[TOS] POSSE Lives! - June 2-4, 2013, Be there!

[Heidi Ellis]

Hi Folks,

Below is an announcement for a POSSE to be held June 2-4, 2013 in
Philadelphia. Note that this POSSE's format includes pre-workshop activities
in addition to a face-to-face meeting.

Enjoy!
Heidi 

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Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software 

An NSF-Supported Workshop to 
Enable Faculty to Involve Students in HFOSS Projects
June 2-4, 2013
Drexel University, Philadelphia PA
http://foss2serve.org

This workshop is an extended version of the Red Hat, Inc. Professor's Open
Source Summer Experience (POSSE), http://www.redhat.com/posse/. The goal of
this workshop is to:

.         Prepare instructors to teach courses in which students participate
in HFOSS projects in a variety of ways.  

.         Help instructors meet other instructors who are interested in
working together on HFOSS education. 


Workshop Format


The OpenFE workshop is for instructors who have a strong desire to support
student involvement in HFOSS projects. Unlike many workshops in which the
content is concentrated in the face-go-face meeting, the OpenFE workshop has
three stages:

Stage 1 - Starts approximately April 22nd, 2013 with online activities.
These activities will also include interaction with the foss2serve team and
workshop participants. The activities will take approximately 12-15 hours in
total and are divided into three two-week stages. Online meetings will be
held with groups of participants periodically to answer questions and help
guide learning. 

Stage 2 - The actual face-to-face workshop held in Philadelphia June 2-4.
The face-to-face interactions will be lead by a team of representatives
including FOSS organizations and POSSE alumni. During this time,
participants will learn how the material that they have been absorbing prior
to the face-to-face event is used in actual FOSS projects. Participants will
also learn ways to incorporate that material into their classes and identify
and/or create actual assignments.

Stage 3 - Starts immediate 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. These groups will be 6-10 participants
who are focused on a particular HFOSS project. The idea being that group
members can share knowledge and even work collaboratively on the same HFOSS
project. 


How to Apply


To apply for a place in the workshop, please complete and submit the
application available at: http://foss2serve.org/POSSE.  Prior work with FOSS
projects is not required. Submit to: Heidi Ellis at ellis at wne.edu  by April
1st 2013. We will notify you of the status of your application by April 8th,
2013. 


Support


NSF funding will provide some support for participant expenses.  This
support will provide 2 nights lodging and meals during the workshop.  Travel
costs will also be covered within the budget limits.  At least $450 will be
available for travel for each participant, with additional funds provided to
the extent possible.   

 

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