Fall 2019 Schedule + Call for Instructors

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Fall 2019 Schedule + Call for Instructors

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Hi everyone! Fall 2019 is now underway and we're excited to get started with our lessons for the semester. Have a look to see which ones you'd like to attend!

We're also on the lookout for instructors for many of the lessons below. If you see a lesson currently without an instructor (designated with **) that you'd like to teach, get in touch about instructing with us -- more info on how to do so below!

Please also feel free to leave comments about lessons that are not listed here but which you'd like to see in the future (or which you'd like to teach yourself).

We will shortly be posting details and installation instructions for each of these lessons in the link below -- be sure to keep an eye out!
https://github.com/UofTCoders/Events/issues

Date	Session (previous material linked, if applicable)	Instructor
Sept 26	Intro to Python	Haidy (@HaidyGiratallah)
Oct 3	Intro to R	Frances (@FrancesWong)
Oct 10	Intro to Bash	Amin (@ab2347)
Oct 17	Intro to Git	Ahmed (@aays)
Oct 24	Best practices for reproducible programming	Coders exec
Oct 31	Code review	Sara (@SaraMati)
Nov 7	Python: Unit tests	James (@James-S-Santangelo)
Nov 14	Intro to Statistics in Python	Raul (@ralle123)
Nov 21	Intro to Statistics in R	@librarianlise
Nov 28	Data visualization in R with ggplot2	Margot (@margot-l)

Call for Instructors **

We wouldn't be able to hold these weekly sessions without volunteers from the UofT Coders community, and we're always welcoming of any new volunteers who would like to teach or help in other ways. If you'd like to volunteer to instruct one of these sessions (lessons needing instructors indicated with **), please reply here or to uoftcoders@gmail.com with the following:

Which session you'd like to teach
A quick outline of what you would like to cover. Linked to some of the lessons are previous material that has been developed. You can either reuse the lesson material or adapt it for your purposes.
Confirm you've read our Contributing Guidelines for Leading a Lesson

We will get in contact with you after that to coordinate. Please keep in mind that you DO NOT need to be an expert in the lesson topic to teach. While some familiarity is required, if you'd like to use this as an opportunity to further your understanding of the topic, we highly encourage that as well!

Answer 1 · 2019-09-10T16:56:21.000Z

I can definitely do Data visualization in R and/or Intro to Python. Best, Margot

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On Sep 10, 2019, at 11:54 AM, Ahmed Hasan ***@***.***> wrote: Hi everyone! Fall 2019 is now underway and we're excited to get started with our lessons for the semester. Have a look to see which ones you'd like to attend! We're also on the lookout for instructors for many of the lessons below. If you see a lesson currently without an instructor (designated with **) that you'd like to teach, get in touch about instructing with us -- more info on how to do so below! Please also feel free to leave comments about lessons that are not listed here but which you'd like to see in the future (or which you'd like to teach yourself). We will shortly be posting details and installation instructions for each of these lessons in the link below -- be sure to keep an eye out! https://github.com/UofTCoders/Events/issues <https://github.com/UofTCoders/Events/issues> Date Session (previous material linked, if applicable) Instructor Sept 26 Intro to Python <https://github.com/UofTCoders/studyGroup/tree/gh-pages/lessons/python/intro> ** Oct 3 Intro to R <https://github.com/UofTCoders/studyGroup/tree/gh-pages/lessons/r/intro> Frances ***@***.*** <https://github.com/FrancesWong>) Oct 10 Intro to Bash <https://github.com/UofTCoders/studyGroup/tree/gh-pages/lessons/misc/bash-intro/> ** Oct 17 Intro to Git <https://uoftcoders.github.io/studyGroup/lessons/git/intro/lesson/> Ahmed ***@***.*** <https://github.com/aays>) Oct 24 Best practices for reproducible programming Coders exec Oct 31 Code review <https://uoftcoders.github.io/studyGroup/lessons/misc/code-review/lesson/> ** Nov 7 Python: Unit tests <https://github.com/UofTCoders/studyGroup/tree/gh-pages/lessons/python/unittests> ** Nov 14 Intro to Statistics in Python ** Nov 21 Intro to Statistics in R ** Nov 28 Data visualization in R with ggplot2 <https://github.com/UofTCoders/studyGroup/tree/gh-pages/lessons/r/ggplot2> ** Call for Instructors ** We wouldn't be able to hold these weekly sessions without volunteers from the UofT Coders community, and we're always welcoming of any new volunteers who would like to teach or help in other ways. If you'd like to volunteer to instruct one of these sessions (lessons needing instructors indicated with **), please reply here or to ***@***.*** ***@***.***> with the following: Which session you'd like to teach A quick outline of what you would like to cover. Linked to some of the lessons are previous material that has been developed. You can either reuse the lesson material or adapt it for your purposes. Confirm you've read our Contributing Guidelines for Leading a Lesson <https://uoftcoders.github.io/studyGroup/CONTRIBUTING/#leading-a-lesson> We will get in contact with you after that to coordinate. Please keep in mind that you DO NOT need to be an expert in the lesson topic to teach. While some familiarity is required, if you'd like to use this as an opportunity to further your understanding of the topic, we highly encourage that as well! — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#455?email_source=notifications&email_token=ADZ6R2UPVHO76ZSZMGIRKWDQI67JTA5CNFSM4IVJRLWKYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFUVEXG43VMWVGG33NNVSW45C7NFSM4HKPVLGQ>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADZ6R2WPWIUP55EUMDTTKK3QI67JTANCNFSM4IVJRLWA>.

Answer 2 · 2019-09-10T23:41:45.000Z

@margot-l Awesome - I'll wait to see if any external instructors respond re: either of those lessons and put you down for the other if that's alright?

Answer 3 · 2019-09-11T04:31:31.000Z

Can I take intro to statistics in python? Thanks, Raul

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On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 7:41 PM Ahmed Hasan ***@***.***> wrote: @margot-l <https://github.com/margot-l> Awesome - I'll wait to see if any external instructors respond re: either of those lessons and put you down for the other if that's alright? — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#455?email_source=notifications&email_token=AA23WWNW64SF2WCOUXE64NTQJAWDVA5CNFSM4IVJRLWKYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD6MZ4LQ#issuecomment-530161198>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AA23WWPJVNZK3WTW76MZAYDQJAWDVANCNFSM4IVJRLWA> .

Answer 4 · 2019-09-11T13:13:37.000Z

I can do Intro to python.
Cheers,
Haidy

Answer 5 · 2019-09-11T13:35:41.000Z

@HaidyGiratallah @ralle123 Done!

@margot-l I've got you down for Data Visualization in R!

Answer 6 · 2019-09-11T15:15:09.000Z

Excellent! -- Margot Lautens Graduate Student Fraser Lab University of Toronto

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On Sep 11, 2019, at 9:35 AM, Ahmed Hasan ***@***.***> wrote: @HaidyGiratallah <https://github.com/HaidyGiratallah> @ralle123 <https://github.com/ralle123> Done! @margot-l <https://github.com/margot-l> I've got you down for Data Visualization in R! — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#455?email_source=notifications&email_token=ADZ6R2VG4JWQTGE5YVJ53BLQJDX3DA5CNFSM4IVJRLWKYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD6OQDEY#issuecomment-530383251>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADZ6R2UV52YVPIVEGWBKVULQJDX3DANCNFSM4IVJRLWA>.

Answer 7 · 2019-09-11T19:21:43.000Z

I can do code review

Answer 8 · 2019-09-12T16:59:22.000Z

I could teach Intro to Statistics in R on Nov 21. Is this a new session topic (there's no previously linked material)? I can look at other lessons on Software/Data carpentry for ideas, and would welcome any other input on aspects to cover.

I've read the guidelines.

Answer 9 · 2019-09-12T17:10:30.000Z

I did it in the spring, let me see if i can find it

On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 12:59 PM librarianlise ***@***.***> wrote: I could teach Intro to Statistics in R on Nov 21. Is this a new session topic (there's no previously linked material)? I can look at other lessons on Software/Data carpentry for ideas, and would welcome any other input on aspects to cover. I've read the guidelines. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#455?email_source=notifications&email_token=AA23WWMXEN22VZ7CDOTPTZLQJJYOZA5CNFSM4IVJRLWKYY3PNVWWK3TUL52HS4DFVREXG43VMVBW63LNMVXHJKTDN5WW2ZLOORPWSZGOD6SR3EA#issuecomment-530914704>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AA23WWOWSPMGRNNFACSX6ADQJJYOZANCNFSM4IVJRLWA> .

-- Thanks, Raul Samayoa https://ca.linkedin.com/in/rsamayoa

Answer 10 · 2019-09-12T19:05:30.000Z

Oh, I see it now in the lessons folder (https://github.com/UofTCoders/studyGroup/tree/gh-pages/lessons/r/statistics) - I just assumed since it wasn't linked that it was new.

Answer 11 · 2019-09-13T18:25:21.000Z

@librarianlise My mistake for not linking that - we should update the Lesson Content tab on our website with that lesson, since I totally missed it. However, if you'd like, you're absolutely welcome to modify the lesson/create your own from scratch and submit a pull request!

Could you also email us at uoftcoders@gmail.com so that we have your contact info + can coordinate further closer to the lesson?

Answer 12 · 2019-11-26T15:04:28.000Z

Hi all
I am replying to the call for instructors to propose myself as a teacher for a session on "Introduction to machine learning" in December 2019 or January 2020. I already gave this lecture to the UofT Coders audience in February 2018, and I would like to repeat that experience.
Please let me know if it's possible :-)
Thanks

Answer 13 · 2019-11-29T16:11:24.000Z

@davidechicco Thanks for reaching out and for the offer -- we'll be putting together our lesson schedule for next semester later this month and will definitely keep you updated!

Answer 14 · 2019-11-29T16:40:09.000Z

I will also be running some workshops at the UofT library on LaTeX, and they're open to all! I'll keep you posted on the dates and times

Answer 15 · 2019-12-27T23:04:08.000Z

Thanks @jessexknight keep in touch! I'm closing this issue but as @aays mentioned, we'll be putting together the next schedule and keep you updated.

Answer 16 · 2019-12-28T16:56:02.000Z

Thanks for the reminder @linamnt! We have the dates now:

Intro to LaTeX:

Thu Jan 16, 13:00 - 15:00
Fri Jan 17, 13:00 - 15:00

Advanced LaTeX (topics TBD):

Wed Jan 22, 13:00 - 15:00
Thu Jan 23, 13:00 - 15:00

Location: Gerstein Science Information Centre