[OSGeo-Discuss] Abstract, please look at.

[Ari Jolma]

Gary Watry kirjoitti:
> As an aside to this, the tutorial course work that I have been
> working on and distributing over the web is being used by Professors
> in at least four U.S. Universities for their own benefit, as well as
> incorporation into their classrooms. A small step but hopefully a
> start.


Gary, Is this course freely available? We have a virtual university on
geoinformatics in Finland
http://www.virtuaaliyliopisto.fi/?node=givy_etusivu_fin (the english
pages do not seem to work yet), which is still in its infancy. My
opinion is that we could also use external tutorial courses as a part of
its curriculum. I'd like to check out your course.

Regards,

Ari


> 
> ____________________________________________________________ Gary L.
> Watry
> 
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> -----Original Message----- From: Tyler Mitchell
> [mailto:tjm at timberline.ca] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 12:13
> PM To: discuss at mail.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Abstract,
> please look at.
> 
> 
> 
> Chris Holmes wrote:
>> The other is to encourage 'students' to see themselves as potential
>> contributors. Many see their work as not 'real' until they get in
>> to a paying job, when in reality they do some of the best work.
>> Ideally we could capture some of that energy for open source.
> 
> Similar to this, and back to Gary's idea, is that I, as an employer,
> see the use of OS tools as a means of building professional skills in
> my staff.  Rather than just learning how to use a program, they can
> learn to use, modify, enhanced, extended, etc. and take they tools
> with them wherever they go.  (Similar to Ian's comment about IP
> issues, but in the commercial domain).  So, from a student guidance
> perspective, I see that those who teach and learn OS in school are
> doing a greater professional development service for their students
> (and potential employers!) by building people with skills instead of
> just 'by the book' button pushing.
> 
>> One idea to really encourage that is to make a analogue to the 
>> 'job'/volunteer board, but focus it on projects that are more
>> cutting edge, and that would be of the size that one could do for a
>> masters or phD thesis.  Hopefully someone in the OS world could
>> 'mentor' them, not so much on the actual work, but how to work with
>> the community and get their improvements incorporated.
> 
> I agree with this idea.  I see this kind of system in place, less 
> formally, at our local University.  It is quite effective,
> encouraging and again, helps build professionals I'd like to hire.
> Perhaps some of those very students who are lurking on this list
> could give their two bits :)
> 
> Tyler
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Prof. Ari Jolma
Kartografia ja Geoinformatiikka / Cartography and Geoinformatics
Teknillinen Korkeakoulu / Helsinki University of Technology
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