Professor's Open Source Software Experience: Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software
September 10-12, 2015 Red Hat, Inc. 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: * 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 July 16, 2015 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 September 10-12. 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_2015-09. Prior work with FOSS projects is not required. Submit to: Darci Burdge at [email protected] by June 15th, 2015. We will notify you of the status of your application by June 30th, 2015. POSSE is supported by Red Hat, Inc. and the National Science Foundation. Participant Support 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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