[TOS] tos Digest, Vol 40, Issue 4

Tue Jun 12 12:05:43 UTC 2012

Unfortunately that got canceled and then the email was resent due to it having been sidelined for moderator approval.  :-(

Mel and I have started thinking about something in the fall around the Olin reunion.  More soon.

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On Jun 12, 2012, at 8:00 AM, "tos-request at teachingopensource.org" <tos-request at teachingopensource.org> wrote:

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>   1. Re: POSSE Planning meeting 6/16 Boston MA area (Leslie Hawthorn)
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> Subject: Re: [TOS] POSSE Planning meeting 6/16 Boston MA area
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> For what it's worth, several folks from Red Hat will be in the Boston area
> the week of June 26th - while I have many meeting commitments that week, I
> would welcome the opportunity to attend these meetings if it works out for
> others. I know that Monday, 6/26 and Tuesday, 6/27 are out for me, but
> other days that week may be workable.
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> Best,
> LH
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> On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:19 AM, STEPHEN JACOBS <itprofjacobs at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> On hold for now due to delays to ramp up and folks' availability.
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>> On May 3, 2012, at 8:57 AM, STEPHEN JACOBS wrote:
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>> Ok folks,
>> 
>> We've done a Doodle poll and determined the best day for most respondents
>> is 6/16.  I'll be in the Hyatt Regency Cambridge that week and can see
>> about getting a room there to meet and/or am open to traveling to some
>> other site that is better.  I'm open for suggestions.  THe topics will be
>> to generally discuss the points put forth by Mel and I earlier around
>> restructuring the POSSE calendar, building infrastructure, etc.
>> 
>> Ideas about location?
>> 
>> Stephen Jacobs
>> Associate Professor, Interactive Games and Media
>> Visiting Scholar,International Center for the History of Electronic Games
>> Chair, IGDA Learning, Games and Education SIG
>> Director, Lab for Technological Literacy
>> Rochester Institute of Technology
>> 152 Lomb Memorial Drive
>> Bldg 70
>> Rochester, NY 14623
>> sj at mail.rit.edu
>> 585-475-7803 office
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>>  1. POSSE 2011 Reimbursement Request (and some news) (Matthew Jadud)
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>> Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 20:41:58 -0400
>> From: Matthew Jadud <mjadud at allegheny.edu>
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>> Subject: [TOS] POSSE 2011 Reimbursement Request (and some news)
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>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I don't know if I've made mention in this space, but I'll be moving
>> institutions this summer. I'll be leaving Allegheny College and
>> starting at Berea College in the fall. In traditional terms, I'll be a
>> joint hire between the Technology and Applied Design program and
>> Computer Science... but, since Berea has divisions (and not
>> departments), I'm simply a divisional hire.
>> 
>> I'm very excited about this move, and will be working with Mel,
>> Sebastian, and anyone else who wants to join in on the design of a new
>> (open, of course) introductory curriculum in electricity and
>> electronics. Our goal is to provide a hands-on, or "craft-first,"
>> experience that helps students ground themselves in the practice of
>> electronics before being buried in the math and theory.
>> 
>> You can follow along here:
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>> http://craftofelectronics.org/
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>> are welcome to join our mailing list here:
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>> http://groups.google.com/group/craftofelectronics
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>> and can track our Tweets @craftoe:
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>> https://twitter.com/#!/craftoe
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>> Sebastian Dziallas will be one of the core "on site" team members,
>> lending his experience and expertise as an open-source practitioner
>> and student of engineering. I would appreciate the opportunity to use
>> some (most) of my POSSE 2011 funds to support his travel, as he will
>> be spending 1.5 months working very much on this project.
>> 
>> Hanover -> Boston $907.19
>> Boston -> Cincinnati $471.10
>> 
>> There are complexities involving other flights that I am not
>> responsible for, which somehow equate to Sebastian being in Kentucky
>> for half of June and most of July. I can provide more information to
>> anyone who needs it (off-list), as there are details in the itinerary
>> that perhaps should not be posted publicly.
>> 
>> My hope is that this is enough information to begin a reimbursement
>> process. More can be provided as needed.
>> 
>> Many thanks,
>> Matt
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