@conference {FMBC13-criwg, title = {Integrating formal and informal learning through a FLOSS-based innovative approach}, booktitle = {Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Collaboration and Technology - CRIWG}, series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, volume = {8224}, year = {2013}, month = {October}, pages = {208-214}, address = {New Zealand, UK}, abstract = {

It is said that due to the peculiar dynamics of FLOSS communities and their projects, effective participation in them is a privileged way to acquire the relevant skills and expertise in FLOSS development. Such is probably the reason for a number of higher education institutions to include in their curricula in Software Engineering some form of contact with the FLOSS reality. This paper explores such a perspective through an on-going case study on university students collaboration in FLOSS projects. The aim of this research is to 1) identify what should be learnt about software development through regular participation in a FLOSS project/community, and 2) assess the didactic potential of this kind of non-standard learning experiences. To this aim we resorted to a participatory research action approach and qualitative methods, namely case studies combining direct observation and interviews.

}, attachments = {https://haslab.uminho.pt/sites/default/files/lsb/files/fmbc13-criwg.pdf}, author = {Sara Fernandes and M. Martinho and Luis Soares Barbosa and Ant{\'o}nio Cerone}, editor = {Pedro Antunes and Marco Aur{\'e}lio Gerosa and Allan Sylvester and Julita Vassileva and Gert-Jan de Vreede} }