OSI-EDU-WG Meeting Notes from 18 March 2014

Participating

Joseph Potvin
Ken Udas
Wayne Macintosh

Discussion Notes

1. First Week of April for Broad Invite; 15 April "Launch of OSI-EDU-WG"

• Intro + Invitation text to be co-draft here http://osi.xwiki.com/bin/Projects/DraftingWiki_WG_ManagementEducation
• Keep in mind the diverse communities of practice with an interest in this (developer/user roles)
  • practicing instructors
  • lawyers
  • developers and development managers
  • execs, finance and investment analysts
• 15 April "Launch Meeting" via BBB
  • Some Java version issues at start-up 
  • Patrick, can you arrange for a BBB support contact?
  • Also give invitees a link to test BBB
• Weekly Calls
  • don't over-organize these, the current informal approach is fine
  • iterative growth & development tied to practice
  • interests will expand organically
  • breadth of the syllabus should attract different types of communities of practice
  • good that the topics are broader than technical competence

2. Prototype Online Course

• Challenge: Design and Deliver a pilot online course, a prototype, as a joint effort
• Timely topic: "Understanding the CLS Bank International v. Alice Corporation Decision"
• Details here: http://osi.xwiki.com/bin/Projects/draft-flow-syllabus#HRealWorldPatentCourtCases
• A great case to serve as a catalyst 
• Course design for very mixed groups (lawyers; developers; investment folk)
• Regarding depth, let each educator determine what they use for their participants
• Let's think this through further

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Notes prepared by:

Joseph Potvin
Chair, OSI Working Group on Management Education About Free/Libre/Open Methods, Processes and Governance
jpotvin@opman.ca
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