Hands On Training

Inclusive Open Source Community Orientation (LFC102)

The Linux Foundation

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Course Features

Duration

2 hours

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Video Content

2 hours

Course Description

This course will equip you with the necessary background knowledge and skills to promote inclusion, diversity, and equality in open-source communities. This free orientation course was created in collaboration with the National Center for Women & Information Technology. It is intended to give you the necessary background knowledge and skills to help create inclusive cultures in the open-source community.

Course Overview

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

This course covers facts about diversity in tech, the importance of diversity for innovation, the basics of unconscious and societal bias, and how to recognize the different ways unconscious bias presents itself in technical environments

The course also provides the knowledge and skills to recognize, appreciate, and include people of differing races, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities and other identity categories and promote inclusivity and diversity in open source communities

Target Students

This course is for everyone involved or looking to become involved in open source software communities

Course Content

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Module 1: The Case for Diversity

Module 2: Unconscious Bias, Racism and Sexism

Module 3: Making Change

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