Teaching the Dictionary Building Class

"Hello, all you Eclipse Users!"

I'd mentioned some posts back that I was asked to help teach the Thursday night CAT class with a focus on Realtime and Dictionary Building. Naturally, because I am quite well versed in Eclipse, I was asked to handle that half of the class. The class size of Eclipse users is roughly 15 students in class and another 5-6 who attend remotely.

Even though the position is called "assistant instructor," I've really grabbed this opportunity by the horns and am giving it my all! I've prepared an assortment of Eclipse features and topics that loosely play off the syllabus and have been using lesson plans to teach every week. The teaching format consists of my introducing a topic while showing it on a projector for the class and also sharing my screen for those attending remotely.
Additionally, because I have a tendency to speak like a speed-demon, I create videos on Youtube that summarize the topics discussed in class. A little thanks to Screencast-o-Matic for being a such a great, easy, and free tool!

If you'd like to see my videos, check out my YouTube channel!

It's only been a few weeks, but I just love teaching the class, and I think that some students are getting some real value out of it! At least one student told me that she was actually incorporating my system when it comes to utilizing the preview word glossaries and job dictionaries. That so touched my heart~~

I really have to thank all the other amazing Eclipse users out there for my "power user" status with the program. Steve Kosmata, Jenny Griffin, and of course everyone behind the annual Eclipse convention. That one really is my favorite of all the conventions to attend, and I always learn so much whenever I go.

I believe that utilizing our software to work for us can really save us time, trouble, and money! So here's to exploring the big, beautiful world of Eclipse (or whatever your software may be)!!