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Discussion on: Who'd be interested in a kind of open CS lecture stream, and what would you like to have covered?

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I'm hoping to create a two-sided stream where people can ask questions live. Not needing a fixed script will also let me adapt and cover more topics -- like reflections on things I've done rather than polished videos.

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Nested Software

This may work, but I'm a bit concerned about there being enough people when it's this live stream where the viewers are whoever happens to have some free time to watch.

Another option may be to record yourself doing a class. I've offered to do free courses in my area before, and they were usually pretty well attended. That way you know ahead of time that you have a certain number of captives, err I mean, students. When you get questions, you can repeat them for the video. I imagine there should be any number of reasonable options for a free or cheap place where they will provide you with a room and a projector (libraries, colleges, user groups, etc).

You could even live stream the class, so you'd get the best of both worlds. The downsides are that you have to get a bit organized about registering students and finding a venue. Also, that may force you to do the class in the evening or on a weekend when more people could attend and I don't know if that is a viable option given you mentioned a morning stream.