[IAEP] deployment team meeting?

[Tomeu Vizoso]

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 03:16, Walter Bender<walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Tomeu Vizoso<tomeu at sugarlabs.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> would like to propose a meeting to talk about how deployments can
>> provide better feedback and how we can process it so developers and
>> the rest of Sugar Labs can prioritize their work accordingly.
>>
>> How does it sound?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tomeu
>>
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>> Farning
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>
> Alas, this is the sort of mindset we are working with:
>
>> Walter,
>>
>> We have continued working closely with the pilot school and have
>> gotten a lot of insight into what the teachers want/need. Right now
>> our calendar is pretty full so joining IRC meetings isn't really
>> feasible.  We will, however, pass on requests when it seems like
>> there's a demand for something to help make the Sugar more
>> relevant in the classroom.
>>
>> I hope that there will be more useful information come out of the
>> NSF funded ICAC (Integrating Computing Across the Curriculum)
>> grant that we are a part of.  It will disseminate information related
>> to findings in the schools and we'll be glad to let you know in
>> advance when publications become available.
>
> Not convinced that better reporting tools are going to help with
> attitudes such as this. We need a way to get past the deployment
> gatekeepers and the academics and talk directly with teachers and
> students.

Agreed, though if those deployer organizations see that others get
what they need by working for us, that may mean something for them.

But I agree that direct contact with teachers is very useful for us as
olpc-sur has shown.

Regards,

Tomeu

-- 
«Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using Sugar.
What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - David
Farning