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Free and open source software in computing education

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Stephen Jacobs,

Clif Kussmaul,

Mihaela SabinAuthors Info & Claims

SIGITE '11: Proceedings of the 2011 conference on Information technology education

Pages 41 - 42

https://doi.org/10.1145/2047594.2047606

Published: 20 October 2011 Publication History

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Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) exemplifies the merit and successes of open content, understood broadly as creative work that explicitly allows sharing and further changes by anyone, whether an individual or organization. Although the benefits of improving computing education with open source practices are largely acknowledged, transforming teaching to create effective learning environments has many challenges. The panelists will bring different perspectives on teaching strategies and curricular content they have used in their classrooms. These perspectives will exemplify key issues with FOSS-based education and FOSS-based IT systems. The developer and user communities established around FOSS-based IT systems are of particular interest to the IT discipline because of its focus on user centeredness and advocacy for advancing professional practices in authentic environments.

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Free and open source software in computing education
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
      2. Model curricula

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SIGITE '11: Proceedings of the 2011 conference on Information technology education

October 2011

340 pages

ISBN:9781450310178

DOI:10.1145/2047594

General Chairs:
Bryan Goda
United States Military Academy
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Edward Sobiesk
United States Military Academy
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Randy Connolly
Mount Royal University, Canada

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Published: 20 October 2011

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Davis LDawson MOmar M(2016)Systems Engineering Concepts with Aid of Virtual Worlds and Open Source SoftwareHandbook of Research on 3-D Virtual Environments and Hypermedia for Ubiquitous Learning10.4018/978-1-5225-0125-1.ch020(483-509)Online publication date: 2016
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