Collaborative Research: OpenFE - Developing Faculty Expertise and Creating Learning Materials for Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software

自由和开放源码软件（FOSS）是由个人和组织创建的，使任何人都可以免费使用，研究，修改或重新分发所产生的软件。 自由和开放源码软件已成为软件业的一个主要部分，正在生产许多世界级的产品。 这些产品包括人道主义自由和开源软件产品（HFOSS），在救灾、经济发展和医疗保健等领域创造社会效益。本科生参与HFOSS的经验表明，它有可能激励学生，创造良好的学习机会，吸引和留住计算机学科的女学生。 然而，许多教师需要专业发展和支持社区将HFOSS带入他们的课堂。 开源教师专业知识（OpenFE）项目正在扩大具有HFOSS专业知识的教师社区，并正在创建，组织和评估将HFOSS整合到包括社区学院在内的各种环境中的计算课程所需的学习材料。 OpenFE是建立在以前的NSF资助的工作，以达到更大，更多样化的学生群体。 小组信息学作为创建和支持教师学习小组的一种方法正在进行测试。 OpenFE还结合了自由/开源软件社区学习策略，如合法外围设备参与，以创造专业学习策略在本科计算机教育中的创新应用。OpenFE是一个合作项目，涉及德雷克塞尔大学、西新英格兰大学和拿骚社区学院。

Free and open source software (FOSS) is created by individuals and organizations that make the resulting software freely available for anyone to use, study, modify, or re-distribute. FOSS has become a major part of the software industry and is producing many world-class products. Among these products are Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software products (HFOSS) that create social benefit in areas such as disaster relief, economic development, and health care.Experience with undergraduate participation in HFOSS demonstrates a potential to motivate students, create excellent learning opportunities, and attract and retain female students in computing disciplines. However, many instructors need professional development and a supporting community to bring HFOSS into their classes. The Open Source Faculty Expertise (OpenFE) project is expanding the community of faculty with expertise in HFOSS and is also creating, organizing, and evaluating learning materials needed to integrate HFOSS into computing curricula in diverse settings including community colleges. OpenFE is building on prior NSF-funded work to reach a larger and more diverse student population. Group informatics is being tested as an approach for creating and supporting instructor learning groups. OpenFE is also incorporating FOSS community learning strategies such as Legitimate Peripheral Participation to create an innovative application of professional learning strategies to undergraduate computing education.OpenFE is a collaborative project involving Drexel University, Western New England University and Nassau Community College.