Pathways Model Workshop 2016

Pathways Model Workshop

Overview: This workshop will bring together members of Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) project communities and faculty members to review a draft model of learning pathways for student involvement in HFOSS. The model defines and sequences student learning activities that prepare students for successful HFOSS participation. Workshop attendees will focus on refining this model, including identification of entry-level knowledge, establishment of knowledge and skills required for HFOSS participation, and definition of learning outcomes that can move a student from entry-level knowledge to HFOSS participation.

Location: Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY.

Date and Time: 5:00 p.m. Thursday February 4th through lunchtime Saturday February 6th

Goals

The goals of this workshop include:

1. Review assumptions about entry knowledge of students
2. Refine the definition of knowledge and skills required for HFOSS participation
3. Verify the existing draft model
   • Is the structure of the approach appropriate?
   • Are there alternative implementations of the model?
   • Is the model:
     • Understandable
     • Usable
     • Reflective of reality
4. Refine the list of paths through the model
   • Which paths are most approachable by students?
   • Which paths are most valuable to the HFOSS community?
   • What are the strengths and weaknesses of the model?
5. Identify the existing resources to support learning
   • Are there activities that can map to paths or steps in a path?

Agenda

Tasks/Questions:

• What infrastructure are we using?
  • Dropbox?
  • Wiki - other than this overview?
  • Titanpad?
• What materials need to be prepared?
  • Need an evaluation form for pathways
  • Need a template in which to create pathways. Is this the Use Case format that Stoney presented in Verify Bug2 V0.1?
  • Somehow we need a way to capture the paths and steps in a common space so that we can flesh out the model jointly.
• Is the set of tasks identified in the Team Meeting Notes sufficient?
• Should we put that set of tasks in a separate location?

Time	Activity	Participants
	Thursday February 4th, 2016
4:00-5:00 PM	Arrive at Nassau Community College - building CCB, room 251	All
5:00 PM	Informal introductions Dinner	All
6:30 PM	Welcome Introductions Logistics Workshop overview	All
8:30	Return to hotel
	Friday February 5th, 2016
8:00 Breakfast	At hotel for participants in hotel
9:00 AM	Overview: The big picture - Student involvement in open source Difference in faculty versus open source perspective Barriers to student involvement in open source Overview of OpenPath/foss2serve Overview of model	Faculty
10:30 AM	BREAK	All
10:45 AM	Community Perspective (round table?): How do newbies get started on projects? What skills do newbies need? What makes a successful newbie?	Community members
12:15	LUNCH - Walk?	All
1:30 PM	Model Evaluation: Presentation of set of pathways and detail on Verify Bug pathway Community input into model/approach May be panel, individual discussion, round table, etc. Need a set of questions for community Is the set of pathways correct? Is the set of pathways complete?	All
2:45 PM	BREAK
3:00 PM	Pathway Details: Based on results of assessment of pathways in previous step. Review existing pathways Create new pathways	All
4:30 PM	Continue work on Pathways	All
5:30 PM	Dinner at Passionne(?)	All
	Saturday February 6th, 2016
8:00 Breakfast	At hotel for participants in hotel
9:00 AM	HFOSS/University interactions: What is the ideal interaction model between HFOSS communities and universities What works? What would amke things go smoother? What does HFOSS/University nirvana look like? GSoC? Hackathons? Hopper Open Source Day?	All
10:30 AM	BREAK	All
10:45 AM	Organizing Next Steps: What existing resources exist to support paths? What resources need to be built/found? What else needs to be done?	All
12:15	LUNCH - Walk?	All
1:00 PM	Wrap up	All