The document discusses Mozilla's education initiatives to promote open source software and learning. It highlights programs like internships, summer of code, and university courses on open source software development using Mozilla projects. These initiatives aim to tap into the massive learning potential of open source by involving students, professors, and contributors worldwide. The goal is to cultivate a generation familiar with open collaboration and build a workforce that can improve free and open source software.

1. a talk about:
mozilla and education

2. my point:

3. my point:
free software
= great software

4. my point:
free software
= massive learning engine

5. my point:
we need to tap into it!
= massive learning engine

6. <intro>

7. <intro>
about:mozilla

8. 1998

9. 1998
Mozilla: a global community of people who believe that
openness, participation and innovation are key to the
continued health of the Internet.

10. 2003
mozilla foundation formed

11. 2003
mozilla foundation formed

12. 2009

13. 2009
mozilla education

14. internships
summer of code
labs design challenge
university courses
mozilla education

15. we'll come back to this
mozilla education

16. <point #1>

17. <point #1>
free software
= great software

19. huge user base

20. huge user base
best in class software

21. huge user base
best in class software
vibrant contributor communities

22. <point #2>
huge user base
best in class software
vibrant contributor communities

23. <point #2>

24. <point #2>
free software
= massive learning engine

25. <point #2>
free software
= massive learning engine

26. 
student

27. Learn to
code!

student

28. Learn to

professor
code!

student

29. Help people
learn!
Learn to
 professor
code!

student

30. Help people
learn!
Learn to
 professor

code!

student
school

31. Help people
learn!
Learn to
 professor

code!

student
school
is broken

32. Help people
learn!
Learn to
 professor
code!

student


free software
developers

33. Help people
learn!
Learn to
 professor
code!
New

contributors!
student


free software
developers

34. Help people
learn!
Learn to
 professor
code!
New

Software project: contributors!
mentoring and real
world coding
student


free software
developers

35. Help people
?
learn!
Learn to
 professor
code!
New

Software project: contributors!
mentoring and real
world coding
student


free software
developers

36. already happening 

37. already happening 
tap in and amplify

38. tap in and amplify
mozilla education

39. internships
summer of code
labs design challenge
university courses
mozilla education

40. university courses
modeled on:

42. semester long course
one week mozilla bootcamp
real mozilla bugs and projects

43. learn: coding and culture
semester long course
one week mozilla bootcamp
real mozilla bugs and projects

44. earn: university credit
learn: coding and culture
semester long course
one week mozilla bootcamp
real mozilla bugs and projects

45. how does it work?

46. example #1
the student

47. example #1
the student
gsoc @ mozilla

48. example #1
the student
seneca course x 2
gsoc @ mozilla

49. example #1
the student
FF3 animated PNG
seneca course x 2
gsoc @ mozilla

50. example #1
the student
now: open source @ ibm
FF3 animated PNG
seneca course x 2
gsoc @ mozilla

51. example #2
the professor

52. example #2
the professor

53. example #2
the professor
+
mozilla people

54. 2006 experiment
example #2
the professor

55. 2006 experiment
not a mozilla expert
example #2
the professor

56. 2006 experiment
not a mozilla expert
mozilla backed him up
example #2
the professor

57. 2006 experiment
not a mozilla expert
mozilla backed him up
now: multiple courses example #2
the professor

58. example #3

59. example #3
you?

60. opening up to students
and professors everywhere
example #3
you?

61. example #3
you?

62. example #3
you?
in 6 months:
100+ students
at 15 schools
in 9 countries

63. working on:
firefox
fennec
thunderbird
example #3
processing
you?
etc.

64. working on:
firefox
fennec
thunderbird
example #3
processing
you?
etc.

65. what could be
possible here in brasil?
example #3
you?

67. get involved:
wiki.mozilla.org/education
#education on irc.mozilla.org

69. this is one small experiment

70. this is one small experiment
the potential is huge

71. what is
the potential?

72. People love
my courses!
I have a job
that I love!
 professor
Wow! Great

Software project: new ideas!
More code, and
more contributors.
student


free software
developers

73. People love
my courses!
I have a job
that I love!
 professor
Wow! Great

Software project: new ideas!
More code, and
more contributors.
student


free software
developers

74. there is even bigger
the potential!

75. deeper and better learning at university
there is even bigger
the potential!

76. deeper and better learning at university
workforce can make and improve free software
there is even bigger
the potential!

77. deeper and better learning at university
workforce can make and improve free software
a generation that works (and plays) in the open
there is even bigger
the potential!

78. a generation that works (and plays) in the open

79. a generation that works (and plays) in the open
that's something that could
change the world!

80. get involved:

81. get involved:
www.teachingopensource.org

82. get involved:
wiki.mozilla.org/education
#education on irc.mozilla.org

83. get involved:
or just come talk to me
mark@mozillafoundation.org

84. thanks
for listening. and to lilly, beltzner and
everyone i stole slide ideas from. plus
humph, hecker and jboston at MozEdu.
mark surman
mozilla foundation
mark@mozillafoundation.org
this deck @
www.slideshare.net/msurman