OSE Crash Courses

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Introduction

OSE Crash Courses are dense, 5 minute videos intended for rapid learning. They are dedicated to people who appreciate rapid learning, and can be used by learners of all speeds.

OSE's approach focuses on talent development within its developer pool, such that an integrated skill set of technical competency is gained as part of OSE collaboration. These competencies span the whole range of skills necessary to become an Integrated Human. While we begin with hard skills such as CAD on our mission to remove material scarcity, we include other arts, humanities, and sciences in the mix. We believe in interdisciplinary learning, which allows for a proper understanding of how one human activity relates to other parts of the world.

Requirements

The OSE Crash courses are intended to be definitive and dense surveys that allow the viewer to scan the content rapidly, with links to supporting material.

  1. Links are provided as interactive click events
  2. Pace is super fast and comprehensive
  3. Video edit is tight
  4. Tight script focuses on breadth rather than depth, where the depth can be accessed readily via links
  5. Intent of definitive tutorial on a given subject
  6. OSE Linux is used so there are no software conflicts, so that the screen looks identical as in the video, and so that everyone has a uniform copy of all required files. Intent is to remove software issues from getting in the way of learning.
  7. These are different from Lynda.com in that these are more streamlined and more survey in nature: software issues and settings are eliminated; sample files are already available in the OSE Linux distribution.
  8. Supporting videos may be created to provide further details, and these videos are linked from the core instructional as interactive media, such as in YouTube. However, these must be 15 seconds long or less, such that they load instantly and do not get the user lost, and have an interactive return link to the exact spot in the previous video where the viewer left off
  9. Balance overview vs. technical detail is included. Place all detail in supporting videos for sake of providing excellent overviews.
  10. Not a single second of dead time is present.
  11. Just enough viewing length is shown for a viewer to get their bearings.
  12. It may be assumed that the viewer should stop the vidoe frequently to absorb something
  13. It should be assumed that the audience is a rapid-learning viewer, such that slower learners simply do more pausing of the video
  14. Video is suitable for all skill levels, with no prior understanding required unless specifically noted. Prerequisites are interactive links at the beginning of the video
  15. Format is screencast or whiteboard as needed
  16. A supporting PDF is created by refactoring key concepts from the video using Scribus desktop publishing software

List

These have been identified as the key crash courses necessary for collaboration:

Development Process

  1. Open Source Product Development - (OSPD) - the definitive 5 minute guide to the OSE Development process for open hardware
  2. Open Hardware Development Template - the part of OSPD dealing with the actual elements/deliverables for each product, and tools used to deliver these products. Includes a process diagram (BonitaBPM)
  3. OSE Team Workflow
  4. Wiki 101
  5. Embeddable Docs 101

Technology

  1. 3D Printer Construction Set 101 - from 3D printers to precision machines, and precision calculations
  2. Universal CNC Controller 101
  3. CNC Torch Table 101
  4. Tractor Construction Set 101
  5. Hydraulics 101
  6. Aquaponics 101
  7. Automation and IoT 101
  8. 3D Printing 101
  9. Inverter Design 101

Software

  1. FreeCAD
  2. LibreCAD
  3. Kdenlive
  4. Cura
  5. Arduino Environment
  6. KiCad
  7. Fritzing

Web, Admin, and Linux

  1. Linux 101 - The Ultimate Guide to
  2. Sysadmin 101 - The Definitive 5 Minute Guide to setting up and administering a web server for a website.
  3. Web Page Design - using open source software to design embeddable webpages including Javascript, CSS formatting, and HTML without having to know Javascript, CSS, or HTML

Health

  1. The Human Body 101 - the crash course on identifying the 650 skeletal muscles of the body. Relevance: understanding structure of the body leads to understanding function and therefore

Peak Performance

  1. Memory 101
  2. Speed Reading 101 - how to read any book in the world in 5 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day.
  3. Diet 101 - The Ultimate 5 minute Guide to human diet.

Organization and Business

  1. Human Resources 101
  2. BonitaBPM - includes File:The Ultimage Guide to BonitaBPM.pdf and goes through basics of mapping a workflow/business process using the standard business process notation of flowcharts with symbols
  3. OpenERP - advanced level. Automation of inventory, sales, shopping cart, and other functions
  4. PhPList - email lists / newsletters

Communications

  1. Interactive Media 101 - using YouTube to create interactive videos for rapid learning, such as the OSE Crash Courses
  2. Desktop Publishing 101 - how to master Scribus open source desktop publishing in 5 minutes.
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