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  1. Results of "Survey of Open Source Adoption and Usage" available at: http://rhetoricalcommons.or... 9:57 AM Jan 15th from web
  2. broad sense of mission: support existing missions at first, community will form around it 12:07 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  3. think carefully about how to make the pitch to educators to adopt OSS: "free" works at a certain point, but "better" works at others. 12:06 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  4. CCL --> DMP: model got smaller. instead of full-service teacher training, did one-offs with smaller groups, focused pedagogical atte ... 12:05 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  5. create models for internship programs, outreach missions, and other "in the field" moments. 12:05 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  6. address multiple levels of usage: create deliverables that cater to novice, intermediate, and advanced users... 12:05 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  7. be careful of too much rah-rah-sis-boom-bah! create honest assessments of OS usage-lore (don't oversell the value if it isn't there) 12:04 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  8. target committed people first via website design and content. 12:04 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  9. better to focus attention on base-building, getting committed people together to build organization 12:04 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  10. IT perspective: too many requests given limited resources, personnel, etc. 12:03 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  11. OSAAC might work on a model for us hosting software for education (grants, gathering participating partners, etc.). 12:03 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  12. how do we get the parties who matter interested and excited about open source? 12:03 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  13. how do we make arguments to IT that OSS can be a secure, viable alternative to their acknowledged "safe" products? 12:03 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  14. higher ed: IT groups are increasingly locking down systems, and it's a problem. how can we anticipate and/or deal with this issue re: OSS? 12:02 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  15. don't approach OS community with "we know better than you" mentality--offer them your help. 12:02 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  16. university of minnesota is doing usability testing (extensive) on using Drupal. touch base with them... 12:02 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  17. identifying strategies for reaching the open source community is important: how do they respond to you? what strategies work? 12:02 PM May 24th, 2008 from web
  18. Panel will begin within the half hour...chaos to ensue. 10:37 AM May 24th, 2008 from web
  19. will soon live-twitter the OSAAC roundtable...stay tuned tomorrow! 6:26 PM May 23rd, 2008 from web