Gina Likins

395 points

Raleigh

Gina Likins | University Outreach, Open Source & Standards Team at Red Hat
I have been working in internet strategy for more than 20 years, participating in online communities for nearly 25, and working in open source for more than four. I'm passionate about finding ways to help our open source communities thrive and be more welcoming for everyone.
In addition to my interests in communication, conflict resolution and open source community dynamics, I also have a long history with and interest in education, having obtained my North Carolina teacher certification and taught both high school biology and environmental science.
My current role on the the University Outreach team at Red Hat exists to help universities incorporate open source into their curriculum. Find me at @lintqueen on Twitter.

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Authored Content

How to do open research: 5 basic principles

How to incorporate open source into computer science classes

Four computer science instructors—all women—tell you how it's done.

Candy or Swag: A game for teaching open source principles to kids

Some swag: check A couple of big bags of candy: check Middle school students: check This sounds like a recipe for disaster, but as it turns out, these were the ingredients for…

Why working openly works (even when it's hard)

When I talk to college students who are working on their first open source projects, the message I emphasize over and over and (yes, one more time) over again is the…

Doc sprint model helps teachers create course materials

This article is co-authored by Heidi Ellis. Last week 11 academics and two industry professionals spent three days in New York participating in something that would look like…

Practice makes perfect: How tech events make women feel welcome

Watching how technology-related events have handled issues around diversity and the inclusion of women in recent years is like watching someone practice piano: it isn't…

How a hacker slumber party gets girls into code

When I walked into Carroll Hall, for a moment I felt like I was back in college... and at the World’s Best Slumber Party. There were tables full of salty snacks, stacks of…