OSLC_OSET_sharing_practices_proposal
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Hello OSLC members, I am emailing directly from our google docs Sharing Practices Proposal page to encourage you to log in and contribute your ideas before the meeting Wednesday. Don't worry if your thoughts are not yet fully formed, any information or ideas you can add will help.
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Teaching Allocation Grant(s)
Proposal 1:
Submitted by Chris Sousa-Wynn sous...@unm.edu, Kevin Comerford ke...@unm.edu and Andrea Polli apo...@unm.edu on on behalf of the OSET Open Source Learning Community (OSLC)
This proposal is for support for a University-wide series of professional speakers on the topic of Open Source/Open Access.
How does this enhance teaching?
What classes could integrate with this?
Open source tools and open access publishing are emerging across many disciplines. This series, for example, can be relevant to courses in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Library Science, Biology, Health Sciences, Law, Business, Communication and Journalism, Fine Arts, Research Service Learning and Education.
This project is unique in that it is also highly relevant to the administration and staff of the UNM libraries and therefore could impact library policies and programs that will, in turn, affect students campus-wide
Some courses are directly related to this subject. For example, a new topics class has been created in the College of Fine Arts
ARTS 429/529.010 Open Source/Open Culture
other classes?
Possible Guest Presenters
Once support is secured, the OSLC will decide speakers to invite through a democratic process
Potential invitees already identified by members of the OSLC inlcude:
Lawrence Lessig, Stanford Professor of Law and Author of The Future of Ideas
Yochai Benkler, Economist and Author of The Wealth of Networks
Richard Stallman, President of the Free Software Foundation www.fsf.org
Joichi Ito, CEO of Creative Commons, www.creativecommons.org
Laurie Racine, Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center of the Annenberg School of Communications, University of Southern California
Tim Berners-Lee
Bill Bramble, UNM College of Education
Jami Grindatto at Intel Community Outreach
Rob’s colleagues U of I
History of Open Source
Over the past ten years, the worldwide open source community has grown significantly through initiatives like flossmanuals.com, Creative Commons and many others. Open source software now spans all disciplines from computing to design to geography and biotechnology, and open source principles have been applied to projects beyond software such as architecture, product design and publishing.
History of the UNM The Open Source Learning Community (OSLC)
The UNM Open Source Learning Community (OSLC) has been created as a resource for faculty to share theoretical and practical knowledge related to teaching and research using the tools and methods of open source. This learning community is open to participants from all areas of the University and now has 22 members who meet face-to-face and online to share best practices. As a result of the OSLC, co-founder Polli has created a graduate and advanced undergraduate level topics course open to students from all disciplines housed in the Department of Art and Art History on the subject of Open Source/Open Culture to be initially offered in the Spring of 2011. OSLC co-founder Sousa-Wynn has ??? (something about your research or teaching). OSLC member and co-author of this proposal Comerford has ??? (details about the open access journal and/or other initiatives).
Program Structure
Public lecture open to all UNM students, faculty and staff, approx one hour including Q&A
Private meeting with OSLC members and select students, faculty and administration to discuss how to more effectively use open source and open access tools for teaching and learning across campus
Sample Budget
Speaker Lawrence Lessig fees and travel: $2000
Speaker Bill Bramble, UNM College of Education fees and travel: $0
Speaker ??, regional mid/high-range fees and travel: $1000
Speaker ??, regional mid-range fees and travel: $500
Promotion and Documentation $1500
Total: $5000
Budget Explanation
Speaker fees: $0-$1000 per speaker
Travel: $0-$1000 per speaker
It is the intention of the OSLC to schedule both local and national experts in the area of Open Source/Open Access. Some of these will require higher speaker fees, some are already on-campus and could be available without a fee
Space: This project will utilize spaces in UNM libraries, academic and research centers that have the necessary A/V equipment and can host these presentations at no additional cost
Promotion and Documentation: $1500
We propose to hire a skilled graduate student to help promote, videotape, transcribe and post videos and transcripts online using open source tools. Posters advertising the events will be created using existing resources on campus.
For more information see:
OSLC website: ???
Open Source Definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
Free and open source software: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software
Floss Manuals: http://en.flossmanuals.net/
Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/
Flat World Knowledge: http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/
Proposal 2: pass on to Gary Smith Dec 15th
Sandbox Lab
Launch an experimental, open source lab to be available across campus
‘demonstration space’ ?
what computers, what on them, expertise of staff, hours available
Central location on campus (possibly sub?)
Furniture $500
equipment $3000
RA/GA to run lab at regular hours, schedule faculty to give workshops, keep calendar $1500
Power switch - solar power at farmer’s market at robinson park
Bruce Milne solar panel truck
Plan to keep it going - workshop fees, developing courses, building computers/community outreach, student club to help sustain it
“Open Source Day”
Workshop: Tools and Best Practices for Open Source
Proposal to Gary for Dec 15?
Chris Sousa-Wynn, Andrea Polli, Jeff Dickey, Kevin Comerford, Robb
What kind of space, what dates (early April)
Discuss and demonstrate open source tools for use in the classroom
Challenges and Opportunities
Image manipulation, web development, statistical packages
Gimp, Paint.net, blender, ‘r’ etc
Inviting faculty who have been using or want to use open source tools in the classroom
Discussion about the pros and cons of these softwares
Resources for learning open source tools
Floss manuals
Bill Hartmann open source network in Anton Chico run off of solar power ($) - proposal for costs
Sandbox Working Group
Planning an open source learning environment
Led by Chris, Andrea, Catherine
Open Source Learning Community Proposal for the 6th Annual Success in the Classroom: Sharing Practices that Work
2 Presentations: Open Access Academic Publishing
Open source resource list in the context of a poster session? Jeff has plotter
Philosophies of open access
Policy aspects of open access
How to use the tools
Misconceptions about open access
Promotion and tenure issues
Case studies: ivy league fund to pay author fees
Change of Venue: Converting a closed journal to an open journal for the UNM Law School
Kevin Comerford
Teaching Students about Open Data - Steve Koch and Rob
Health Sciences - John Eldridge
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