Learning Pathways in HFOSS Community Engagement
Explore the journey of students in open source projects like HFOSS, discovering the value, benefits, and challenges of participation. Gain insights from academics and communities, and uncover strategies for supporting new contributors for successful engagement.
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Outcomes After this section you should be able to: Find more coffee Discuss the value of HFOSS participation for students List some of the benefits and challenges in student participation in HFOSS projects 2
Plan for Today - AM Get to know each other Explore value and challenges of new open source contributors Academic perspective Community perspective 3
Plan for Today - PM Support and education for new contributors What can we do to make them successful? Defining and organizing learning activities the Pathways Model Paving the on-ramp to becoming valued HFOSS community members Defining pathways 4
Academic Perspective How did we get here? 5
HFOSS and Higher Education HFOSS App Inventor SoftHum Moblie CSP NSF-Funded Projects HumIT OpenFE OpenPath 6
The OpenPath Team Drexel - Greg Hislop Nassau Community College Darci Burdge Lori Postner Muhlenberg College Clif Kussmaul Western New England University Heidi Ellis Stoney Jackson
Associated Colleagues Karl Wurst Worcester State University Joanie Diggs Co-lead, Gnome Accessibility Bryan Behrenshausen Red Hat Cam MacDonell Grant-MacEwan University 8
POSSE V1 V1 Professor s Open Source Summer Experience Red Hat outreach Greg DeKoenigsberg, Mel Chua, Sebastian Dziallas Strong focus on immersion in FOSS communities 9
POSSE V2 V2 Professor s Open Source Software Experience Red Hat outreach Gina Likins, Tom Callaway, Nick Yeates NSF projects OpenPath team Focus on Curriculum and pedagogy Connection to HFOSS communities Building a community of HFOSS educators More emphasis on evaluation 10
Other Projects teachingopensource.org General community of faculty interested in student participation in FOSS (H not required) Started by faculty at Seneca College, Ontario 11
Academic Motivation Software engineering drivers Software size and complexity Requirements and design for real clients Products over time and across a varied client base FOSS provides Industrial scale projects Often leading-edge processes Process openness not just product 12
Academic Motivation Process skills (or professional skills) Teamwork Oral and Written Communication Management Information Processing Critical Thinking Problem Solving Assessment FOSS provides Opportunity to observe and practice 13
Academic Motivation Computing for social good Computing professionals have a weak concept of professional responsibility Students generally have no thought about this opportunity HFOSS provides Opportunity to observe and reflect Chance to make real contributions 14
Academic Challenges Faculty learning curve Student learning curve Ability to change curriculum Cultural differences Instructor need for control Meeting defined outcomes for all students 15
Academic Challenges Faculty learning curve Student learning curve Ability to change curriculum Cultural differences Instructor need for control Meeting defined outcomes for all students 16
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