Rekrapenator/Science Fellowship

=Science Fellowship Idea=

Open Source Software Aim:
To create an OER resource for students, teachers and others that explains and shares Open Source Software in NZ Mathematical concepts and technical vocab suitable for NZ primary students
 * Explores:
 * Economic model
 * Licensing
 * Benefits to NZ:
 * Social - sharing, collaboration, openness, envirethical
 * Historical development
 * Promotes OSS use in NZ Schools
 * Interview Vlogs showcasing the diverse users of OSS
 * Assist others with OSS
 * Share Creative Commons Licensed "articles and stories for NZ Primary Schools"
 * Using WikiEducator
 * NZ School Journal - CC?

Method

 * To work alongside and learn from amateur/professional scientists who use, administer and deploy OSS
 * Warrington Students and other people from Dunedin, Christchurch, NZ, Overseas (TBC)

Duration - 2 terms

 * 24 weeks broken into
 * First 2 weeks in Dunedin
 * Next 2-4 weeks in Christchurch/Dunedin
 * Next 4-8 weeks in NZ, UK, other localities
 * Next 2 weeks in Dunedin
 * All (TBC) once fellowship dates confirmed
 * All travel will be self funded

Dunedin

 * RP - Presbytarian Support
 * AK - Linux Works
 * JB - Otago Access Radio/Country Radio Dunedin
 * PC - Copyleft
 * Free Software users - children - pre-school/school/tertiary, elderly, disabled, cultural,

Christchurch

 * Egressive

Other???

 * Wellington
 * Ministry Of Education
 * Catalyst
 * Novell
 * Auckland
 * OLPC
 * UK
 * Canonical

Things to check out:
 * The Ministry of Education's willingness to trial a per computer rate
 * Times and dates - licensing agreements

When:

 * Either April - September
 * or
 * January - July