Dear Instructional Designer

Episode 30: The Open Source Way

Episode Summary

Piggybacking on last week's episode on learning to program, I discuss how we might carry over some of the principles of open source software development as a part of our solution-building toolbox as learning experience designers.

Episode Notes

Piggybacking on last week's episode on learning to program, I discuss how we might carry over some of the principles of open source software development as a part of our solution-building toolbox as learning experience designers.

I've been contributing to an open source project myself for several months now and I've started a daily(ish) coding practice on game development and the further along I go into my coding and LX design journey, the more admiration I have for the principles of open source. Wouldn't it be great for other newbies if we could be more open with each other?

##Recommended Reading##

• A Beginner's Very Bumpy Journey Through the World of Open Source: https://medium.freecodecamp.com/a-beginners-very-bumpy-journey-through-the-world-of-open-source-4d108d540b39#.wfqtae6nt
• The Open Source Way: http://www.theopensourceway.org/book/ (incomplete but still lots of great reading)
• Short Primer on the Open Source Way: https://opensource.com/open-source-way