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What is P2PU - 
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Mentoring at SoW
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BADGES - ERIN
???the Badge Pilot - http://badges.p2pu.org/about/
Advising on Badges
Erin
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ORGANISE AN SoW Meetup / F2F class
input from Alina, John, Michelle Thorne?
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Front Page
At School of Webcraft you can start learning web development right away. We offer peer-driven study groups and courses driven by learners just like you.

To get started: 

School of Webcraft is a free, online community for learning open web development. Mozilla Foundation http://mozilla.org has partnered with P2PU to help you learn the skills and theory to create web sites and apps using up-to-date open web technologies. 

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About SoW
School of Webcraft is developed in partnership between the Mozilla Foundation and P2PU. Our goal is to help people all around the world become great web developers with a mastery of open and standards based web development.

What can you learn at School of Webcraft?
Find out more about the topic and courses we're looking to support.

We're also developing the Open Badge infrastructure, a new way to track, recognise and publicise what you're learning at School of Webcraft. 
Interested in badges? We've got more information here. [BADGE PAGE]

School of Webcraft is a community project made up of people like you. We work together to help each other learn the best and freshest ways to develop on the open web.
        
School of Webcraft staff and community members are here to help you learn:

Find out more about [how we can help]. [> GET INVOLVED / PARTICIPATION]


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School of Webcraft Charter:

http://etherpad.mozilla.org:9000/webcraft-charter

Get Involved / Participation:

We welcome everyone's participation in School of Webcraft whether you're a newbie web developer or an expert with only a couple of hours to give. 
There are many ways you can get involved in the School of Webcraft:


Do you have other ideas of how you can help School of Webcraft? We'd love to [hear from you].  

We're also looking for individuals to help us expand School of Webcraft and P2PU into other language communities. To find out more about volunteering in localisation please visit these pages [ > P2PU LOCALISATION / What's the best link?].


FAQ
What is the School of Webcraft?
The  School of Webcraft is a joint partnership between Mozilla and Peer 2  Peer University dedicated to providing web developer training that's  free, open and globally accessible. Our peer-led courses are powered by  learners, mentors and contributors like you. Our goal: make it easy for  people around the world to gain skills and build careers using open web  technology. 
Learn more about the School of Webcraft's vision and plan  here. 

http://etherpad.mozilla.org:9000/webcraft-charter

What is Mozilla?
Mozilla   is a global community and non-profit organization dedicated to   promoting openness, innovation and opportunity online. As the organisaion behind Firefox web browser, one of the   world's leading open source projects, Mozilla believes that teaching  and  learning open standards helps keep the web open and awesome.
Read the Mozilla mission statement: http://www.mozilla.org/about/mission.html

What is Peer 2 Peer University?
Peer  2 Peer University is an open education project dedicated to "learning  for everyone, by everyone, about almost anything." P2PU offers a  platform for lifelong learning and accreditation through online courses  and freely available open education materials. 

Find out more about P2PU's goals and history: http://p2pu.org/en/pages/about/


What do you mean by "webcraft?"
Webcraft  is "a systematic approach to web development and design education."http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea/wiki/Web_Craft We  think of this as as the range of skills, knowledge and habits today's web  developers and designers need in order to be successful, creative and up-to-date.

What can I learn at School of Webcraft?
School   of Webcraft has been established to help people learn open and   standards based web development skills and theory. 
Topics can range from the basics of creating a first site and learning   to develop correct, semantically marked up code for HTML, CSS and   JavaScript all the way through to best practice for complex web   applications using databases and languages such as PHP, Python / Django   or Ruby on Rails.
Unfortunately, our focus on open and standards based development prevents us from presenting courses and study groups with a focus on proprietary technology and commercial software.

How do School of Webcraft courses and groups work? Where do they meet?
School of Webcraft classes are organised online and can be as short  as one week. Anyone, anywhere with access to the web is free to apply for a course or to participate in a study group. 
Some groups of learners hold online meetings or presentations each week.   Other groups run asynchronously, and rely entirely on email and forum  communication instead of online meetings.
To learn about how groups are run visit the P2PU Handbook.

How much does it cost to take a course?
Nothing. School of Webcraft courses are 100% free.
School of Webcraft is a project led by two not-for-profits, Mozilla Foundation and P2PU. We believe that education (and the open web) should be accessible to all. 

Donate to School of Webcraft: https://donate.mozilla.org/page/contribute/webcraft

How can I get involved in the School of Webcraft?
There  are so many ways you can participate! Join or create a  study group or  course, Advise on content and assessment criteria, mentor learners or  help us localise to different languages. 

Visit our participation guide to find out more: 

I'd like to sign-up for School of Webcraft course or study group. How do I do that?
If groups are open for sign-up you will be able to click "Participate" on the group's main page. Fill in the required information and submit it to course organisers for processing. Please be aware that as groups are organised by volunteers so there may be a couple of days delay processing your sign-up.

Find out how to sign-up for a group at the P2PU Handbook:

The group I want to join is closed to sign-up. What can I do next?
Some courses and groups may be closed to sign-up due to time or place restrictions. You can still read through learning content and follow participants experiences by electing to "Follow" the group. 
You can also "clone" the content of an existing study group or course and further refine and add to the content yourself. 
To learn how to clone a group visit "Start a Study Group" at the P2PU Helpdesk.  http://p2pu.org/en/groups/p2pu-help-desk/content/how-to-start-a-study-group-on-p2pu/

Find out how to sign-up for a group at the P2PU Handbook:

I'd like to lead a School of Webcraft course. How do I do that?
You  can propose a School of Webcraft course through our course proposal  form here. You can also have a look at P2PU's "Course Design Handbook"  for tips and guidlines on designing your course.

I'd like to suggest a course idea, but not necessarily organise it myself. Can I do that?
Sure! Create a profile on P2PU's site and use the tags feature to share what you want to learn. When a course matching your tags is created, we'll let you know.

I've got something simple I want to learn. Can I still participate?
Totally!  We're happy for you to create a group made up of as little as one discrete task  or to connect  some related modules together to create a longer learning project. 

You  may want to take responsibility for organising only the first focused task and resources and invite other learners to develop tasks for subsequent weeks.

Do I need to be an expert to start a study group?
You  don't need to be a  expert on your topic, but it helps to have some background knowledge and research you begin your group. 
Study groups are the best way to manage learning a topic you're unfamiliar with as together with your peers you can collaboratively explore the learning material.  

While it  certainly helps to have some background knowledge about the course or group you  organise, the most important thing is to be committed to sharing your  learning experience with other passionate people.

How much of a time commitment is typically involved in running a course or study group?
Leading  a School of Webcraft course may require three hours a  week, over six to ten weeks. A lot of the day-to-day time commitment  stems from answering messages from participants and moderating  discussions. 
Course organisers should set aside  time before they open the group publicly in order to design their course, create the core tasks, structure the  schedule, gather resources and gather feedback from the community.


I'd like to teach or learn in a language other than English. How can I do that?

The  School of Webcraft is dedicated to providing courses in as many  languages as possible. You can see a drop down of available languages on the top left of the P2PU site. 
We're looking for individuals to help us expand  School of Webcraft and P2PU into other language communities. To find out  more about assisting in localisation please visit these pages.

I'd love to get involved but I've got limited time. Can I set my own schedule?

That's  no problem, participants can organise a project whenever is convenient  for them, so you're welcome to create a project idea and set the start  and end dates to suit your schedule. 

Do you offer accreditation for School of Webcraft courses? Like a diploma or certificate?

Not  yet. But we are developing an accreditation system based on badges. The  Open Badge framework will help learners publicise their achievement and  skills to outside stakeholders, like potential employers.
Learn more about the Open Badges project.

I have a question that's not covered here. How can I get in touch with someone about it?
The best way to find something out is to ask in our question and answer forum. http://qa.p2pu.org/