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Line 19: There are several possible options for the [[Open Source Comes to Campus/Curriculum/Career Panel \| career panel]]. ==~~Ethics~~History and ~~History~~Ethics of Free Software== This activity has been mostly omitted from recent Open Source Comes to Campus events - mostly for time issues, but also because we think it needs a lot of work. If you'd like to take a look, it's ~~here:~~ [[~~Ethics~~Open ~~and~~Source Comes to Campus/Curriculum/History and Ethics of Free Software \| here]]. (If you want to help improve it, that would be swell.) Line 29: ==Contributions Workshop== The Contributions Workshop is the part of the day where students begin making contributions to FOSS projects. If there is time, it may make sense to include some version of the [[Open_Source_Comes_to_Campus/Curriculum/Finding_a_Project \| Finding a Project]] demo/activity. Finding a Project can be run as a demo, a student activity, or both. If both, we recommend introducing the activity, having a mentor demo it by walking through it at the front of the room/on the projector, and then having the student do it. We recommend having the students do the activity in pairs or small groups. ~~The Contributions Workshop is constantly being improved upon. Currently, it's pretty straightforward.~~ === The workshop itself === * One or more organizers presents the [[First Tasks]] page and explains how to use it. * Local project leads as well as remote maintainers (via hangout or something similar) explain their projects in 2-5 minutes. * Attendees start looking through and contributing to projects while local project leads get together in small groups with interested students. The other project leads float. * After about 15-20 minutes, if any students are stuck (and some will be), they can do the [https://github.com/openhatch/open-source-comes-to-campus/blob/master/handouts/FindingProjects_Student_Handout.odt Finding a Project] activity. For the workshop itself, one of the organizers introduces and explains that some of the mentors at the event have open source projects they maintain or contribute to and that students can work in small groups to contribute to those projects. The mentors then take 2-5 minutes to give a brief overview of their project and the types of tasks students can work on. The organizer assigns different mentors to different spots in the room and writes down the layout on the board/displays it on the projector so that students can find a group. The organizer should also include a link to [https://openhatch.org/wiki/First_Tasks first tasks], [https://openhatch.org/wiki/Additional_tasks additional tasks] or whatever resource is being used for the event to keep track of projects. We're working on brainstorming additional activities for attendees who get stuck. We're also planning to create a short guide for mentors to give them advice about how to approach students who need help but aren't asking for it (a common problem). If students do not want to join a specific project, they should join the "self-guided" group. This group of students will have one or more mentors who will help them find their own projects, building on the work done in the Finding a Project activity (if that activity was done). === Wrap up === After one hour of the workshop, the organizer will lead the wrap up. Often, the workshop will continue after the wrap up. If that's the case, make very, very clear that students are welcome to stay and keep working. During the wrap up: * Students report on their progress so far * Organizers talk about opportunities to follow up: Future open source events at the school Future open source events at the general area [https://openhatch.org/wiki/Opportunities General FOSS opportunities] things that OpenHatch is doing * Organizers ask students to fill out the exit survey ==Wrap Up==