Rekrapenator/Science Fellowship

Open Source - Made In NZ

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

• 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?

Mathematical concepts and technical vocab suitable for NZ primary students

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

Seeking assistance from

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

Work in progress, expect frequent changes. Help and feedback is welcome. See discussion page.