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This section is intended as the main starting point for all [[Education and Curriculum Committee]] activities. The work program is divided into work on developing data packages; development of OSGeo educational materials; work on certification of external educational materials, courses and curricula; and on other matters.
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'''Current OSGeo Edu Work program''' (established September 2007 at the FOSS4G conference at Victoria, Canada)
  
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= Initiatives =
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Our goal is to have the following efforts completed by December 2007:
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* Prepare a project plan that can be presented to possible funding agencies: [[OSGeo Educational Project]]
 
  
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= Data =
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'''1) Establish a wiki page with an initial inventory of available educational content'''
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* Develop free educational geospatial datasets. Work with [[Geodata Packaging Working Group]].
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Deadline: October 31, 2007
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* First project: [[Edu Data Package North Carolina]]
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Subcommittee members: Schweik, Kishor
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* Produce a data package for common use in tutorials: [[Edu Data Package]]
 
  
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= Education =
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'''2) Investigate, vote on, and recommend a content management system for educational ''modules'''''.  
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== Books and tutorials ==
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Deadline: October 31, 2007
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There is a need to decide on a format for developing edu materials. The format should be text-based and thus suitable for use in SVN or CVS. Images should be stored separately from the text. We also need a server for hosting the projects. LaTeX?
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Subcommittee members: Ben Alden; Victor Olaya; Charlie Schweik; Scott Mitchell; Venka; Maria Brovelli; Rob Braswell
  
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* Work on OSGeo Edu Book1: [[Using Open Source GIS]].
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'''3) Implement recommended system in task 2 and develop instructions for new authors'''
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* Work on OSGeo Edu Book2: [[Developing Geospatial Solutions using Open Source]].
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Deadline: December 1, 2007
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* Work on OSGeo Edu Book3: [[Developing Web Mapping Solutions Using Open Source]].
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Subcommittee members: To be determined
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* Produce and maintain the Free GIS Book started by EOGEO: [[Free GIS Book]]
 
  
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== Courseware ==
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'''4) Post regular reminders to OSGeo lists''' to (A) encourage educational-related submissions to OSGeo journal; and (B) submit new educational material (or links) through the content management system established in task 3.  
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These would preferably be backed up by free and open books.
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Subcommittee: Schweik, Kishor
  
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* Develop an '''Intro to open source GIS''' course that could be offered as a distance-learning class: [[Introduction to FOSS GIS]]
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(Note: with permission from OSGeo Charter Members at FOSS4G 2007, this page was edited substantially by edu committee member Charlie Schweik. For now, it is important to keep the committee focused and keep our documentation as simple as possible to stay on task.)  
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* Develop an '''Intro to open source web GIS''' course that could be offered as a distance-learning class: [[Introduction to Web GIS]]
 
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* Collect links to and descriptions of free educational materials that advance the goals of OSGeo: [[Educational Resources]]
 
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* Create installation packages for class-room teaching and distance learning courses. Work with [[Distribution Special Interest Groups]]
 
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* Develop teaching materials (labs, tutorials, datasets, self-learning packages) that are aligned with existing curricula and courses.
 
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* Develop HOWTO's for educators and students, e.g., "This task can be performed with GRASS this way, this one with mapserver this way", etc.
 
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* Develop pre-prepared curricula utilizing open coursework and tools that could be used by teachers in their own classes.
 
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* Compile a FAQ with answers for educators.
 
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* Develop phased coursework (short, medium, and long term). Note the work done by, e.g. [http://www.geo-consortium.de Geo-Consortium] and [http://www.gdf-hannover.de/literature GDF Hannover]
 
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== Translation portal ==
 
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* see OSGeo [[Translation Portal]]
 
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== Outreach ==
 
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* Promote the free and open source alternatives in education. Communicate educational needs to other OSGeo groups, such as [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]] and [[Promotion and Visibility Committee]].
 
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* Develop the appropriate pages in [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia].
 
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== Tools of Trade ==
 
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[[Tools of Trade]] that can help educators in creating eduational materials
 
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= Certification =
 
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* [[Teaching Material Evaluation Criteria]]
 
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* Develop required know-how for an OSGeo-CE (OSGeo Certified Engineer).  Note the work being done by [http://www.gisci.org/ The GIS Certification Institute]. Work with [[Certification_Committee]]
 
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= Research =
 
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* Prepare and coordinate preparation of research papers about FOSS4G
 
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* Link to research projects using and developing GFOSS: [[OSGeo in Research]]
 
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* Support researchers in their usage of GFOSS
 
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* Start and support research projects that develop GFOSS
 
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* Start and support research projects that help GFOSS developers
 
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= Other matters =
 
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* Get involved in existing initiatives to make sure that they fairly consider open source solutions.
 
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* The [[Core Curriculum Project]] page contains the initial brainstorming data.
 
  
 
[[Category:Education]]
 
[[Category:Education]]

Revision as of 18:13, 27 September 2007

Current OSGeo Edu Work program (established September 2007 at the FOSS4G conference at Victoria, Canada)

Our goal is to have the following efforts completed by December 2007:

1) Establish a wiki page with an initial inventory of available educational content Deadline: October 31, 2007 Subcommittee members: Schweik, Kishor

2) Investigate, vote on, and recommend a content management system for educational modules. Deadline: October 31, 2007 Subcommittee members: Ben Alden; Victor Olaya; Charlie Schweik; Scott Mitchell; Venka; Maria Brovelli; Rob Braswell

3) Implement recommended system in task 2 and develop instructions for new authors Deadline: December 1, 2007 Subcommittee members: To be determined

4) Post regular reminders to OSGeo lists to (A) encourage educational-related submissions to OSGeo journal; and (B) submit new educational material (or links) through the content management system established in task 3. Deadline: Ongoing Subcommittee: Schweik, Kishor

(Note: with permission from OSGeo Charter Members at FOSS4G 2007, this page was edited substantially by edu committee member Charlie Schweik. For now, it is important to keep the committee focused and keep our documentation as simple as possible to stay on task.)

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