%0 Conference Paper
%B Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Collaboration and Technology -  CRIWG
%D 2013
%T Integrating formal and informal learning through a FLOSS-based innovative approach
%A Sara Fernandes
%A M. Martinho
%A Luis Soares Barbosa
%A António Cerone
%E Pedro Antunes
%E Marco Aurélio Gerosa
%E Allan Sylvester
%E Julita Vassileva
%E Gert-Jan de Vreede
%C New Zealand, UK
%P 208-214
%S Lecture Notes in Computer Science
%V 8224
%X <p>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.</p>
%8 October
%> https://haslab.uminho.pt/sites/default/files/lsb/files/fmbc13-criwg.pdf