HI Heidi, I'm thinking of applying again to the November POSSE. I know there were repeat attenders last year; are you open to them again this year? Since I've now taught a course, I think I have a better idea what I need to focus on ...
On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 5:41 PM, Heidi Ellis <[email protected]> wrote: > Stage 1 POSSE starts September 19th, not April! > > Join the POSSE! Join us for an NSF-funded workshop held at Red Hat in > Raleigh, NC, November 17-19 2016 to get a better understanding of how to > support student involvement in Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software. > Over 100 of your peer instructors have attended this workshop and we > encourage attendance by multiple faculty from the same institution. > > Drop me an email if you have any questions. > Heidi Ellis > ------------------------- > > Professor's Open Source Software Experience (POSSE): > Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software November 17-19, 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 September 19, 2016 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, NC, November 17-19. > 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_2016-11 > <http://foss2serve.org/index.php/POSSE_2016-06>. Prior work with FOSS > projects is not required. Submit to: Lori Postner at [email protected] by > August 15, 2016. We will notify you of the status of your application by > August 29th, 2016. > > Participant Support > POSSE is supported by the National Science Foundation and Red Hat, Inc. > > NSF funding will provide 2 nights lodging and meals during the workshop. > Travel costs will also be covered up to $500. > > > > _______________________________________________ > tos mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos > > -- Nanette Veilleux, PhD Associate Dean of Research, School of Library and Information Systems Professor and Director, Computer Science and Informatics Simmons College
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