Just to remind the list about this guidance that I think is very useful and mentions pootle, collaboration, etc.
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activity_Library/Editors/Policy On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Sameer Verma <sve...@sfsu.edu> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 3:27 AM, Gonzalo Odiard <gonz...@laptop.org> > wrote: > > Yes. > > Also, we must recommend working more in the open, I don't know why, but > in > > particular students in universities > > are very reluctant to integrate to the community, and are happy dropping > a > > "finished" product without interaction. > > > > Gonzalo > > > > A lot of it has to do with motivation. Students typically pick up a > project because they have a requirement, and may be passionate about > the work at that moment, but needs of looking for a job, working on > other course assignments etc. will quickly supersede their original > project direction. The reluctance of integrating with the community > stems from the requirements of the project (schedule/deliverables are > course driven) and a usual lack of understanding of how FOSS projects > work. Once the university requirement is satisfied, their motivation > to continue typically goes away. However, if we are able to inculcate > in these students, a desire for working on these projects while they > are in the course, and integrate them into the community, then there > is hope of continued work. > > cheers, > Sameer > -- > Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. > Associate Professor, Information Systems > Director, Campus Business Solutions > San Francisco State University > http://verma.sfsu.edu/ > http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ > http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ > http://is.sfsu.edu/ > > > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 5:37 AM, James Simmons <nices...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> I like the idea of giving certificates, but I think we should take the > >> opportunity to enforce some simple best practices, like requiring a > toolbar, > >> requiring Share and Keep buttons to be hidden if they aren't used, > requiring > >> a proper icon for the Activity, etc. > >> > >> It might be nice to have two levels of certificate. Since shared > >> Activities are more difficult to develop, maybe we have a separate > >> certificate for those. > >> > >> James Simmons > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:53 AM, Martin Dengler < > mar...@martindengler.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 06:11:31PM -0400, Chris Ball wrote: > >>> > Hi, > >>> > > >>> > On Tue, Jul 12 2011, Walter Bender wrote: > >>> > > Can we discuss this? I think it would be good to have a certificate > >>> > > program of some sort. I image that if we get sign-off by 2+ > >>> > > experienced developers, we should be willing to award some sort of > >>> > > certificate (perhaps we can get the design team to work something > >>> > > up.) > >>> > > >>> > Perhaps we could tie the certificate-awarding to posting an activity > on > >>> > ASLO and getting a review from someone on the Activity Team or > >>> > something? > >>> > >>> Perhaps even prominent reviewers on ASLO (are there any?). Either way > >>> it's more sustainable and honest than herding developers to sign off > >>> on certificates. > >>> > >>> > Thanks, > >>> > > >>> > - Chris. > >>> > >>> Martin > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > >>> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >
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