Learning in the GNU/Linux community

Davis, Donald W.; Jabeen, Iffat

doi:10.1145/2047594.2047600

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“…With respect to learning programming skills, researchers have used LPP as a framework for describing learning processes within open source communities [12,14,26]. In fact, the construction of positive social relations through LPP processes is predictive of sustained participation in an open source community; the authors of one study posited that these social relations are as important a creation as the software product [14].…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

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Growing Their Own

Fiesler

Morrison

Shapiro

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing

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Online communities dedicated to the creation of fanworks (e.g., fiction or art inspired by media such as books or television shows) often serve as communities of practice for learning communication, artistic, and technical skills. In studying one successful fan fiction archive that was designed and built entirely by (predominantly women) fans, we observed processes of legitimate peripheral participation (LPP) in which some of these fans began in peripheral roles and came to be more involved in the technical aspects of the archive over time. In addition to outlining positive outcomes, we discuss the challenges of supporting learning within this CoP, particularly with respect to the burden on experts. We discuss potential implications and solutions for the problem of expert scarcity in CoPs, and propose that LPP within fan communities can be leveraged for broadening participation in computing among women.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Growing Their Own

Fiesler

Morrison

Shapiro

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing

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Analysis and Comparison of Frameworks Supporting Formal System Development based on Models of Computation

Horita

Bonna

Loubach

2019

16th International Conference on Information Technology-New Generations (ITNG 2019)

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Learning within a professional environment

Ellis

Jackson

Burdge

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education

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This paper describes student learning within the environment of an HFOSS project that is jointly shared between the GNOME Accessibility Team and three academic institutions. This effort differs from many project-based learning efforts in that the project is shared between the academic participants and the HFOSS community. By involving students in an HFOSS project, learning is started via apprenticeship which allows students to learn from professionals while preparing them for their professional life. Learning within the community of an ongoing FOSS project guides students in the first steps towards understanding the importance of life-long learning as well as providing an initial understanding of the ways in which such learning occurs. The results of a student survey and observations of student reflection papers are discussed.

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Learning in the GNU/Linux community

Cited by 4 publications

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Growing Their Own

Growing Their Own

Analysis and Comparison of Frameworks Supporting Formal System Development based on Models of Computation

Learning within a professional environment

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