Hello, Mr. Chips
Yesterday’s Blog Breakfast went very well. (Everything goes down better with Krispy Kremes.) I have a more demanding teaching gig tonight. I’m doing my first adult program and my first patron tech training, an “Introduction to the Internet” class.
There will only be six people there at most, but because this is my first time trying to teach grown-ups how to use the Internet, I’m just a wee bit on the butterflies and goosebumps side. It’s a 90 minute class (twice as long as the Blog Breakfast) with complete strangers (rather than coworkers). What if I’m trying to cover to much? What if I’m not covering enough? What if I just confuse the students? What if my jokes fall flat? What if my trousers fall down halfway through the class? What if a hungry bear wanders in, looking for pic-a-nic baskets?
If the class doesn’t go down like the President’s approval ratings, if the class actually goes well, I’d like to do more advanced classes. I’d love to do a class on how to use the Internet for more than just free email and discounted airline tickets, how to start your own blog, how you can contribute to Wikipedia or start your own wiki. But I need to get through this introduction class first.
