[seul-edu] Speaker Wanted

[Michael Williams <michael@haywood.k12.nc.us>]

Here is some info I have been asked to pass on...

Joan Cheng wrote:

> Dear Michael:
>
> I am writing from the recently formed Red Hat Center, a non-profit
> organization dedicated to issues of open source and what we call
> "transparency".  We use the term "transparency" because we want to be
> able to extend the idea of open source beyond the world of software
and
> technology.  We are currently in the process of putting together a
panel
> on educational applications of transparent technology, and we'd like
to
> have at least one teacher on the panel.  We would like someone who can

> testify to the impact of open source on the students' learning.
>
>snip----
>Although the cost-saving and the technical advantages are important to
us, we >would mainly like to focus on the positive impact it has on
students' ability
> to make the technology theirs.   I have contacted a number of
teachers,
> all from public school systems, and I hope to be able to invite one
> teacher to give a 15 minute presentation on his/her experience with
open source
> in the classroom during a conference we will be hosting in Washington,

> D.C. during September of this fall.  The Center is especially
interested in
> teachers from the West Coast area in order to round out geographic
> representation on the panel.  Please "spread the word", so to speak.
We'd love
> the chance to share with a broader audience the power of open source.
>
> Here is my contact info:
>
> joan@rhcenter.org

Michael Williams
Network Admin
Haywood County Schools
http://www.k12linux.org