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Teaching with HFOSS to provide students with real world experience: an introduction (abstract only)
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Teaching with HFOSS to provide students with real world experience: an introduction (abstract only)

Darci Burdge, Lori Postner, Becka Morgan, Heidi Ellis, Stoney Jackson, Gregory Hislop and Michelle Purcell
Proceedings of the 45th ACM technical symposium on computer science education, pp 744-745
05 Mar 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2538862.2539017

Abstract

free and open source software instructor preparation teaching open source
Have you ever wanted your students to contribute to or learn from a real-world software project that benefits society? Want some help getting started? Many students find involvement in Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) projects engaging and motivating. As a first step, this workshop will introduce faculty to FOSS tools and culture. Through a virtual field trip into the world of HFOSS you will learn how to find a project, discern characteristics of a good project for student participation and understand how to use IRC, a communication tool used by FOSS developers. The use of version control to support project development will also be discussed. Along the way, you will learn how to support student learning in such projects. All topics will be covered at an introductory level. Participants will take away exercises that can be used in the classroom. Additionally, participants will have access to support in the creation of assignments or curriculum and their implementation from teachers experienced in supporting students in HFOSS participation. Additional information at: http://www.foss2serve.org/index.php/SIGCSE_2014_Workshop Laptop required.

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