Agreed with Josh on the "what do you wanna learn/know".
I have had more experienced participants in some of my workshops.
I find it easy to engage them and showcase their experience and skills in a way that makes the workshop useful to them and others.

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From: veganboyjosh@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 12:51:01 -0500
To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike Winterizing Resources

Here's the curriculum for the introductory winter cycling workshop I've taught at a few shops with pretty good feedback. 

This document serves as the outline I work/speak from during the class. Just go down it and present the info/use this as a guide. 

In general but specifically for this class, I've found that addressing the "what do you want to learn from this class" fairly early will help inform the instructor(s) from the start, which can totally help the participants get more out of the class.
One of the earlier times I taught the class, I found out after that one of the participants was well versed in riding in the winter, so most of this information was old hat for him. I'm not sure what he was looking to get out of the class, to be sure, but I would have preferred not to have a student sit through a class they didn't need. 

Feel free to copy or share:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ZchDvoDOcEwVSexqJ76ZWFXVd1su-FejQb5Z5e6ihI/pub




On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Mary Lauran Hall <mlhall@peoplepoweredmovement.org> wrote:
Here's an overview from The Bike House here in DC: 


On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 5:09 PM, chris turner <chris.0.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Sam,

We've done lots of winter cycling clinics in the past, but haven't developed any resources that we can share. You're already planning on hitting a lot of what we've found to be the important stuff (studded tires, cleaning/lubing, how to dress). Do you plan on teaching folks to stud their own tires? That's always been popular, and it makes it easier for some folks to start riding through the winter.

Wanda mentioned this already, but I want to second the importance of talking about winter routes. It's been my experience at that this has been the biggest barrier for folks that show up for winter clinics. Typically, these folks ride the rest of the year, but their normal routes are uncomfortable to ride (or are not ride-able) in the winter. It's really helpful to suggest some alternate routes for folks whose commute paths get much worse with the weather.


Chris Turner
Off the Chain 
Anchorage, AK

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