[Scale-planning] Open Source in Education Track (was Re: About the Open Data Track)

Mx Siltanen mrsiltanen at gmail.com
Thu Aug 4 21:59:44 UTC 2016


fyi - suggest reaching out to people who maybe interested in assisting /
attending via twitter, for example this gentleman recently tweeted a
linux.com article on a related topic
https://twitter.com/EdTechChris


On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Ilan Rabinovitch <ilan at socallinuxexpo.org>
wrote:

> Hi Caryl,
>
> At this point we're only able to commit to 1 room for 1 day. We'd also
> still need some of the items we discussed earlier in thread to confirm
> OSSIE again.
>
> 1) Track Leads (sounds like we have this)
> 2) A track abstract describing the audience and types of sessions you want
> to see.
>
> It'd also be great to understand how we see this complimenting other
> similar tracks, like the work being done in OSSIE.
>
> Thanks for your efforts here.
>
>
> Ilan
>
>
>
>
> Ilan Rabinovitch
> Conference Chair
> Southern California Linux Expo
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>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 9:09 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>>
>> To summarize our discussion so far, Kenneth Wyrick and I will work on
>> having an OSSIE track for SCaLE. Others who wish to help us are welcome to
>> join in.
>>
>>
>> We need to decide what day would be best for OSSIE, or whether it might
>> be extended over more than one day. If extended, what days.
>>
>>
>> We need to explore the possibility of getting one of the local community
>> colleges on board to grant college credit (typically one unit with a small
>> fee) to attendees who attend a specified number of hours and certain
>> specified events/presentations at SCaLE.
>>
>>
>> We need to line up speakers to fill the OSSIE slots. Joe Renzullo has
>> already volunteered and his topic sounds very interesting. (Thank you Joe!)
>>
>>
>> We need to study the interests shown in the various recent and coming CUE
>> meetings and conferences to see what topics are most timely now and try to
>> find ways open source can meet those interests… then look for speakers we
>> could use on those topics. One topic we should definitely look into is "Why
>> open source in education?"
>>
>>
>> When we have all of our "ducks in a row" we need to begin an earnest
>> publicity campaign to reach teachers (through CUE and other organizations)
>> and others who might be interested.
>>
>>
>> We need to see whether there is any possibility of a sponsor for OSSIE
>> who might be able to fund some really interesting speaker.
>>
>>
>> For example: Matt and Kaitlyn Hova (who live in Nebraska) would possibly
>> be a terrific keynote type presentation that would be of interest to any
>> and all attendees (not just OSSIE). Kaitlyn is going to be doing a talk for
>> TED-Med. She also plays one of their 3-D printed violins (they call it a
>> "Hovalin") as part of her presentation. What if we had her (maybe both of
>> them) as a speaker(s), say on Friday, and printed one of their hovalins
>> during the course of SCaLE. I don't know how long it would take, but the
>> cost to make it is about $70, which I think includes strings, bridge, pegs,
>> etc. Maybe it could be a raffle prize.  How does this relate to OSSIE?
>> STEAM at its best! STEAM is STEM with an A added for Arts!
>>
>>
>> Fill in the blanks…. there are lots!
>>
>>
>> Caryl
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: ilan at socallinuxexpo.org
>> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 17:21:13 -0700
>> To: scale-planning at lists.linuxfests.org
>> Subject: Re: [Scale-planning] Open Source in Education Track (was Re:
>> About the Open Data Track)
>>
>>
>> Ya, we've also had OSSIE sessions with 5-10 people in the room. So as you
>> can imagine the range varies depending on the topic, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ilan Rabinovitch
>> Conference Chair
>> Southern California Linux Expo
>> 877-831-2569 x110 Voice
>> 818-442-1865 Mobile
>> ilan at linuxfests.org Email
>>
>> ---
>> Ask me about sponsorship and speaking opportunities at LinuxFests.org's
>> upcoming events:
>> DevOps Days SV -  June 24-25, 2016 - Mountain View, CA
>> Texas Linux Fest - July 8-9, 2016, Austin TX
>> SCALE 15x - March 2-5, 2017 - Pasadena, CA
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:04 AM, Hriday Balachandran <
>> bala at socallinuxexpo.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ken,
>>
>> OSSIE specific attendance is hard to predict. Some talks are rather
>> popular, and some are not. On an average, I think 35-45 people attend the
>> talks. The really popular ones approach three figures.
>>
>> The way I have handled OSSIE talks has been a mix of CFP submissions and
>> curated/invited talks. 5-6 talks are generally the target.
>>
>> Bala.
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 10:50 PM, Kenneth Wyrick <kmw at caltek.net> wrote:
>>
>> I'd like to know what kind of numbers we are talking about for a track and
>> how one typically goes about assessing and forecasting the participation
>> both on the presentation and attendance side?
>>
>> <quote who="Caryl Bigenho">
>> Hi Ilan,
>> Why don't you let Kenneth Wyrick and I see if we can get this going? You
>> have given us a list of things to work on below and we can get started
>> right away with such things as whether Friday or Saturday would work best
>> and how to get more educators to attend.* As I see it, an OSSIE track
>> shouldn't be just for educators. With so many parents getting involved in
>> the technology side of their children's education, things like the Khan
>> Academy videos, Hour of Code and Scratch/ScratchJr are things that will
>> have a wider audience than just professional educators.
>> Caryl
>> * Maybe we could get  a unit of college credit for folks who attend the
>> entire OSSIE day and pay a small fee. Teachers can use this type of credit
>> for professional development and, often, it can count toward increases in
>> salary.
>>
>> From: ilan at socallinuxexpo.org
>> Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 14:45:05 -0700
>> To: scale-planning at lists.linuxfests.org; bala at socallinuxexpo.org
>> Subject: [Scale-planning] Open Source in Education Track (was Re: About
>> the Open Data Track)
>>
>> We haven't yet made a decision around OSSIE for this year, but as a track
>> it has seen reduced attendance and submissions over the past few years. If
>> we can come up with some concrete plans around what we'd want it to look
>> like and discuss how we can get teachers to attend I'm sure we'd be happy
>> to arrange space again.
>> Another thing to keep in mind is we've gotten mixed feedback from teachers
>> on what day to hold OSSIE on if we continue to do so. On the one hand we
>> hear from many teachers they can't attend during the weekend as they have
>> trouble getting the school district to give them a day off for the
>> conference.  On the other hand, we also hear from them that they prefer to
>> keep their weekends to themselves rather than for training.
>>
>>
>> -Ilan
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>> I've been watching silently from afar (summer in Montana). It looks like
>> everything is coming along well, except for one thing that seems to be
>> entirely missing: OSSIE (Open Source Software In Education.)
>> A few years back there was still a dedicated OSSIE track. Have you given
>> up entirely on having one? If not, I'll be happy to volunteer to help
>> organize, publicize, coordinate, and do what ever else needs to be done to
>> make it happen.
>> Just let me know!Caryl
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> On Aug 1, 2016, at 1:46 PM, Ilan Rabinovitch <ilan at socallinuxexpo.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Juan,
>> The local big data community has been running a data tools/big data track
>> the last few years of SCALE. It's possible that what you're looking for
>> might be covered there?   OpenData in general has been a topic we've had
>> requests for over the years, so we decided to add a one day track around
>> it.
>> That being said I think your email highlights an important point.  We find
>> a lot of confusion from both attendees and speakers about what is relevant
>> for a given track each year.  E.g. Is intro to kernel development a talk
>> that belongs in the introductory/beginner track, a kernel track, or a
>> developer track?
>> With that in mind we have been looking to recruit experts around each
>> track to help serve as "track leads".  The role involves writing a one
>> paragraph abstract describing what type of content we are seeking for that
>> track, helping to do targeted recruitment for invited speakers on those
>> tracks, and finally participating in the voting/review process of sessions
>> submitted via the CFP.
>> Here is an example of what QCon has done for these track descriptions
>> ===
>> Track:  Containers -  From Dev to ProdAbstract: Containers came to
>> prominence a couple of years ago with thepromise of portability,
>> flexibility and rapid deployments. They remain a hot topic in the industry
>> and there are several success stories of companiesderiving business value
>> from the use of containers; especially in the area of developer
>> experience. At the same time, container technology and thesurrounding
>> ecosystem are evolving very rapidly, which makes it difficult to assess
>> its readiness for production use.
>> In this track, we will hear from practitioners who are leveraging
>> containers as part of their software delivery processes for a better
>> developerexperience, simplified operations, efficient resource
>> utilization, or all of the above. Speakers will share their experiences in
>> tackling the complex challenges around CI/CD, scheduling and
>> orchestration, service discovery, monitoring etc. andwhat it takes to
>> truly reap the benefits of container technology.Track Lead(s): Sangeeta
>> Narayanan, Netflix
>>
>> ===
>> This makes it very clear what the goal of the track is and what type of
>> content they're seeking.
>> If you see a track on the CFP that you think you'd be a good fit to lead,
>> reach out to myself and Shyam (kapadia at socallinuxexpo.org). We'd love to
>> have your help.  We're seeing at least 1 person per track, with 2 leads
>> per track max.
>> Thanks,Ilan
>>
>> Ilan Rabinovitch Conference ChairSouthern California Linux
>> Expo877-831-2569 x110 Voice 818-442-1865 Mobileilan at linuxfests.org Email
>> ---Ask me about sponsorship and speaking opportunities at LinuxFests.org's
>> upcoming events:DevOps Days SV -  June 24-25, 2016 - Mountain View, CA
>> Texas Linux Fest - July 8-9, 2016, Austin TXSCALE 15x - March 2-5, 2017 -
>> Pasadena, CA
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Juan J. Natera <naterajj at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> I was taking a look at the CFP page
>>
>> (http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/15x/cfp), when I read the
>>
>> description of the Open Data track, which I quote here:
>>
>>
>>
>> "Open Data - This newly introduced track will focus on topics related
>>
>> to Open Data in Science, Government, and other sources. This will
>>
>> strive to answer questions such as: Why does Open Data Matter? What
>>
>> are benefits of Open Data? What are the goals of the Open Data
>>
>> movement? What is its current status?"
>>
>>
>>
>> As an Open Source enthusiast, I wholeheartedly agree with the
>>
>> importance of Open Data, and realize there is a long road ahead of
>>
>> those working to address this issue. However I believe that this
>>
>> track, as described, would be more at home as a keynote in Data
>>
>> focused conference. I am not saying it goes against SCALE's mission to
>>
>> have this kind of content, far from it. but speaking also as an
>>
>> attendee, I think SCALE users would be more interested in Open Source
>>
>> tools for working with data (big or small), since it's already obvious
>>
>> for most scale attendees that Open Data is just as good as Open Source
>>
>> software.
>>
>>
>>
>> I also realize that Big Data is mentioned in the Cloud Track, but
>>
>> isn't there enough interest in this topic to deserve its own track?
>>
>>
>>
>> Some food for thought,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Juan
>>
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