This event is to support those intending to give training courses during EGEE-II. Participants might be members of the NA3 activity, or other EGEE activities, or might be members of partner projects or application comunities associated with EGEE.
The following details - and the agenda itself - are being finalised urgently!
Registration is required for the day on
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/action/registration/egee/index.cfm?id=734
Logistics: The course will be held in building of the IPP-BAS. The location map and recommended hotels list are at http://egee-2-na3.acad.bg/.
In order to use a laptop to access GILDA to run the exercises you will only need preinstalled ssh and 802.11b/g wireless communication capabilities. At the beginning of the course you will receive wireless connection parameters and a unique IP address for the event.
10:00
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10:15
Introductions and overview of the day15m
Speaker:
Mike Mineter
10:15
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11:00
Training in EGEE-II45m
The objectives and structure of NA3, the training activity in EGEE-II, are described.
Slides
11:00
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11:30
Structuring an EGEE-II course30m
A talk followed by discussion, seeking to explore how to
structure courses effectively. For example:
1. whilst many of the courses given by NA3 are generic,
there are cases where courses should be tailored for
specific user communities or partner projects.
2. practicals are a vital part of courses. We will explore
how practicals can be structured.
Speaker:
Mike Mineter
Slides
11:30
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11:45
Coffee
15m
11:45
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12:10
NA3 procedures25m
This will describe the support provided by NA3 to those
giving training. It will include event advertising,
registration, goal setting, feedback... NA3 has
procedures for these and following them will both
simplify the running of an event and also ensure that
trainers' efforts are recorded in the annals of EGEE-II.
Slides
12:10
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12:35
Reflections on EGEE training in Greece (provisional title)25m
Speaker:
Fotis Georgatos
document
Slides
12:35
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13:00
What is required of a trainer?25m
Grids are complex things, and trainers make scalable the creation of many diverse and effective user communities.
What skills and aptitudes are essential for effective training?
Slides
13:00
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14:00
Lunch
1h
14:00
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14:20
Discussion20m
Of issues arising from the morning's presentations.
more information
pictures
14:20
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14:50
The EGEE Digital Library30m
The EGEE digital library is the major resource for
trainers in EGEE-II. This talk explains how trainers can
both use and contribute to this library.
The uploaded presentation is a slightly extended
version of the talk that was given in Sofia - it has a bit
more about the use of the Digital Library
http://egee.lib.ed.ac.uk/
Slides
14:50
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15:20
t-Infrastructure30m
t-Infrastructure is vital for training - as e-infrastructure supports production uses, so t-infrastructure supports training. It comprises a grid that can be booked and used for training, with reasonable expectation of fast turnaround of jobs to facilitate learning in the timescale of the tutorial session. It needs to be able to deploy middleware in anticipation of production use. It needs a lightweight CA so participants do not need a certificate before courses begin.
The GILDA grid is widely used in EGEE courses. It is described with an emphasis on the procedures for its use by trainers. An overview of the information available on the GILDA site is also given.
