FOSS in Courses 2 (Instructors)

Foss in Courses Planning 2

Preparation:

Description
Source	?
Prerequisite Knowledge	None
Estimated Time to Completion	60-90 minutes
Learning Objectives
Materials/Environment	Access to Internet/Web and web browser.
Additional Information	?
Rights	Licensed CC BY-SA
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Background:

This activity is an extension of the FOSS in Courses 1 activity. The goal of this activity is to have a 3-5 topics and or activities to bring for discussion to the workshop and receive feedback on.

Directions

1. Recalling your list of activities/topics from the "FOSS in Courses" activity, identify the ways that these FOSS activities/topics can be structured. Possibilities include:
   • Lectures
   • In-class activity
   • Homework
   • Stream of related activities
   • Project
2. List the revised activities on your wiki page. For each activity/topic:
   1. Identify the learning outcomes that should be fulfilled with the above activites/task: rereq tools/skills
   2. Describe any pre-requisite knowledge needed to complete the activity.
   3. Identiy the time required for instructor prep, for student completion and elapsed calendar time. Are you going to have to synchronize your activity with the community or can the activity/topic be covered independent of the HFOSS community schedule.
   4. Identify any input required from the HFOSS community. How much input is required and what kind?
   5. If the result of the activity is contributed back to the HFOSS project, describe the contribution and its usefulness.
   6. Describe the assessment/grading approach - What will the basis for grading be? Will this be a team activity or individual? Is there a role for the HFOSS community in helping assess student work? For instance, must the work be committed or otherwise accepted by the community?