Heidi J.C. Ellis
Stoney Jackson
Darci Burdge
ABSTRACT
Studies have shown that the "near peer" experience where students of various levels are jointly involved in co-learning activities can motivate students and support wide learning. Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) projects have shown promise for educating students using real-world projects within a global, professional community. Leveraging the near peer experience within an HFOSS project allows beginning students to get earlier exposure to large, complex systems while providing the more advanced students the opportunity to practice communication, coordination, and leadership skills. This poster describes initial steps towards the development of an HFOSS project by a mixed team of students of various levels and from three different institutions..
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Cross Ref
- Ellis, H. J. C., Hislop, G. W., Rodriguez, J. S., and Morelli, R. A., "Student Software Engineering Learning via Participation in Humanitarian FOSS Projects," Proceedings, 2012 ASEE Annual Conference. June, 2012.Google Scholar
- Diggs, J., "Facilitating Student Participation in Free Software within Academic Courses," 2012 fossa Conference, Bois Blanc, France, Dec. 4-6, 2012. Ellis, H.J.C., Purcell, M., and Hislop, G., "An Approach for Evaluating FOSS Projects for Student Participation," SIGCSE 2012, Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Raleigh, NC, Mar. 2012. Google ScholarDigital Library
- Ellis, H. J. C., Purcell, M., and Hislop, G., "An Approach for Evaluating FOSS Projects for Student Participation," SIGCSE 2012, Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Raleigh, NC, Mar. 2012. Google ScholarDigital Library
Index Terms
- Developing HFOSS projects using integrated teams across levels and institutions
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