Definitely poke local colleges/universities. Although rare, there are 
often some computing grad students (and maybe a few undergrads) with a 
passion for teaching that could greatly enjoy such an opportunity. I'd 
contact student advisors in the relevant departments as they'd probably 
know which students would have interest.

Kate Deibel, PhD | Web Applications Specialist
Information Technology Services
University of Washington Libraries
http://staff.washington.edu/deibel

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On 2015-05-08 8:25 AM, Chad Nelson wrote:
> Eliza,
>
> Looks like Girl Develop It has a Milwaukee outfit, and even looks like they
> already run javascript classes.
> http://www.meetup.com/Girl-Develop-It-Milwaukee
>
> I've heard nothing but good things about GDI classes in my neck of the
> woods, but obviously can't speak specifically about folks from Milwaukee.
> But seems like a decent possibility.
>
> hth,
> Chad
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 11:14 AM Eliza Carrie Bettinger <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>>
>> I received a grant from my university to organize a 7-month program for
>> academic staff to build their Javascript skills. The idea is all the staff
>> who participate will get together 1-2x per month to share their progress on
>> individual projects they're developing, and get feedback and
>> troubleshooting help from both a peer group AND a paid expert I'm calling a
>> "coach." (Full description below.)
>>
>>
>> The problem I'm having is finding anyone who is interested in taking the
>> coaching the job. I have not made a public job ad, but I have emailed about
>> 10 folks from campus and community, and asked them to notify their networks
>> and affiliated lis-servs. For example: the leaders of Milwaukee MeetUp
>> groups for tech women, for Javascript programmers, and open data; the web
>> development professor at our iSchool; our campus app development lab; the
>> leader of a local nonprofit that teaches coding to kids; etc. I've gotten
>> positive responses form many of these folks, but I haven't received a
>> nibble of interest from a single person in the job itself. I'm continuing
>> to identify key people whose networks I can tap, but I'm discouraged by the
>> apparent lack of interest I've encountered so far, and scratching my head
>> over what I'm doing wrong.
>>
>>
>> So I'm turning to you for advice -- specifically, two questions:
>>
>> 1) Do you know someone who might know someone in the Milwaukee area who
>> might be interested in a gig like this? If so, please feel free to
>> circulate this posting
>>
>> 2) Can you spot anything in the ad itself that I could improve? Anything
>> that's a turn-off? Should I include the pay rate in the ad?
>>
>> (We have a total of about $1100; I figured I would negotiate the hourly
>> rate and total number of hours with the person we found. Although I listed
>> 6 hours/month, that's only the ideal; we could bring down the total number
>> of hours, and pay a higher rate.)
>>
>> Any other suggestions or ideas? I'd love to get your feedback.
>>
>>
>> Thank you!!
>>
>> Eliza
>>
>>
>> Javascript Workshop Leader / "Coach"
>>
>> 6 hours per month, July - December, 2015
>>
>>
>> This summer, the Digital Humanities Lab at UWM will begin a professional
>> development series for academic staff from across campus to improve their
>> skills in coding for front-end Web development -- specifically, Javascript.
>> Workshop participants will be professionals from diverse academic
>> backgrounds who each have a real-life work-related project under
>> development. They will have completed some basic training in Javascript
>> (such as the JavaScript course in Codecademy), but are novice-level
>> developers.  In twice-monthly meetings with peers and an expert coach, up
>> to 12 participants will meet for collaborative workshop sessions in which
>> they present progress on their projects, get help on overcoming obstacles,
>> receive short lessons on important topics, and gradually “level up” to
>> become more proficient programming problem solvers.  Our goal is to support
>> staff who have already learned some basics of coding, but need help to
>> start becoming fluent enough to apply those basics in order to design and
>> build their desired products.
>>
>>
>> We seek an expert front-end programmer with Javascript expertise who will
>> act as coach, mentor, and troubleshooter for this group of learners.
>> Overall, the goal of the workshop sessions will be to build a community of
>> learners to support one another and provide motivation, camaraderie, and
>> practical assistance in overcoming roadblocks. The paid expert will act a
>> coach for the group, providing guidance in matters that are opaque to
>> novice learners, and sharing strategies from his/her experience. Sessions
>> may include short lessons prepared and presented by the coach, but we
>> envision workshop sessions in which the focus of the majority of the
>> meeting time is on individual participants' projects and questions.
>> Participants could also take turns researching and presenting on relevant
>> topics, with guidance from the coach.  The exact format of the sessions
>> will be designed in part with guidance from the coach, and will be subject
>> to revision and changes with input from the group as the project progresses.
>>
>>
>> The person we hire will:
>>
>> Be an expert developer of front-end interaction applications. Skilled in
>> JavaScript, and in adopting specialized JS libraries.
>>
>> Have some experience (formal or informal) teaching, coaching, or mentoring
>> beginner-level programmers.
>>
>> Have Interest in and competency with a wide range of subject and content
>> applications.
>>
>> Have comfort with and interest in joining a learning environment that is
>> flexible, collaborative, and open.
>>
>>
>> To express interest in the position, or to learn more, please contact
>> Eliza Bettinger, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Eliza Bettinger
>> Digital Geo-Information Specialist
>> American Geographical Society Library
>> UW-Milwaukee
>> Milwaukee WI USA
>> 414-229-6282
>>