Joomla! 1.6 from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds (ups, I meant 3 sessions)

Following is the outline of the three classes:

Class 1:  (BASIC)

• Installing Joomla!
• Basic configuration
• Introduction to user roles
• Core joomla components
• Q&A

Class 2:  (CONTENT)

• Content organization
• Introduction to the menu manager
• Applying the user roles on the menu level
• Bringing in content from outside sources (RSS syndication, Twitter, etc.)
• Thinking about User Interface and it's implications
• Q & A

Class 3:  (DESIGN)

• Template installation (we will cover some free templates)
• Module placement
• Styling options for your template (requires basic understanding of css)
• Plugin installation (image gallery plugin)
• Potential problems with third party extensions (and ways around them)
• Q & A