Learning in FLOSS vs (Higher) education

There are clearly many desirable attributes in the learning process that arise in FLOSS communities, for example that it is based around legitimate activity, it is collaborative in nature and often the resultant understanding is deep. Furthermore learners value what they learn, and feel able to apply it. Many of these findings are in contrast to the way in which learning occurs in higher education. In this talk I will consider how these approaches to learning in FLOSS communities could be implemented in higher education, what the potential barriers to uptake are, and the issues these raise for higher education in general.