Meet a Study Group (MaSG) – FAQ and Sign Up
Meet a Study Group is the latest addition to Meet a Mentor. If you are interested in signing up to a study group under the Meet a Study Group initiative you can sign up here
If you’d like to find out more then here is an FAQ:
It is a project designed to connect you with a small group of people that are looking to learn the same things as you as part of online study group. The groups are based on the Meet a Mentor slack group. The learning is typically based around an online course or book, which is voted on by the members of the group.
Q – What is the point? Why should I join in?
Learning a new technology can be difficult, it can be useful to have a support group around you to answer questions and keep you on course. You will join part of a small group of people that all have the same goal in mind. There are often enthusiastic and driven mentors/advisors within the group that can help keep you on course when you get stuck.
This is an example of feedback we received that lead us to create this initiative:
“What I found lacking in an online course was an active forum to discuss. It would have been good to have something like slack to communicate with others on course.”
Enter Meet a Study Group!
Q – Which groups exist at the moment?
So far we have groups around Kafka, TDD, Reactive Programming, Clojure and have new groups coming around Java for beginners and Deep Learning/Machine Learning. We expect to be setting up new groups around various technologies all the time.
Q – Who is behind the Meet a Study Group initiative
Ultimately it is being driven by members of the Meet a Mentor initiative. RecWorks (founders/organisers of Meet a Mentor) are on-hand to get the groups started and provide support where required with organising events, connecting with mentors and general administration and support of the groups, but the groups are driven by the members. You can see our privacy policy here
Q – Will there be a workshop/meetups involved?
This is up to the group lead and the members of the study group. There is definitely the opportunity to organise in-person workshops and meet ups if members of the group want to.
Q – Which courses are used in the study groups?
Each group will make this decision themselves. Where necessary we can put you in touch with experts/mentors and get their thoughts on the best material to use.
Q – Can I join and opt out later?
Yes, absolutely. We know some people will have a change of heart
To sign up to a group under the Meet a Study Group initiative you can sign up here
