[TOS] NSF-funded workshop at Red Hat

Heidi Ellis heidijcellis at gmail.com
Thu Jul 14 18:55:06 UTC 2016


One month to go to apply to join the POSSE at Red Hat! Join us for an
NSF-funded workshop held at Red Hat in Raleigh, NC, November 17-19 2016 to
get a better understanding of how to support student involvement in
Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software. Over 100 of your peer
instructors have attended this workshop and we encourage attendance by
multiple faculty from the same institution.

Drop me an email if you have any questions.
Heidi Ellis
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Professor's Open Source Software Experience (POSSE):
Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software November 17-19, Raleigh, NC
Additional Information:
http://foss2serve.org

This faculty workshop will help you prepare to support student
participation in a Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS)
project.  HFOSS is open source software that has a humanitarian purpose
such as disaster management, health care, or economic development.

Join us if you would like to:
* Join the community of educators that involves students in HFOSS
* Learn how to support student learning within a real-world HFOSS project
environment
* Motivate students and raise their appreciation for computing for the
social good
* Meet and collaborate with other instructors who have similar interests
and goals
* Grow professionally

Workshop Format
Unlike many workshops in which the content is concentrated in the
face-to-face meeting, this workshop has three stages:

Stage 1 - Starts September 19, 2016 with online activities. These
activities will take 2-3 hours/week and include interaction among workshop
instructors and participants.

Stage 2 - The face-to-face workshop held in Raleigh, NC, November 17-19.
Participants will include the workshop organizers, POSSE alumni, and open
source community members.

Stage 3 - Starts immediately after stage 2 and consists of interactions
among small groups so that participants will have support while involving
students in an HFOSS project in the classroom.

How to Apply:
To apply, please complete and submit the application available at:
http://foss2serve.org/index.php/POSSE_2016-11.  Prior work with FOSS
projects is not required. Submit to: Lori Postner at lori.postner at ncc.edu
by August 15, 2016. We will notify you of the status of your application by
August 29th, 2016.

Participant Support
POSSE is supported by the National Science Foundation and Red Hat, Inc. Due
to the funding source, we can only support US-based faculty members.
However, if you can support your own travel, please do submit an
application.

NSF funding will provide 2 nights lodging and meals during the workshop.
Travel costs will also be covered up to $500.
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