Scope out MVP for Drupal Dojo relaunch

[gusaus]

Let's begin by updating the previous site spec -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wd78vPJ4aReZj4Rini7ATxOhpjDjg3qKL3l93jghcjw/edit?usp=sharing

[gusaus]

I've started to copy elements of the previous site spec into the current #4 (comment). It still needs to be updated to reflect using Coder Dojo as a model and Open Social as a base distribution. http://dev-drupal-dojo-open-social.pantheonsite.io/

[gusaus]

Cross posting related comments from #5

@miesz-ko #5 (comment)

My recommendation would be to use Open Social without heavy modifications. We use it at our agency as an extranet/intranet and it works great. Then you can focus on these project roles and get the community started (some roles might overlap):

content creators
community builders
outreach + onboarding
Roles 1 + 2 might consider reposting the best of the old Drupal Dojo content to get things started. And then you need to create some fresh Drupal 8 stuff. An overview of existing resources on external websites would work nicely too as early content!
Role 3 should get the word out that the new Dojo exists and sign-up users.

@ikit-claw #5 (comment)

What about some dedicated mentors? Over a forum for example. You could post your question and the mentor team could answer them? I'd prefer 1 on 1 mentoring but I understand that people are busy and this is not likely to be paid so many would not be available for a dedicated 1 on 1.

@miesz-ko #5 (comment)

Mentors are a great idea! These could work in a few groups over specific subjects, or maybe on knowledge level (beginner/intermediate/expert)? The group admin would be the mentor. Bonus: all members will be notified of activity if they choose so in their profile.

I do recommend using some structure because otherwise you're back to the Slack / Drupal.org / Reddit experience that gives one big running thread that disappears quickly.

@ikit-claw #5 (comment)

as I imagine it a user would select what they believe they can do we could have anything from documentation - tutorials - coder writing - basics of Drupal so on. Then it wants to be archived in a public way so everyone can find it and use the resource.

[gusaus]

I'll let the experts incorporate into the site spec, but generally speaking I think CoderDojo provides a pretty good model for DrupalDojo. https://coderdojo.com/

Not just in the name, but it enables people to create or attend Dojos in their community. https://coderdojo.com/

I think the following sections may serve as inpiration -

• About
• Attend A Dojo
• Create A Dojo
• News
• Volunteer/Get Involved

[gusaus]

Meetup.com also provides some good examples -

• Find A Dojo
• Calendar view
• Dojo group - events, members, sponsors, discussions, etc

[johnatasjmo]

I like the idea of the meetup, a calendar view and attend a dojo and create a dojo. This is basically the idea behind meetup. It would be good also to share documents for creating a dojo and a theme for each dojo executed. As an example, in Miami we have a monthly meetup that is used as a training and sharing experiences.

[lyndsey]

@gusaus is this your role to coordinate building and defining the function for the Dojo/meet up stuff above?

I'm going to focus on the project section, because I need to start using it for the nfp theme stuff

[gusaus]

@lyndsey Now that we're breaking the gdoc into tasks, I'm going to work the following examples into #14 and whatever issues pertain to organizing Dojo groups, events, and sessions.

#4 (comment)
#4 (comment)

[gusaus]

@lyndsey Per #5 (comment) I think we can create a task for creating a #nfp & community theme for the Drupal Dojo site.

The theme would be committed back as a stand-alone project, but the Dojo site may be a catalyst for bringing people together and providing incentives for those interested in getting this done.

[ikit-claw]

These are all great suggestions for content lets get the site updated and get to work on it.

[gusaus]

As mentioned in Drupal Slack (before the logs disappeared), we're going to use #drupal in OpenCollective Slack to finish this project scope and fill out roles needed to develop/update/maintain the site.

Main reason (aside from being able to access logs) is there are project leads, sponsoring orgs, Drupal Association community liaisons, and other stakeholder types for this and other priority projects already in that one room.

We're also putting together a service offering for Open Learning Labs, so anyone interested in providing services or partnering can join us in #openlearninglabs

If you'd like to help complete a proper scope of work, chime in here or jump into this thread.

This is one of several Open Social based projects in the queue.