> /** The sad part is that many > > > students, who in their college days embrace FOSS, loose interest in it.
because the foobar company which recruits the students has got nothing to do with FOSS, obviously he/she will loose interest .Most of job related thread appearing in this mailing list are focusing on experienced guys , this shows that you are not going opportunity to newbies so don't raise this statement again :P > I would like quote yet another new method i followed in introducting FOSS to > my relative who is studying 3rd year in mahendra engg college.. > Initially, for the first two days i was introducing him about open source, > linux, linux commands, web server, html, php, wiki.. at the end of the > second day, i observed, that he dont understand any of those things.. > Then i made him use some of the basic linux commands, like ls, cd, etc.. he > too practiced it.. This statement sound like you are forcing him to learn Linux ,surely this will not work if he is not interested he cant learn anything . > On the third day, i downloaded xxamp stack, and demonstrated how to > install.. i patiently made him do all those things.. ALAS.. he doesnt > remember the ls and cd commands that he practiced before.. > I again taught him those, and linked those commands to some practical > situations, like moving to a particular folder to start xampp server etc. > Then he learned about how to start xxampp server, .. till now, he did not > have any idea of web server.. then i demonstrated, how we can access the > webserver from browser as localhost.. dont blame him , this is situation of most of the student .they read just to score marks in examation .our formula for mask is mark=subheadings + diagram + presentation . Mark has got nothing to do with concept .Even the student who scores more 90% dont remember / understand any concepts .Even the staff member who correct our papers forcing us to use the examples/diagram given in the prescribed book . > now he could get some idea.. but not fully.. > > Then on the third day i guided him to create a folder for him under htdocs > of xampp folder, and then asked to practice some html tags.. > > He did all those tags, but he could not remember those tags after some > time.. This shows that he is not interested . > he was interested in surfing cricket scores.. > > Suddenly i got an idea.. I asked him "Do you want to desing your own IPL > site for displaying cricket score?" .. > > he got interested.. and he slowly started emulating the ipl score site.. > > As usual, the desired layout did not appear.. but he searched through, and > started making the site.. > > Now, i first told how the site should appear, and left some time for him to > think.. then i guided him how to achieve that functionality using html.. > now he easily learned html, how to link multiple pages and then navigation.. > > Next, i taught him PHP, on how we can simplify reduntant html pages using > server side program.. he then started implementing that.. instead of > database, i told him initialise data using arrays.. > > And at last, i taught him how to install some basic open source softwares > like phpbb forum, wordpress etc. > > I am sure, he might not have understood much of the things obviously , you are dumping too many things on him .how he can learn HTML , php , database in such a short time ? This is the reason why students treat FOSS as a Alien :P . Dont force them to learn foss rather attract them to your side . > new to the technological side. But the point i want to note is that > theoritical sessions wont help in any way to the students.. They can just > know the names, and only if they are interested.. > > Practical sessions may help a little bit, but one day session may not be > much useful.. > > So, what is the solution to break this deadlock. Ask him whether he is really interested in learning foss . Install a basic Linux distro like ubuntu ,let him use that for a month or two . Later you can teach about Linux command , xxamp server , mailing list ,forms etc > Infuse vision among the students & staffs.. we have to demonstrate how we > can enhance our life (both work and personal) using FOSS.. and how we can > improve an existing setup using foss.. > Once they get the vision, then the learning automatically happens.. > Some of the points are already expressed by me in the past.. > > My idea is that whatever we plan, we have consider the ground situation.. > > Regards, > Senthil Raja -- Thanks a lot ----------------------------------------- http://ubuntuslave.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
