Hi Paulo, You made an important point. I will inform the course organisors to include some information and slides in the program on how the students (and also faculty) can contribute and get involved not only in QGIS but also in OSGeo. I am hopeful that a good proportion of the students will contribute back (from helping documentation to translating there are lot of opportunity to contribute). The most important message that students should learn is the importance of Openness in Education and sharing knowledge for the benifit of the wider society. Everyone can play an important role in this.
Also this is part of our "Train the Trainer" strategy so it will have a multiplier effect over time. Best wishes, Suchith ________________________________________ From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Paolo Cavallini [cavall...@faunalia.it] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 8:51 AM To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Great momentum for our "Openness in Geoeducation" mission Il 24/01/2015 11:54, Suchith Anand ha scritto: > OSGeo colleagues, > > It is a great pleasure to inform you all that we now have over 2000 students > registered for the free MOOC course on "Introduction to Geospatial Technology > Using QGIS" which is excellent momentum for our Openness in GeoEducation > mission. > > Details at http://www.osgeo.org/node/1494 > > I am fully confident that with the dedication and efforts of you all in the > future through our various instruments (OSGeo Live, MOOCs, various university > programs, and more importantly a excellent network of great minds) , this > will create educational opportunities for hundreds of thousands of students > globally. We look forward to working with you all for making geospatial > education, software and opportunities accessible to all. Thanks to all of > your efforts which make this possible. Great news Suchith. Please during the course underline the importance of not only using QGIS, but also contributing back, in one of the many possible ways of doing so. Also, I would feel appropriate, given such a large audience, contributing back from the course organizers. All the best. -- Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu QGIS & PostGIS courses: http://www.faunalia.eu/training.html _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
