“The Heck Is a Drupal?” Best practices on supporting newcomers to the Drupal world

Presenters: Mannah

In this session, I will share experiences from my dive into the world of Drupal. I’ll talk about the tips, tricks and lingo I learned during my journey learning Drupal with the Palantir mentoring initiative as well as opportunities other novice Drupalers can take advantage of..

Topics :

 

  • Successes and challenges    

  • Tips and resources to overcome learning obstacles

  • Opportunities to support newcomers

 

Challenges

 

  • Documentation

  • Hosting

  • Balancing content creation and site structure set up

  • Software integration and configuration

 

Opportunities

 

  • Training

  • Applied learning

  • Partnership with non-profits agencies

  • Crowd-sourcing mentorship

Audience
Experience Level
Beginner
Schedule Info
Conference Year
2018
Status
Proposed
Session Track
Community and Being Human