This post was meant to be posted yesterday and put on the user announcements tab but, it has not been approved yet so, this will be good for the time being so I am going to keep it short.
The idea - This show will be based around students opinions unlike the other shows where it is primarily mentor run and hosted.
The time - Every Sunday at 8PM est
The way to get involved - If you would like to be a co-host for future episodes please apply with this form.
If you would like to be on today’s episode please PM me.
The layout - 1hr long main show, 30 - 45 minute post show
First 5 mins - Co-host intro
Next 45 mins - Main topic
Last 10 minutes - Viewer questions
Up to 3 co-hosts per episode along with myself.
Today’s topic - Should Stop Build Day go away?
Next weeks topic - Effective Strategies
Here is the logo for now. This is NOT the final logo. If you are good with graphic design or animation please contact me. (I do not know why BBcode is not working right now)
We talked about it a bit on stream but essentially it is just a different Point of view. It is also a lot more relaxed and we are going to use terms that appeal to students more. I also think the inter-activeness of the show with having the option to be on the show is a feature no other FRC show is offering.
Do you expected that the level of knowledge will be lower, just because students are younger? That said, I love the idea of a student-run FRC show. It would be able to focus on students’ unique perspective, like being on drive team, interactions with other students both younger and older, or packing for regionals.
Well I can tell you I personally belive that the students on the show today know more then probably about 50% of mentors and are more engaged in the community then 80% of them.
When I talk about using less sophisticated language I am comparing our show to likes of First Updates Now or Gamesense with extremely good and experienced mentors.
I am glad there is some interest! I personally think today went very well and was very different then the other shows. The archived version will go up Tuesday.
It’s really nice to see the perspectives of students on other teams in a talk show/podcast kind of format. I really like it, and hope to see this continue onward successfully
I watched the entire show and I enjoyed it a lot. They did eventually jump off of the planned topic, but imo that’s been beaten to death anyway so I didn’t mind. I think the best part was the student perspective, and the fact that the hosts were very good about addressing questions and comments, and I did leave a few of my own.
I have to take exception to this as I believe that many students are just as passionate and knowledgeable as mentors. I believe the right question to ask might be in regards to stage presence of being on camera for the first time (in regards to guests). On FUN we prep our guests very well so they have a general idea what is to come which helps reduce mishaps. Knowing that Sam has a lot of experience doing live streams lends a lot of credibility to him.
I didn’t get a chance to watch live, but I look forward to seeing the show later.
I really enjoyed being on as a co-host. It was great to sit down and have a discussion that was allowed to evolve and move as a regular conversation. Hope that this show continuesome to progress and that I get a chance to co-host again.
The value of a students POV is not quantitative and I personally can not objectively tell you why it is useful. That is simply an opinion.
Our show is more laid back then what others have done. The topic is simply a starting point for more discussion and the chat is used much more. It’s less formal and more interactive but, that’s an aspect I personally like about live streams in general.
The terms are not necessarily simpler. We definitely will get technical but, for the most part the jargon we use is slightly more geared towards other students. Right now the show is more for discussion and not for learning. In the future we might turn the tables slightly but I am going to play it by year.
And lastly qualifications. Again I have 0 real qualifications. I am the Captain of an FRC team, have over 1,000 posts on Cd, and have some sort of knowledge in every aspect of FRC. People generally respect my opinion and I do get people that personally use me for design and team advice. I don’t know if that’s the answer you want but it’s the best I can do. Maybe I’ll become a dean’s list finalist and have that to say :).
Could you post the live stream as a video so people can go back and watch it? I for one would be interested to hear other students’ point of view on the game, strategy, etc. Great idea though, hope it can grow as the season goes on. It’s good to see a change in pace in terms of webcasts.
