Durham, NC
Bryan formerly managed the Open Organization section of Opensource.com, which features stories about the ways open values and principles are changing how we think about organizational culture and design. He's worked on Opensource.com since 2011. Find him online as semioticrobotic.
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I agree that many students may not be well-served by courses in "technological literacy" because the knowledge they bring to the classroom in most cases outstrips subjects and goals oultined in curricula. But by integrating open source tools into their lessons, instructors gain the ability to teach students not only how to <em>use</em> these tools, but also how to <em>make</em> them. Not every student will be interested in learning computer programming, but all students can observe a crucial lesson: Tools can be altered; the world can be modified and made to function differently (or, to use language to which I know you're already sympathetic: the world is for tinkering!).
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