment on individual topics under the tasks when
chapters go out for review.
One other thing...at this point all of this revampment is *just a proposal*.
We haven't received the green flag yet.
Perry
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152.4 | | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Mon Jul 27 1992 12:12 | 9 |
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So, I assume that the outlines are perfect and that silence = consensus?
<NOT!>
Seriously, has anyone actually *read* the outlines? We're starting work
on these things this week...
Perry
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152.5 | General feedback on proposal | BRSTR3::MEERSMAN | All kids on dec | Wed Jul 29 1992 04:57 | 55 |
| Hi,
I would like to make the following general remarks
about the new proposal:
* Has the naming of the new string left unchanged ? This was requested by
a lot of replies to note 49... We had a lot of trouble
with customers expecting "network management". Altough less obvious, even
a students enrolled for Sysnet III, believing it was a follow-on to the
old Sysman II... Also alot of students don't believe Sysnet I is a basic
course with some system management stuff in it, but believe it's all about
system management. Seems to me that they don't read course descriptions,
don't look to the course flows; just the title...
We decided to change the course titles into:
- VMS Skills for System Managers * (= VMS skills for users + SNI)
- VMS System management * ( SNII)
- Advanced VMS System Management * (SNIII)
* in a networked and clustered environment
* I agree that a lot of systems run in a network or in a cluster. We found out
that most of our students have a "PC environment". I have not seen much focus
on this configuration nor its products... Do we deal here essentially with a
character-cell terminal environment (probably at the time of the survey...) ?
* As far as I can see, the following "topics" are nowhere included:
- SUBMIT command, and more advanced batch-job management
- install utility
- accounting utility
* networking == phase IV ?!?
* AS many replies to the famous note 49 indicated, we also experieced the
following facts:
- topics are cutted into pieces, and spread over the sysnet stream;
this generates lots of questions (they want to know more) and lots
of trouble for the instructor (will be treated later = unsatisfied
customer)
- difficult to relate all the various topics and build a consistent
course. In the end they know a little bit about everything; when
going to the next course they seem to have forgotten that little bit..
This is really contradictory: they prefer a much more in-depth explanation
and don't even seem capable to remember the material when they go to the next
course.
To what extent is (or can) this phenonena addressed in the proposal ?
* A weak point in the Sysnet stream were the "superficial exercises"; are they
being reworked too ?
Christian Meersman,
Learning Services Belgium
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152.6 | | NITTY::DIERCKS | I advocate safe fluffing! | Wed Jul 29 1992 10:44 | 24 |
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I have a real feeling of deja vu, here, and it's NOT a good feeling.
In many ways, we are back to where we were 2 years ago!!!
Though I prefer the layout of the new Sysnet I, II, and III as compared
to the "old", all that has really been accomplished, in my opinion, is
to take the topics of system management, network management, and
cluster management (which used to be 3 one week courses) and shuffle
them into the three week string. (Of course, the assumption is they
have the "user" course as pre-requisite, as was also the case before.)
We have not taken a step forward in this new curriculum. We have, in
my opinion taken several steps backward. I don't care about the "task"
concept. It's just a word that, in my opnion, no-one in the course
development group has EVER really clearly defined. All "you" have
given us is courses that I think, don't work. They are NOT
pedagogically sound. There is no clear flow of topics. And, the
topics themselves often aren't even related to each other.
I long for the days when we had ONLY U&C, SMI, Network, VAXCluster, and
SPM.
GJD
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152.7 | | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Wed Jul 29 1992 14:01 | 7 |
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The tasks *are* related to each other, in this way:
They answer the question, "What are the tasks that a system manager at
one of the three levels will be doing 80-90% of the time?"
Perry
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152.8 | TASK-oriented?!?!?! | BIS1::DOBBENI | | Thu Jul 30 1992 06:03 | 23 |
| I don't agree with this task- oriented stuff. I tried to find a customer who
had three levels of System Managers but I couldn't find any. In practice we
have real (three levels in one) system managers, sometimes network managers and
if needed operators to assist the system managers.
There was not one customer who told me after a SYSNETI course "this is what I
needed, now I can go back and start doing my job", but they all told me "we
desperately need to come back for the SYSNETII course to be able to do our job,
this is NO system Management .... and when are we going to learn something
about networking....and what about the PC integration????....".
(Remark: In the old curriculum people had also to come back for a second course,
but they didn't expect to become a system manager when they started the U&C
course. The point I want to make here is that it has no sense to give them this
little system management.)
The only thing I like about this new curriculum is that system management is
treated as being more than standalone VMS system management.
I completely agree with the comments in reply 6 and I, together with my
colleague instructors, also long for the days we had the U&C, SMI....
Mia
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152.9 | | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Thu Jul 30 1992 10:04 | 15 |
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>There was not one customer who told me after a SYSNETI course "this is what I
>needed, now I can go back and start doing my job", but they all told me "we
>desperately need to come back for the SYSNETII course to be able to do our job,
>this is NO system Management .... and when are we going to learn something
>about networking....and what about the PC integration????....".
Mia, this is the entire reason we're revising the curriculum, to put the
system management material back into SysNet 1.
PC integration into a network is most certainly not in SysNet's scope.
Regards,
Perry
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152.10 | | NITTY::DIERCKS | I advocate safe fluffing! | Thu Jul 30 1992 15:06 | 8 |
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Related, maybe (IF I use my imagination!!!!). I stand by my previous
statements: This curriculum is flawed in its very design, and no
amount of fixing/patching/repairing is going to make any siginficant
difference. My opinion only, of course.
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152.11 | | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Fri Jul 31 1992 11:14 | 25 |
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An update on what we're doing:
The team spent Thursday comparing the task outlines to the TBIs...the goal
was to identify which material in the TBI could be used in the new LL, and
which tasks would need new material.
We're using the TBIs as a starting point because the feeling is that they are
in better shape than the LLs.
We finished identifying material in SN1 and about half of SN2, which we'll
work on early next week.
Since the TBIs are 'modularized', we can easily pick out the 'chunks' needed
for the topics under each task...Mel will be using this information to
pull together a first-pass copy of each course. While she's doing that, the
developers will be busy writing the new material identified earlier.
I'll post more detailed outlines next week; these will contain the
topics under each task. Please continue to suggest changes to the task
outlines that were posted earlier.
Regards,
Perry
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152.12 | BEST OF LUCK TO YOU | DPDMAI::SAYERSD | | Wed Aug 05 1992 00:16 | 17 |
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I know this probably isn't the appropriate place, but wanted to take
this time to let you know that I have been TFSO'd and my last day will
be Friday.
After nine years with Digital, I am gone. I enjoyed working with all
of you and am sorry I will not be here to see the finished products.
(Who knows, maybe they will hire me back as a consultant!!!! -- ok, so
I won't hold my breath.)
Keep up the good work everyone. Hopefully no one else on the IPF team
will be hit and you can all still make it to Australia for the next
one (isn't that where we were going to meet????).
Guess this is goodbye,
Dee
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152.13 | request for comments: network mgmt.trng.course | SONATA::BRUNO | | Wed Sep 23 1992 16:53 | 119 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 23-Sep-1992 02:13pm EDT
From: Frank Bruno
BRUNO.FRANK
Dept:
Tel No: 276-8745
TO: See Below
Subject: A/I:Request for Comments:Network Management Customer Training
Based on the rollout of the restructured VMS System Management and
DECnet-VAX Network Management curricula for customers, a number of
opportunities have emerged that must be addressed to improve the
OpenVMS System and Network Management curriculum (refer to Bill
Simcox's memo dated 16-Sept-1992.
Through this memo, we hope to address the issue of a specific network
management course that becomes a necessary prerequisite prior to
students attending the remaining network specialty courses.
Your comments, input, and feedback are essential in our attempts to
qualify the need and content for this course. The information we have
collected thus far is based on a session conducted by Arthur Lessard
with the U.S. Instructors Product Forum. The topics listed below are
those topics that this group felt should be included in the "Managing
the DECnet Environment" course.
It is assumed that the basic installation and node configuration
information will have been covered in the newly revised SYSNET string.
It is also assumed that this course will address only DECnet Phase IV.
The proposed topics include:
o Technology Overview: an overview of networking concepts, OSI-7,
DECnet, and DECnet's place in the network environment.
o Advanced DECnet Network Control Program (NCP) topics, for example:
- creating and defining network objects
- using the task object
- objects that are installed with new products
o Network Security (additional). Note: a word of caution on this
topic, we must understand the ramifications of including this here
as opposed to including it in the System and Network Management
Security course.
o Network Administration topics, including
- node topology planning
- network maps
- network help desk
o Network Monitoring Tools, including the use of Event Logger, NCP
Counters.
o Discussion of Network Management Tools
- Digital Management Control Center (DECmcc)
- POLYCENTER SNMP (formerly Management Station for ULTRIX)
- DECelms
- Remote System Manager
o A Troubleshooting section that provides examples of the most common
errors faced in the DECnet environment.
o Installation, configuration, and management of new terminal servers
(to cover the gap of what is not discussed in the SYSNET string).
To facilitate timely completion of the requirements process, please
provide your comments to me (Frank Bruno @OGO) no later than
07-OCT-1992.
In advance, we appreciate your time and input in shaping the content
for this essential customer training course.
This message has also been posted in the following NOTES conferences:
SUPER::VMS_CURRICULUM
NETCUR::ESCM_DEVELOPMENT
Regards,
Frank Bruno
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152.14 | Some good news... | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Wed Sep 23 1992 23:23 | 8 |
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The sub-titles of the three SysNet courses will be removed for this rev.
In other words, no more 'Survival Skills' or 'Managing Change and Complexity'.
(I kinda liked 'Managing Established Systems', but it's outa there, too.)
Perry
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152.15 | A couple of overlaps.... | SOAEDS::TRAYSER | Seniority means a bigger shovel! | Thu Sep 24 1992 00:24 | 23 |
| Subject: A/I:Request for Comments:Network Management Customer Training
...
The proposed topics include:
...
| o Advanced DECnet Network Control Program (NCP) topics, for example:
| - creating and defining network objects
| - using the task object
| - objects that are installed with new products
At the Instructor Product Forum this pas summer the Sys Net 2 and 3
outlines we wrote on the board included introductory info on Network
objects, their use, how to define/redefine them. The context was in
'fixing' an entry that had been deleted or damaged. I.e. MAIL$SERVER
vs the DEFAULT account, how to add it in, etc.
| o A Troubleshooting section that provides examples of the most common
| errors faced in the DECnet environment.
Check with Emmalee Tarry, some or all of this might be in the new System
Trouble Shooting course, which is supposed to include VMS, DECnet and
Cluster troubleshooting.
$
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152.16 | Alpha System Management info | TEACH::SHERRY | Sherry Butler - (301)743-7160 | Fri Dec 04 1992 13:29 | 11 |
| There is a good manual that should help you with OpenVMS Alpha
system management questions.
A Comparison of System Management on OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS VAX
AA-PQYQA-TE
You can get it over the network at:
BULOVA::DOCD$:[ALPHA_VMS_REVIEW.POST]ALPHA_SYSMGT_COMP.PS
Happy reading!
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152.17 | | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Fri Dec 04 1992 14:41 | 14 |
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I'm trying to get this manual included in the instructor packages for
SN2 and SN3.
This manual is *very* important as we move into the gray area between
AlphaVMS and OpenVMS...they really are quite different at this point. The
book exaplains what the differences are very clearly.
If anyone needs a hardcopy, please send mail to me at SUPER::DONHAM and
I'll get one to you.
Regards,
Perry
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152.18 | Chapter terms | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Fri Feb 26 1993 09:43 | 19 |
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For those of you have taught the 'revised' SysNets:
Regarding the chapter terms that appear in the Instructor Guide, but
not in the Student Guide, would you prefer to have them
o Not change
o Appear in both student and instructor guides
- In the front of each chapter
- In the back of each chapter (near the summary)
We'll be doing V6 updates soon, so now is the time to change things.
Regards,
Perry
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152.19 | End of Student's chapter (as if I needed to tell you my opinion) | SOAEDS::TRAYSER | Seniority means a bigger shovel! | Fri Feb 26 1993 11:30 | 0 |
152.20 | | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Fri Feb 26 1993 14:55 | 5 |
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What about the start of each section? In other words, define the new
terms for that section.
P
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152.21 | somewhere!! | MELKOR::HENSLEY | | Fri Feb 26 1993 16:20 | 3 |
| I could go with Buck or Perry, as long as they are included!
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152.22 | chapter terms feedback | DV780::STEELE | | Fri Feb 26 1993 16:26 | 6 |
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The chapter terms in the instructors guide are fine with me. It
gives the instructor flexibility on when to talk about them since
they are not in the student guide.
Jeanine
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152.23 | Since you asked... | SOAEDS::TRAYSER | Seniority: Big Shovel, Less Breaks! | Fri Feb 26 1993 22:26 | 23 |
| Defining terms is a 'self-paced' concept. I've never attended a lecture
where they told me all the terms upfront and gave me definitions except
in cases of abbreviations. A list of terms at the beginning of the
chapter wouldn't be so bad, but not the definitions -- give me an
opportunity to present the material. If you want the definitions in the
beginning of the Instructor's manual and in the the back of the Student's
guide, that's OK too. But give me a chance to teach the material, in
a method and fashion that works without making me skip excessive numbers
of pages to get the the 'meat' of a chapter!
Just for your information, except in chapter one where I cover all the
pages, I usually skip the objectives, the resources, the introduction and
start with the first page of lecture. That's "fluff" that might be
useful for some, but I'd prefer the RESOURCES also go in the back (much
like a bibliography) because I have little to say on that topic either.
There will be more than enough covered during lecture, and I'd like to
end the discussion with a short summary, a review of the important terms,
and mention places they can get more information on the topic. Digital's
training material is one of very few references/lecture materials that
have this stuff up front, most other coures I've taken (Microsoft,
college, A.M.A., Learning Tree, etc.) have these near the back.
$
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152.24 | TERMinate the chapter with them! | WARNUT::GRAVESG | Geoff Graves,EDU(UK); DTN 851 2637 | Mon Mar 01 1993 05:14 | 14 |
| The summary of topics and commands at the end of each chapter is
excellent (in Sysnet2, anyway!) and this seems the obvious place
(to me) to put the summary of terms met in that chapter!
Putting them there still allows the instructor to introduce them
earlier if s/he wishes.
Re .23
The list of resources could also go at the end of each chapter as far
as I'm concerned, but I *always* run through the intro and objectives
at the beginning of each chapter.
Geoff
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152.25 | Students like the Chapter Terms | GLDOA::EVERINGHAM | | Mon Mar 01 1993 07:25 | 9 |
| I strongly suggest that the "Chapter Terms" pages be incorporated in
the Student Guide. I have been making copies of these pages for my
students and they seem to be very much appreciated. As far as where
the pages should be placed, I would prefer that they be placed at the
beginning of the chapter. I don't think that the instructor needs to
cover the pages, but I do feel that they help set the tone for the
chapter.
sj
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152.26 | | TEACH::SHERRY | Sherry Butler - (301)743-7160 | Mon Mar 01 1993 09:38 | 24 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 26-Feb-1993 04:01pm EST
From: CHUCK HEISEL
HEISEL.CHUCK AT A1 at DV780 at DVO
Dept: Educational Services
Tel No: (505) 857-7033
TO: See Below
Subject: RE: Sysnet Chapter Terms
Hi folks,
I think that there is enough material to cover.
If the terms are in the summary (behind it) then the students
can read them at their leasure.
Yours,
Chuck
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152.27 | | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Mon Mar 01 1993 10:04 | 8 |
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I'm leaning toward putting the chapter terms in alphabetical order in the
Summary section of the Student guide, and perhaps up front in the Instructor
guide.
Which book are you folks teaching from, the student or instructor guide?
Perry
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152.28 | | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Mon Mar 01 1993 10:16 | 11 |
|
If any of you have additional material that you think should be in one of
the Sysnets, please post it in the appropriate note here, or send me mail.
I'm especially looking for Instructor Notes, but if there's a task you think
is missing, we can talk about that, too.
Oh, labs, too...the labs need some help. Let me know if you have any thoughts
about new or modified labs.
Perry
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152.29 | Chapter Terms et all | DLO10::TARLING | | Mon Mar 01 1993 16:32 | 17 |
| Perry;
As I begin each chapter with a definition of each of the important
terms that will be used in that chapter I would prefer that the terms
be positioned at the begining of each chapter. I very much want these
terms included in the :Student Guide".
The new format for the "Instructor Guide" is not nearly so useful as
the opposing instructor pages. The very best IG that I have
encountered in my seven years with Ed Serv. is the Rdb 4.1 IG. It uses
the facing page format and "the instructor pages are full of USEFUL
information". The new format, with page numbers that do not always
match the student guide, is - in my opinion - a step backward.
Arnold Tarling, DLO10::TARLING
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152.30 | what he said (back there a few replies) | MELKOR::HENSLEY | | Mon Mar 01 1993 19:54 | 7 |
| I want to second (or third or...) Buck's reply (.23) about moving the
reference biblio list to the back - he has made a good case! I stumble
over why I am skipping these pages and seem to be half way into the
module before I use the material when there are longs "lists" of
reading suggestions.
ih
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152.31 | | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Tue Mar 02 1993 14:09 | 8 |
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I'll talk to the design team here about why the resources are in the front. I
personally don't care where they go, as long as they are usable.
Seems to me that the giant list of resources isn't always accurate, either...
probably they haven't been checked for several versions.
Perry
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152.32 | Another vote... | CACT14::THORNE | Department of Redundancy Department | Thu Mar 04 1993 09:22 | 10 |
| I'll add my voice to those asking for the definitions in the summary.
It really is better if the instructor doesn't have to make excuses for
skipping pages. There are always those students who have to scrutinize
everything on every page. If there are definitions that require an
understanding of most of the module before they're meaningful, there
can be a real conflict. If an instructor really likes covering the
definitions first they always have the option to zip back to the definition
page before starting the module.
Mark Thorne
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152.33 | | BROWNY::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Fri Mar 05 1993 10:39 | 8 |
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Sounds like we have a plan...if there are no major objections
from my instructional designer, we'll put the chapter terms thus:
o IG - in front of each chapter
o SG - in Summary section
Perry
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152.34 | LQO Instructors response | SWAM1::FISH_JA | a view from the water | Tue Mar 09 1993 12:53 | 16 |
| THIS RESPONSE IS A CONSENSUS FROM ALL INSTRUCTORS AT THE LQO TRAINING
FACILITY.
Regarding the chapter terms that appear in the Instructor Guide, but
not in the Student Guide, we would prefer to have them
o Appear in both student and instructor guides
- In the back of each chapter (AFTER the summary)
Regards,
Jason Fish
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152.35 | ditto | NITTY::BEADERSTADT | | Thu Mar 11 1993 16:12 | 5 |
| I agree with Tarling. If you are looking for a format to follow
the RDB material has it all over the SYSNET stuff. The new instructor
guide is awful to work from andf yes I do need help in teaching this
material, but putting the instructor notes within the material only
makes it more difficult to use.
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152.36 | | BROWNY::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Thu Mar 11 1993 21:04 | 6 |
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Given that the two-book approach isn't likely to change in the near
future (it seems to be a corporate mandate), is there a way to
make the instructor guide more useful?
Perry
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152.37 | IG Suggested format... | WARNUT::GRAVESG | Geoff Graves,EDU(UK); DTN 851 2637 | Fri Mar 12 1993 11:38 | 30 |
| Re .36
What about keeping the facing page format, but only produce a facing
page if there is something to put on it? Some Instructor Guides have a
lot of empty Instructor pages (wasn't this a comment from way back
when which led to reviewing the IG format ?)
I don't know about the ease of production of such a book, but it seems
to me that it would keep everyone happy? I've just thought of a problem
as I'm writing! It would require the student pages to be printed
single-sided to maintain the spacing. No, it wouldn't! Most (all?)
sites would have access to a PS printer that prints double sided?
(Current cost-cutting directives mean that all our documents are printed
double-sided by default. We can overide that if necessary.)
In that case, does it matter that Instructor Pages sometimes *don't*
physically face the Student Guide page they refer to but are printed on
the back of the same sheet? It wouldn't upset me, but I tend to teach
from an anotated copy of a student guide and just use the IG for prep.
This would keep all the page numbers the same in both the IG and SG
(removing a big problem with the "embedded note" approach) and keep the
overall size of the document down to a minimum, both on disk and on
paper.
The IGs with Instructor Notes embedded amongst the student guide text
really are not very helpful!
Any comments?
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152.38 | wait a few years... | DBLDOG::DONHAM | Progress Through Tradition | Fri Mar 12 1993 16:21 | 19 |
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There won't be any more facing-page IGs. There are significant costs involved
in maintaining the software that enabled the format; that's the biggest
reason for their demise.
Of course, two years from now we'll have a huge meeting and decide that what
we really need are facing-page IGs.
Given that, how can we improve the current IG?
Right now the IG contains everything from the SG. Would you rather *not* have
the repeated material, and just have the IG be full of instructor notes?
Or how about an IG that talked about teaching the course in general, then about
each chapter in general? (Right, developers writing about how to teach...NOT!)
Any more ideas?
Perry
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152.39 | Review the format for Building Dependable Systems | SUPER::SUPER::TARRY | | Mon Mar 15 1993 08:16 | 18 |
| With regard to the format of instructor guides, has anybody taken a look at the
Building Dependable Systems format. It has the following features.
A student guide which is double sided. Paging will be improved by the
editor.
The instructor guide contains all the map heading of the student guide
and each map starts on a new page. There is a block header for every
student guide block header. NO STUDENT MATERIAL OTHER THAN THE HEADERS
(and the solutions to exercises) IS REPEATED IN THE INSTRUCTOR GUIDE.
Each block of the instructor guide is clearly marked with "Instructor
Notes". If there is no instructor material for a block a space is
left where the instructor can place their own notes. The page numbers
do not match, but maps always start on a new page.
To familiarize yourself with this format, you could review some BDS chapters.
Suggestions should be made by April 8.
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152.40 | Planning readiness for v6 in training center(s) | MELKOR::HENSLEY | | Thu Apr 08 1993 14:12 | 15 |
| I am organizing what material from the TTT (v6, BLADE, DELTA, CORAL &
EPSILON) to distribute and how to ensure a "readiness" plan is in place
for the rollout of v6, updated courses and other concerns. I have a
vague target date of Q1, July. Can someone closer to the updates of
the Sysnet string give more specific dates?
My management and fellow instructors have limited time and limited
flexibility in scheduling what time remains in Q4 to be "in place,
ready and on-time". We appreciate any target date info that can be
incorporated into the "dots" and instructor/resource scheduling.
Jack, Bill or Perry???
Thanks in advance,
Irene
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152.41 | It's me.. | TEACH::SHERRY | Sherry Butler - (301)743-7160 | Thu Apr 08 1993 16:05 | 9 |
| Irene,
I'm the person you want to talk to about that (re -.1). However,
we haven't set a date for the rollout of the updated SYSNET courses
yet. I do have the dates for the V6 Update Seminars for customers
and am in the process of contacting the unit managers to give them
the information.
-Sherry
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152.42 | ok -- we can work with that info for now | MELKOR::HENSLEY | | Thu Apr 08 1993 18:28 | 9 |
| Sherry,
Thanks bunches -- we are looking at several things converging on the
same timeframe, and hoping to make sane decisions (!). Will look
forward to seeing the update dates. I realize there are several
interdependencies that can affect the timelines.
Regards,
ih
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152.43 | LAT and Terminal Servers management for Sys.Mgr. | ROMEDU::NEBBIA | Mario Nebbia @VVR - LS Rome Italy | Mon Nov 15 1993 08:54 | 10 |
| I am preparing to teach OpenVMS System and Network Mgmt. I after teaching
several times the "old style" VMS courses.
I noticed that in the courseware there is no reference to terminal servers.
In what course can the students find a detailed list of things to be done
in order to add a printer to the system via terminal server?
Regards
Mario
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152.44 | RE: .-1 | TANG::RHINE | Jack, OpenVMS Training Product Manager | Mon Nov 15 1993 09:08 | 2 |
| Chapter 3 of SYSNET II.
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