Summer of Code/Mentors - Revision history

Mstone: /* Michael */

2010-03-20T16:22:54Z

Michael

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	:: I analyze, critique, and improve software professionally, often working with less experienced coders. I also managed the release of a small operating system ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0 OLPC's 8.2.0 OS release]) in which I helped to fold the work of many contributors, both new and old, into a successful and coherent software development experience.		:: I analyze, critique, and improve software professionally, often working with less experienced coders. I also managed the release of a small operating system ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0 OLPC's 8.2.0 OS release]) in which I helped to fold the work of many contributors, both new and old, into a successful and coherent software development experience.
	*Anything else you think is relevant.		*Anything else you think is relevant.
	:: My entrée into professional software development, ~~[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow rainbow]~~, was ~~begun in~~ an internship not unlike the ones you're applying for here~~. Now it's time for me to "pay it forward"~~.		:: My entrée into professional software development, which I love, was an internship not unlike the ones you're applying for here.

	[[Category:GSoC]]		[[Category:GSoC]]

Mstone: /* Michael */

2010-03-20T16:15:35Z

Michael

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	:: I am the author of [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow rainbow]. I also am intimately familiar with Sugar's architecture, design, and code base.		:: I am the author of [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow rainbow]. I also am intimately familiar with Sugar's architecture, design, and code base.
	*What relevant mentoring (or related) experience do you have?		*What relevant mentoring (or related) experience do you have?
	:: I analyze, critique, and improve software professionally, often working with less experienced coders. I also managed the release of a small operating system ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0 OLPC's 8.2.0 OS release]) in which I helped to fold the work of many contributors, both ~~large~~ and ~~small~~, into a successful and coherent software development experience.		:: I analyze, critique, and improve software professionally, often working with less experienced coders. I also managed the release of a small operating system ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0 OLPC's 8.2.0 OS release]) in which I helped to fold the work of many contributors, both new and old, into a successful and coherent software development experience.
	*Anything else you think is relevant.		*Anything else you think is relevant.
	:: My entrée into professional software development, [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow rainbow], was begun in an internship not unlike the ones you're applying for here. Now it's time for me to "pay it forward".		:: My entrée into professional software development, [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow rainbow], was begun in an internship not unlike the ones you're applying for here. Now it's time for me to "pay it forward".

	[[Category:GSoC]]		[[Category:GSoC]]

Mstone: /* Michael */

2010-03-20T16:15:10Z

Michael

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	:: I am the author of [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow rainbow]. I also am intimately familiar with Sugar's architecture, design, and code base.		:: I am the author of [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow rainbow]. I also am intimately familiar with Sugar's architecture, design, and code base.
	*What relevant mentoring (or related) experience do you have?		*What relevant mentoring (or related) experience do you have?
	:: I analyze, critique, and improve software professionally, often working with less experienced coders. I also managed the release of a ~~large software distribution~~ ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0 OLPC's 8.2.0 OS release]) in which I helped to fold the work of many contributors, both large and small, into a successful and coherent software development experience.		:: I analyze, critique, and improve software professionally, often working with less experienced coders. I also managed the release of a small operating system ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0 OLPC's 8.2.0 OS release]) in which I helped to fold the work of many contributors, both large and small, into a successful and coherent software development experience.
	*Anything else you think is relevant.		*Anything else you think is relevant.
	:: My entrée into professional software development, [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow rainbow], was begun in an internship not unlike the ones you're applying for here. Now it's time for me to "pay it forward".		:: My entrée into professional software development, [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow rainbow], was begun in an internship not unlike the ones you're applying for here. Now it's time for me to "pay it forward".

	[[Category:GSoC]]		[[Category:GSoC]]

Mstone at 16:14, 20 March 2010

2010-03-20T16:14:06Z

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	You learn through doing, so I will roll up my sleeves along side whomever I mentor, because I want to keep learning.		You learn through doing, so I will roll up my sleeves along side whomever I mentor, because I want to keep learning.

			===[[User:Mstone\|Michael]]===
			*Name/contact
			:: Michael Stone / michael@laptop.org
			*Timezone
			:: EDT (UTC-4)
			*What kind of projects could/would you mentor?
			:: One project
			*How much time could you devote to mentoring?
			:: 5-10 hr/week
			*What relevant coding experience do you have (very briefly, two sentences at most)?
			:: I am the author of [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow rainbow]. I also am intimately familiar with Sugar's architecture, design, and code base.
			*What relevant mentoring (or related) experience do you have?
			:: I analyze, critique, and improve software professionally, often working with less experienced coders. I also managed the release of a large software distribution ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0 OLPC's 8.2.0 OS release]) in which I helped to fold the work of many contributors, both large and small, into a successful and coherent software development experience.
			*Anything else you think is relevant.
			:: My entrée into professional software development, [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow rainbow], was begun in an internship not unlike the ones you're applying for here. Now it's time for me to "pay it forward".

	[[Category:GSoC]]		[[Category:GSoC]]

Walter: /* Walter */

2010-03-20T13:26:15Z

Walter

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	*What kind of projects could/would you mentor?		*What kind of projects could/would you mentor?

	Activities, and some Sugar UI-related projects		Activities, and some Sugar UI-related projects (anything relevant to daily life in the classroom.)

	*How much time could you devote to mentoring? Can you make the especially solid commitment of being a double-mentor?		*How much time could you devote to mentoring? Can you make the especially solid commitment of being a double-mentor?
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	*Anything else you think is relevant.		*Anything else you think is relevant.

			You learn through doing, so I will roll up my sleeves along side whomever I mentor, because I want to keep learning.


	[[Category:GSoC]]		[[Category:GSoC]]

Walter: /* Walter */ double entry...

2010-03-20T13:25:00Z

Walter: double entry...

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	Nah.		Nah.

	~~=== Walter ===~~

	* Name/contact

	~~[[User:Walter\|Walter Bender]]~~

	~~EST (UTC-5)~~

	* What kind of projects could/would you mentor?

	~~I am interested in Sugar activities that are relevant to daily life in the classroom. Things that help the teacher and learner enhance their approaches to problem-solving.~~

	* How much time could you devote to mentoring? Can you make the especially solid commitment of being a double-mentor?

	~~As much as necessary to make sure we have a successful, useful outcome.~~

	* What relevant coding experience do you have (very briefly, two sentences at most)?

	~~maintainer of [[Activities/Turtle Art]]~~

	* What relevant mentoring (or related) experience do you have?

	~~30 years mentoring student projects at MIT~~

	* Anything else you think is relevant.

	~~You learn through doing, so I will roll up my sleeves along side whomever I mentor, because I want to keep learning.~~


	=== [[User:Bobbyp\|Bobby]] ===		=== [[User:Bobbyp\|Bobby]] ===

Walter: /* Walter */

2010-03-20T13:24:07Z

Walter

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	*Name/contact		*Name/contact

	Walter Bender		Walter Bender / (walter AT sl.o)

	*Timezone		*Timezone

Walter at 13:22, 20 March 2010

2010-03-20T13:22:07Z

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	==Mentors==		==Mentors==
	Our most important need right now is for quality mentors. If you (or someone you know) would make a good mentor, please nominate yourself (or them), both here on the ML and on the wiki (if you can't handle a little redundant paperwork, you're probably not a good candidate :). Include relevant information such as:		Our most important need right now is for quality mentors. If you (or someone you know) would make a good mentor, please nominate yourself (or them), both here on the ML (iaep AT sl.o) and on the wiki (if you can't handle a little redundant paperwork, you're probably not a good candidate :). Include relevant information such as:

	*Name/contact		*Name/contact

Walter at 13:20, 20 March 2010

2010-03-20T13:20:23Z

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	There is a lot to creating learning activities that is not technical but procedure. I am particularly interested in making it easier for programmers to create learning activities.		There is a lot to creating learning activities that is not technical but procedure. I am particularly interested in making it easier for programmers to create learning activities.

			===[[User:Walter\|Walter]]===
			*Name/contact

			Walter Bender

			*Timezone

			EST (UTC+4)

			*What kind of projects could/would you mentor?

			Activities, and some Sugar UI-related projects

			*How much time could you devote to mentoring? Can you make the especially solid commitment of being a double-mentor?

			Not sure what a "double mentor" is, but I could put in 10 hours/week...

			*What relevant coding experience do you have (very briefly, two sentences at most)?

			I have been with the Sugar project since the beginning and have been making the occasional Sugar patch; I have written and maintain a half-dozen activities.

			*What relevant mentoring (or related) experience do you have?

			I was a GSoC coordinator and mentor in 2009. I have supervised hundreds of MIT undergraduate research projects and 50+ graduate-level (MS&PhD) thesis projects.

			*Anything else you think is relevant.

	[[Category:GSoC]]		[[Category:GSoC]]

Dfarning: update link

2009-09-01T03:04:52Z

update link

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	*What kind of projects could/would you mentor?		*What kind of projects could/would you mentor?

	[[Listen Spell]], Activities related to speech synthesis		[[Activities/Listen Spell\|Listen Spell]], Activities related to speech synthesis

	*How much time could you devote to mentoring? Can you make the especially solid commitment of being a double-mentor? What are your other commitments over the summer?		*How much time could you devote to mentoring? Can you make the especially solid commitment of being a double-mentor? What are your other commitments over the summer?