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Title	Teaching Open Source
Overview	Learners will become members of the Teaching Open Source mailing list and gain some familiarity with the TOS wiki
Prerequisites	None.
Learning Objectives	After successfully completing this activity, the learner should be able to: Describe the TOS list and site.
Process Skills Practiced

Background

http://TeachingOpenSource.org (TOS) was set up in March 2009 and is the primary website for academics interested in open source and involving their students in open source projects. The goal of the site is to foster collaboration and members are both academics and industry leaders.

Directions

Part 1 - Join the Teaching Open Source (TOS) Community

Teaching Open Source (TOS)- http://teachingopensource.org - is a "neutral collaboration point for professors, institutions, communities, and companies to come together and make the teaching of Open Source a global success." You will join this site.

Do the following:

Go to: http://teachingopensource.org
Click on the 'Register for Site menu link on the main navigation menu (top, right).
Register for the site by providing your information in the form and click Submit.
You will receive an email once your registration has been approved.

Part 2 - Join the Teaching Open Source Mailing List

Much of the activity in the TOS community happens on the mailing list.

Do the following:

Go to: http://teachingopensource.org
Click on the Join Us menu (http://teachingopensource.org/community/).
Read the page and follow the instructions in item 1 Join our mailing list.
Complete the information in the form and click the Register button.

Part 3 - Explore the TOS Site

Explore the TOS community by:

Go to the TOS homepage: [1]
Click on the Community Guidelines (http://teachingopensource.org/community/community-guidelines/) under the Join Us menu and read the contents.
Click on the Community Directory (http://teachingopensource.org/community/community-directory/) under the Join Us menu.
Browse the list of TOS participants
Locate a few people with HFOSS interests similar to your own

Deliverables

POSSE: None (but, you should now be subscribed to the TOS mailing list).

Notes for Instructors

The remaining sections of this document are intended for the instructor. They are not part of the learning activity that would be given to students.

Assessment

How will the activity be graded?
How will learning will be measured?
Include sample assessment questions/rubrics.

Comments

What should the instructor know before using this activity?
What are some likely difficulties that an instructor may encounter using this activity?

ACM BoK Area & Unit(s)	SP Social Context, SP Professional Communication
ACM BoK Topic(s)	Impact of social media on individualism, collectivism and culture. Dynamics of oral, written, and electronic team and group communication. Utilizing collaboration tools.
Difficulty	Easy
Estimated Time to Complete	20-30 minutes
Environment / Materials	Access to Internet/Web and web browser and email client.
Author(s)	Lori Postner (Imputed)
Source	Teaching Open Source web site
License	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Suggestions for Open Source Community

Suggestions for an open source community member who is working in conjunction with the instructor.

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+__NOTOC__
-=== Preparation: ===
+{{Learning Activity Overview
+|title=
+Teaching Open Source
+|overview=
+Learners will become members of the Teaching Open Source mailing list and gain some familiarity with the TOS wiki
+|prerequisites=
+None.
+|objectives=
+# Describe the TOS list and site.
+|process skills=
+}}
-{| border="1"
+=== Background ===
-|-
-|'''Description''' || Learners will become members of the Teaching Open Source mailing list and add themselves to the People page.
-|-
-|'''Source''' ||[http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/Main_Page Teaching Open Source web site]
-|-
-|'''Prerequisite Knowledge''' || None.
-|-
-|'''Estimated Time to Completion''' || 20-30 minutes
-|-
-|'''Learning Objectives''' ||Ability to: 1) receive TOS list serv mailings, 2) Create a personal wiki page.
-|-
-|'''Materials/Environment''' || Access to Internet/Web and web browser and email client.
-|-
-|'''Additional Information''' || ?
-|-
-|'''Rights''' || ?
-|}
-=== Background: ===
+http://TeachingOpenSource.org (TOS) was set up in March 2009 and is the primary website for academics interested in open source and involving their students in open source projects.
-Teaching Open Source is the primary website for academics interested in open source and involving their students in open source projects.  TeachingOpenSource.org was set up in March 2009.  The goal of the site is for collaboration and members are both academics and industry members.
+The goal of the site is to foster collaboration and members are both academics and industry leaders.
-=== Directions: ===
+=== Directions ===
-==== Part 1 - Joining the Teaching Open Source Mailing List ====
-Teaching Open Source (TOS)- http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/Main_Page - is a "neutral collaboration point for professors, institutions, communities, and companies to come together and make the teaching of Open Source a global success."  You will visit this site and sign up for the list serv.
+==== Part 1 -  Join the Teaching Open Source (TOS) Community ====
+Teaching Open Source (TOS)- http://teachingopensource.org - is a "neutral collaboration point for professors, institutions, communities, and companies to come together and make the teaching of Open Source a global success."  You will join this site.
 Do the following:
-# Go to: http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/Main_Page
+# Go to: http://teachingopensource.org
-# Locate the '''Get Involved''' section.
+# Click on the '''Register for Site'' menu link on the main navigation menu (top, right).
-# Click the '''Join the mailing list''' link.
+# Register for the site by providing your information in the form and click Submit.
-# Read through the information on the resulting page.  Click the '''mailing list''' link.
+# You will receive an email once your registration has been approved.
-# Complete the information in the form and click the '''Submit''' button.
+==== Part 2 - Join the Teaching Open Source Mailing List ====
+Much of the activity in the TOS community happens on the mailing list.
+Do the following:
+# Go to: http://teachingopensource.org
+# Click on the '''Join Us''' menu (http://teachingopensource.org/community/).
+# Read the page and follow the instructions in item 1 '''Join our mailing list'''.
+# Complete the information in the form and click the '''Register''' button.
+==== Part 3 - Explore the TOS Site ====
+Explore the TOS community by:
+# Go to the TOS homepage: [http://teachingopensource.org]
+# Click on the '''Community Guidelines''' (http://teachingopensource.org/community/community-guidelines/) under the '''Join Us''' menu and read the contents.
+# Click on the '''Community Directory''' (http://teachingopensource.org/community/community-directory/) under the '''Join Us''' menu.
+# Browse the list of TOS participants
+# Locate a few people with HFOSS interests similar to your own
+=== Deliverables ===
+POSSE: None (but, you should now be subscribed to the TOS mailing list).
+= Notes for Instructors =
+The remaining sections of this document are intended for the instructor.  They are not part of the learning activity that would be given to students.
+=== Assessment ===
+* How will the activity be graded?
+* How will learning will be measured?
+* Include sample assessment questions/rubrics.
+=== Comments ===
+* What should the instructor know before using this activity?
+* What are some likely difficulties that an instructor may encounter using this activity?
-==== Part 2 - Adding Yourself to the People Page on Teaching Open Source ====
+{{Learning Activity Info
-One tool used by members of the open source world is wiki pages.  During this part of the activity you will participate in the TOS community by creating a wiki page and introducing yourself to the community.
+|acm unit=
-# Go to: http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/Main_Page
+SP Social Context, SP Professional Communication
-# Locate the '''Get Involved''' section.
+|acm topic=
-# Click the '''Add yourself to the roll call''' link.
+* Impact of social media on individualism, collectivism and culture.
-# Read through the page and see how people describe themselves on this page.
+* Dynamics of oral, written, and electronic team and group communication.
-# Return to the top of the page and click the '''create an account''' link.
+* Utilizing collaboration tools.
-# This will bring you to the page for editing the wiki.  Read down to the '''Join the Wiki''' section. Click the '''create an account''' link from this page.
+|difficulty=
+Easy
+|time=
+-30 minutes
+|environment=
+Access to Internet/Web and web browser and email client.
+|author=
+Lori Postner (Imputed)
+|source=
+[http://teachingopensource.org/ Teaching Open Source web site]
+|license=
+{{License CC BY SA}}
+}}
+=== Suggestions for Open Source Community ===
-[[Category: Foss2serve]]
+Suggestions for an open source community member who is working in conjunction with the instructor.
-[[Category: Learning_Activity]]
+[[Category:Instructor Activities]]
+[[Category:Communication and Tools]]

Teaching Open Source (Activity)

Latest revision as of 17:01, 14 September 2017

Background

Directions

Part 1 - Join the Teaching Open Source (TOS) Community

Part 2 - Join the Teaching Open Source Mailing List

Part 3 - Explore the TOS Site

Deliverables

Notes for Instructors

Assessment

Comments

Suggestions for Open Source Community

Personal tools

Namespaces

Variants

Views

Actions

Search

Events

Learning Resources

HFOSS Projects

Evaluation

Navigation

Toolbox