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<big>'''TODAY I LEARNED @ SUDO ROOM'''</big> <Br/> | <big>'''TODAY I LEARNED @ SUDO ROOM'''</big> <Br/> | ||
'''10/5/2013 Update:''' Hi everyone, we've had many excellent workshops and learned a lot through Today I Learned, but atarting next week (10/12/13), Today I Learned is being leveled up to a new format: Today We Learned, a co-learning experiment! Stay tuned... | |||
Come to Sudo Room every Saturday at 2:00PM to learn something new. "Today I Learned" is a series of one-off classes, workshops, and talks led by members of the Sudo Room community. | _________________________________________________________________________________________ | ||
<strike>Come to Sudo Room every Saturday at 2:00PM to learn something new. "Today I Learned" is a series of one-off classes, workshops, and talks led by members of the Sudo Room community.</strike> | |||
==Sign up to teach a class== | ==Sign up to teach a class== | ||
Are you interested in facilitating a "Today I Learned" workshop? The sign-up process to facilitate a class is very easy. Find a date below that's not currently taken and add the proposed title of your class, your name, and a way to get in touch with you (please note that the name of the facilitator & whatever contact method you prefer should be included for all workshops so that we can get in touch with you about promoting your workshop, scheduling issues, etc.). We encourage you to add as much detail as possible to your workshop listing to give people a good sense of what they can expect from your workshop. | <strike>Are you interested in facilitating a "Today I Learned" workshop? The sign-up process to facilitate a class is very easy. Find a date below that's not currently taken and add the proposed title of your class, your name, and a way to get in touch with you (please note that the name of the facilitator & whatever contact method you prefer should be included for all workshops so that we can get in touch with you about promoting your workshop, scheduling issues, etc.). We encourage you to add as much detail as possible to your workshop listing to give people a good sense of what they can expect from your workshop. </strike> | ||
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===August 3: Practical Gaming === | ===August 3: Practical Gaming === | ||
* Title of Class:Practical Gaming - Applying the Lessons of Gaming to Life | * Title of Class:Practical Gaming - Applying the Lessons of Gaming to Life | ||
** We'll look at games and gaming through the lens of applying the underlying concepts and strategies to scenarios in every-day life. This will be approached as a Self-Organized Learning Environment (SOLE), designed to be both interactive and communal - learn new ways to think about gaming and life, and share the lessons you've learned through gaming. Some games and examples will be provided, but bring your own games, too! | ** We'll look at games (all games) and gaming through the lens of applying the underlying concepts and strategies to scenarios in every-day life. This will be approached as a Self-Organized Learning Environment (SOLE), designed to be both interactive and communal - learn new ways to think about gaming and life, and share the lessons you've learned through gaming. Some games and examples will be provided, but bring your own games, too! | ||
** Some materials to get the discussion going: | ** Some materials to get the discussion going: | ||
*** [http://www.ted.com/talks/john_hunter_on_the_world_peace_game.html John Hunter and the World Peace Game] | *** [http://www.ted.com/talks/john_hunter_on_the_world_peace_game.html John Hunter and the World Peace Game] | ||
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* Class Facilitator: Steve Berl (steveberl@gmail.com) | * Class Facilitator: Steve Berl (steveberl@gmail.com) | ||
* Interested Attendees: | * Interested Attendees: | ||
# | # John | ||
# Carolyn | |||
# Emily (kid) | |||
# Melissa (kid) | |||
# Hannah (kid) | |||
# Talon (preschooler) | |||
# Falcon (baby) | |||
===August 31: Git Part 2: Hacking Sudoroom's Articles === | ===August 31: Git Part 2: Hacking Sudoroom's Articles === | ||
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===September 21: === | ===September 21: SQL Injection & Prevention === | ||
* | * SQL Injection or "SQLi" is a one of the most dangerous, popular and fun :D web application exploits found today on the modern web. In this lesson we will cover the basics of SQL and then dive into some SQLi exploitation and mitigation techniques. A series of mock web applications will be made available for attendants to practice on. | ||
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* Class Facilitator: | * Class Facilitator: rhodey | ||
* Interested Attendees: | * Interested Attendees: | ||
#you | #you | ||
===September 28=== | ===September 28=== | ||
* Title of Class: | * Title of Class: An algorithmic tour of the brain | ||
* Class Facilitator: | * Class Facilitator: Anthony | ||
* | * Joint event with Counter Culture Labs, an introduction to a variety of brain-inspired algorithms! Experience as a brain owner is all that is required! We'll start at a conceptual level suitable for the curious layperson and go deeper into the technical details according to your interests. | ||
* CCL meetup for the event with a full description is here: [http://www.meetup.com/Counter-Culture-Labs/events/140945552/] | |||
* Interested Attendees: | * Interested Attendees: | ||
#you | #you | ||
===October | ===October 5: Follow the Money! === | ||
* Title of Class: | * Title of Class: Follow the Money! | ||
** Join us for this class on economics and the growth and control of money in today's society. Topics covered will include the effect of taxation | |||
on economic growth, the flow of money control via commercial banks, insurance companies, and other financial intermediaries. Finally we will cover how the flow of global money affects our federal, state and local economies. | |||
* Class Facilitator: | * Class Facilitator: William | ||
* Interested Attendees: | * Interested Attendees: | ||
#you | #you | ||