Over 100 faculty members have attended past workshops and there is a growing community of instructors teaching students through contributions to HFOSS. This three-stage faculty workshop will prepare you to support student participation in open source projects. During the workshop, you will:
- Learn how to support student learning within real-world project environments
- Motivate students and cultivate their appreciation of computing for social good
- Collaborate with instructors who have similar interests and goals
- Join a community of educators passionate about HFOSS
Workshop Format
Stage 1: Starts May 8, 2017 with online activities. Activities will take 2-3 hours per week and include interaction with workshop instructors and participants.Stage 2: The face-to-face workshop will be held in Bologna, Italy, July 1-2, 2017 and is a pre-event for the ACM ITiCSE conference. Workshop participants include the workshop organizers, POSSE alumni, and members of the open source community.
Stage 3: Online activities and interactions in small groups immediately following the face-to-face workshop. Participants will have support while involving students in an HFOSS project in the classroom.
How to Apply
If you’re a full-time instructor at an academic institution outside of the United States, you can join the workshop being held in Bologna, Italy, July 1-2, 2017. Please complete and submit the application by May 1, 2017. Prior work with FOSS projects is not required. English is the official language of the workshop. The POSSE workshop committee will send an email notifying you of the status of your application by May 5, 2017.Participant Support
The POSSE workshop in Europe is supported by Google. Attendees will be provided with funding for two nights lodging ($225 USD per night) and meals during the workshop. Travel costs will also be covered up to $450 USD. Participants are responsible for any charges above these limits. At this time, we can only support instructors at institutions of higher education outside of the U.S. For faculty at U.S. institutions, the next POSSE will be in fall 2017 on the east coast of the U.S.We look forward to seeing you at the POSSE workshop in Italy!
By Helen Hu, Open Source Programs Office
