Here are few suggestions I may give (I'm you would already know many of these). Some of these may not apply to non-programming courses.<br><ol><li>We must teach tasks not tools (teach word-processing not MS Word or oowriter).</li>
<li>We must train them on multiple tools accomplishing same task with more emphasis on FOSS software.</li><li>We must start training right from installation of necessary s/w not just using them.</li><li>We should encourage learning and understanding command-line tools. Even on Windows these tools are sometimes useful to get the job done faster.</li>
<li><b>Piracy must be discouraged with all force possible.</b> Students must also be made aware of its illegal aspects. New computer users would only then be able to appreciate the true usefulness of Free and Open-Source Software.</li>
<li>They must be encouraged to involve themselves in development of FOSS. They can start with bug reports and move upward.</li></ol>Just my 0.02p.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 11:42 PM, Shibu C Varughese <<a href="mailto:shibucv@gmail.com">shibucv@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">hi ...all,<br><br>We can go with words like .... "itmission"<br><br>Let's check what other say ... :)<br>
<font color="#888888">-- <br>Regards,<br><br>Shibu C Varughese<br>"Quality is truly a state of mind" <br>
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