By Renata Ribero<\/p>\n
She is located at a university on the countryside in Brazil. Universities moved to rural areas to promote sustainable development. Many of the students are from large cities on Brazil. 10%are African.<\/p>\n
The uni was founded in 2006. She is on the digital design course, which is new. They are doing Moodle development.<\/p>\n
They use free software for student projects. Work is hosted on the uni website. <\/p>\n
The students went on a visit at the local hacker space for a project showcase. Students are collaborating with the hacker space now. This have the students ideas as well.<\/p>\n
The kids prefer free software now.<\/p>\n
Students decided their projects should reflect the community. Some of their work was about how they might do startups. Now they are working on websites and branding.<\/p>\n
Only a tiny minority thought unis should only free software, but the vast majority more think floss is really important. More than 70%think it’s important to contribute to floss development.<\/p>\n
They want to learn concepts more than tools.<\/p>\n
Questions:<\/p>\n
Will this experiment continue? Was language an issue in tutorials and documentation?<\/p>\n
The language barrier is an issue. They all want to learn English, bit it’s not taught in state schools, so they’re just starting. Students are also z seeking a regional identity when joining user communities. They are now doing peer learning groups, which is helpful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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