Education for Kids - Zoom Invitation
Frances Tait
frances.tait at kdab.com
Tue Sep 7 10:44:32 BST 2021
Thanks, Timothée.
Bruno does not need to join our first discussion, just be willing to talk about it "later" :-)
Look forward to see you all on Wednesday (that’s tomorrow already!!)
Here’s the invitation:
Frances Tait is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: KDAB/KDE - Education for Kids - videos
Time: Sep 8, 2021 06:30 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
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> On 6 Sep 2021, at 21:18, Timothée Giet <animtim at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Johnny answered he's interested to participate, he can talk about the
> code/dev part.
> I'm adding him to the discussion.
>
> Still waiting for Bruno's answer.
>
> Timothée
>
> Le 06/09/2021 à 19:15, Timothée Giet a écrit :
>> Hi Frances, and everyone.
>>
>> This looks like a big but good plan.
>> I've just sent a mail to ask Bruno if he's OK to participate. I will
>> also ask directly to Johnny if he's interested, it would be nice to have
>> him participate too.
>>
>> For the Kick-off meeting, both of the suggested dates could work for me
>> and Aish.
>>
>> All the best,
>> Timothée
>>
>> Le 06/09/2021 à 18:09, Frances Tait a écrit :
>>> Hi again, Timothée, Aish (I hope it’s OK if I call you that!) Paul and
>>> Emmanuel, also Robert, as we can’t do it without you :-),
>>>
>>> This is our rough Plan for how to go forward. It entails 3 or 4 short
>>> videos, 5 - 10 minutes long, introduced by KDAB.
>>> Our first step would be to have a joint Zoom call to discuss and
>>> refine the ideas below (I know you hate Zoom but it’s just for the
>>> planning - happy to use something else if there’s technical reasons it
>>> won’t work for you). See end of this mail for suggested dates and time.
>>>
>>> Rough Plan 1 <start>
>>> Video 1. An Intro and Overview of GCompris, where it’s in use, what
>>> inspired it, both in the education approach and the software
>>> development - why Qt? This would also include mention of KDE’s
>>> involvement in all this.
>>>
>>> Possible participants: Robert, Paul, Bruno and Tim with help from
>>> Emmanuel on the intro that Robert will give.
>>>
>>> Video 2. Development of the educational concepts, some examples of
>>> classroom application, perhaps Emmanuel and Aish talking about their
>>> experiences developing the teaching material and in the classroom.
>>> Development of the software, challenges along the way, including
>>> mention of the graphics, maintaining it. Plans for the future.
>>>
>>> Possible participants: Robert, Aish, Emmanuel, Tim and Bruno (can also
>>> use clips from the recorded material not used in Video 1). Possibly
>>> also the principal maintainer, Johnny Jazeix, though perhaps we can
>>> just be sure to mention him.
>>>
>>> Video 3: Q & A from the first two (we’ll invite people to ask
>>> questions). No plan yet - maybe we have to extend 1 and 2 into 3 and
>>> make the Q&A be Video 4 if we get a lot of material. Q&A could be
>>> recorded a few weeks/months later, after we collect questions. The
>>> idea is "you" answer them :-)
>>>
>>> Ideas of how we film/record these.
>>> 1. We’ll turn the above descriptions (of Video 1 and Video 2) into a
>>> few trigger questions and let people speak freely in probably two BBB
>>> calls, then edit it afterwards. (It’s OK if parts of it are in French).
>>> 2. If it’s not [possible to get people together, we can home in on
>>> more precise questions and record individual answers independently,
>>> depending on practical issues around recording. Ideally we’d like at
>>> least Bruno and Tim to discuss the software development together (for
>>> Video 1) and Aish and Emmanuel to discuss the educational benefits and
>>> challenges together (for Video 2).
>>> 3. We are assuming BBB can output raw footage of high quality that we
>>> can then work with.
>>>
>>> Rough Plan 1 <end>
>>>
>>> @Tim: If you would like to approach Bruno and ask him if he’d be
>>> willing to participate, that would be great! I expect we’d start
>>> recording this some time late September, early October if that suits him.
>>>
>>> Kick-off meeting - Suggested dates
>>> Wednesday September 8th at 18:30 CEST or Friday September 10th at
>>> 18:30 CEST. Please let me know if you can make either of those and
>>> I’ll send an invite if there’s one that suits us all. After that it
>>> will have to be week 38 as I’m away all of week 37.
>>>
>>> Looking forward to meeting you guys :-)
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Frances
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 27 Aug 2021, at 15:33, Frances Tait <frances.tait at kdab.com
>>>> <mailto:frances.tait at kdab.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Timothée,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for connecting - great you are happy to participate :-) And
>>>> apologies for not getting back in touch sooner.
>>>> Robert and I will come back some time next week with some suggested
>>>> dates for a kick-off meeting… and a Plan :-)
>>>>
>>>> Have a good weekend, meanwhile,
>>>>
>>>> Frances
>>>>> On 27 Aug 2021, at 15:27, Timothée Giet <animtim at gmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:animtim at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Frances,
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't answer before as you said you'll get back in touch later, but
>>>>> just to confirm, I'd be glad to participate ;)
>>>>> Same availability as Aish.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Timothée
>>>>>
>>>>> Le 25/08/2021 à 10:41, Frances Tait a écrit :
>>>>>> Welcome, Timothée! And thanks Aśwarya for your availability and other
>>>>>> comments.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I’ll be in touch again later this week after a pow-wow with the
>>>>>> team here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Frances
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 24 Aug 2021, at 20:55, Aiśwarya KK <aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com
>>>>>>> <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com>>>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello again Frances,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Emmanuel, Everyone,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On discussing this with the team, we felt this topic merits its own
>>>>>>>> video, not just a news item, (probably via Zoom or similar
>>>>>>>> - unfortunately we are still under too many restrictions to risk
>>>>>>>> actual filming, I think). We hope you’d still like to contribute, of
>>>>>>>> course.
>>>>>>> Good idea!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here we would go for Jitsi instead of Zoom 😉
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Essentially we are looking to follow the trail from creation of the
>>>>>>>> software (with reference to Qt, we hope, and KDE) to how it helps
>>>>>>>> teachers, where it’s used, how it's received, just as you suggest.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This means starting with a conversation with Timothëe, who doesn’t
>>>>>>>> even know about this yet :-).
>>>>>>> I added Timothée in CC.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Perhaps you (Emmanuel and Aiśwarya) can give us some idea of your
>>>>>>>> availability (CEST time) in the coming couple of weeks so we can
>>>>>>>> propose an initial online meeting to talk about it - assuming you’re
>>>>>>>> still interested.
>>>>>>> I am available from 18:30 to 20:30 during week days.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> Aish
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Meanwhile I shall talk to Timothée and see if he’s happy to join us..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> All the best,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Frances
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 24 Aug 2021, at 12:29, Emmanuel Charruau <echarruau at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>> <mailto:echarruau at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> <mailto:echarruau at gmail.com <mailto:echarruau at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>> I am also happy to participate. My knowledge of GCompris in class is
>>>>>>>>> only restricted to my own usage but I could for example explain how
>>>>>>>>> GCompris helps on several key moments of teaching:
>>>>>>>>> - notion presentation
>>>>>>>>> - explicit research
>>>>>>>>> - research with two pupils
>>>>>>>>> - research alone
>>>>>>>>> - training
>>>>>>>>> and how it eases to organise the work in groups of needs instead of
>>>>>>>>> the usual unique group that we find so often in classes.
>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>> Emmanuel
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Le mar. 24 août 2021 à 12:22, Aiśwarya KK
>>>>>>>>> <aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com>>>
>>>>>>>>> a écrit :
>>>>>>>>>> Hello Frances,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am happy to participate. Just a correction, I am not a teacher
>>>>>>>>>> by profession but I have a good network of teachers from south
>>>>>>>>>> India.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thank you so much!
>>>>>>>>>> Aish
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Le 24/08/2021 à 10:54, Frances Tait a écrit :
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the prompt reply.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 23 Aug 2021, at 21:27, Paul Brown <paul.brown at kde.org
>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:paul.brown at kde.org>
>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:paul.brown at kde.org <mailto:paul.brown at kde.org>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, 23 August 2021 16:33:46 CEST Frances Tait wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hello Frances,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How are you doing?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Good, thanks. Hope you are as well.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We’re thinking of doing a feature on Education for Kids in our
>>>>>>>>>> October
>>>>>>>>>> edition of KDAB News
>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f
>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f>
>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f
>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Might KDE have something to contribute to that? We’d be looking,
>>>>>>>>>> probably,
>>>>>>>>>> to Zoom interview somebody who could talk about what’s on offer
>>>>>>>>>> via KDE,
>>>>>>>>>> how it’s being received, who’s interested, something like that.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We came across Kturtle and KAlgebra, but perhaps there’s also
>>>>>>>>>> something else
>>>>>>>>>> you might want to suggest. Wed be happy to have suggestions on an
>>>>>>>>>> angle
>>>>>>>>>> that allows you to tell viewers about your stuff.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What about GCompris?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html
>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html>
>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html
>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This is great - thank you. Just what we were looking for. Albert
>>>>>>>>>> also alerted me to this, and to Timothée, who programs it.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> That is arguably our most popular educational software, used
>>>>>>>>>> literally in
>>>>>>>>>> thousands of schools worldwide to educate hundreds of thousands of
>>>>>>>>>> kids.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am putting Aiśwarya and Emmanuel, both teachers, both experts in
>>>>>>>>>> GCompris,
>>>>>>>>>> on CC. They would probably be the best people to ask about the
>>>>>>>>>> software and
>>>>>>>>>> how and where it is used.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Very good to meet you, Aiśwarya and Emmanuel. Would you be willing
>>>>>>>>>> to be interviewed for our KDAB News?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I appreciate that’s a bit vague! We’re figuring out how to present
>>>>>>>>>> something on kids education and likely yours won’t be the only one
>>>>>>>>>> we’ll talk about, so it’s a bit unclear yet how we’ll do it/how
>>>>>>>>>> much time we’ll have.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Let me discuss this with the News team and we'll come back with
>>>>>>>>>> some ideas. Perhaps next step is a meeting to talk about it.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Many thanks again,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Frances
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Paul
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