Do you like to learn… or teach?

I’d been running my business on WordPress for years and felt comfortable with all its ins and outs. So when the call went out for a WordPress instructor I raised my hand. “I can do that.” Like I said, I was at ease with that piece of software.

I thought.

When I volunteered to teach a class, oh boy did I learn! I ended up learning as much as my students did. It was such a rewarding experience that I did another class.

If you like to learn, and/or like to teach, STUG has a place you can do so! Since 1982, the Sarasota Technology Users Group (STUG) has been a completely volunteer organization.

Many of us have learned the quickest way to become proficient in something is to teach it to others. We are always open to new topics, speakers and instructors. Get in touch with our President, Jim Cerny, at jimcerny123@gmail.com or Education Czar Bill Crowe at wtcrowe@verizon.net or 941-441-5158.

More comfortable doing research and writing on uses or aspects of current technology? We’d love to expand the Monitor with your articles if you have a love of and flair for writing. Contact Jim with your ideas.

Refurbish Group Manager Mike Hutchinson is always looking for volunteers. Think you’d like to help? This aspect of STUG is a blessing to our entire community. Learn more at https://refurbproject.org/

We hope your brain’s tick-tocking right now with something you can do to make STUG ever bigger, better, and more valuable to all of us. Remember, skill levels of our members range from “I don’t know how to turn the ‘thing’ on” to “let me show you how to disassemble and reassemble this device blindfolded, in a closet, in 27 seconds”. If you have any questions, ideas, suggestions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at STUG.

The truth is we’re all still learning. And volunteering with STUG is a great way to learn!