Open Source Comes to Campus/UMD/Staff
NOTE
This page is a working draft of what might happen on Saturday, Feb 25, at UMD College Park.
Schedule
Detailed Saturday schedule
- 10:00 AM: Laptop setup begins (if you are done early, you can Q&A with instructors)
- 10:30: Brief opening ceremonies -- explain structure + goals
- 10:45 - 11: More laptop setup (if you are done early, you can Q&A with instructors)
- 11 - 11:30 AM: Communicating as a user: finding the community and getting help
- 11:30 - 12 PM: History and ethics of free, open source software
- 12 PM: Break + lunch.
- 1 PM: Split into groups of max size 10, with 2 staff in each group. Students stay put; staff rotate between rooms.
- 1 PM - 2 PM: Module 1 (1h)
- 2:05 - 2:55 PM: Module 2 (50min)
- 3:00 - 3:45 PM: Module 3 (45min)
- 3:45 PM: Come back into the full group
- 3:55 PM: Wrap-up: feedback, and next steps