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Rich Dixon 

tap into activity ideas by visiting the open online course, Digital Storytelling 106...

"Now in its third year, the course is the brainchild of Jim Groom at the University of Mary Washington. Participants experiment with digital platforms for storytelling, build an online identity, interact with a community of fellow learners, and engage with the outside world. Basically, the course is part storytelling workshop and part technology training. Whenever I read about it, people are very enthusiastic."

"Experiential learning using open source is fraught with opportunities for disaster.

Open source is unfamiliar ground for professors. Not the software, which is well-known at this point. But professors aren't accustomed to open development. They treat open source projects like busy work or an easy way to assign homework. Participating in FOSS projects takes work and time, maybe even six months, which is a big commitment for someone who wants to use it in a one-semester course. A student being sent in to a project without involvement from a professor is a recipe for failure."