Short overview of the incubation process supporting open source software projects and communities participating in the Apereo Foundation. Apereo was formed by the 2013 merger of two open source in educaton pioneers - Jasig and Sakai

1. Apereo Incubation
Process
Ian Dolphin
ian.dolphin@apereo.org
ApereoCamp 2014 - ASU, Phoenix

2. incubation
/ɪŋkjʊ'beɪʃ(əә)n/
noun
the process of incubating eggs, cells, bacteria, a disease, etc.:
the chick hatches after a month's incubation.
– derivatives
incubative /'ɪŋkjʊbeɪtɪv/ adjective,
incubatory /'ɪŋkjʊbeɪt(əә)ri/ adjective
– origin
early 17th cent.: from Latin incubatio(n-) ‘brooding’, from the verb
incubare (see incubate).
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Oxford Dictionary of English © 2010 Oxford University Press

3. incubation
/ɪŋkjʊ'beɪʃ(əә)n/
noun
the process of incubating eggs, cells, bacteria, a disease, etc.:
the chick hatches after a month's incubation.
– derivatives
incubative /'ɪŋkjʊbeɪtɪv/ adjective,
incubatory /'ɪŋkjʊbeɪt(əә)ri/ adjective
– origin
early 17th cent.: from Latin incubatio(n-) ‘brooding’, from the verb
incubare (see incubate).
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Oxford Dictionary of English © 2010 Oxford University Press

5. innovation to
sustainability
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or not…

6. structured, documented
process
supported by mentor

7. scaffolded process
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[ The term ‘scaffolding’ was developed as a metaphor to describe
the type of assistance offered by a teacher or peer to support
learning. The teacher offers assistance with only those skills that
are beyond the student’s current capability. ]
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enabler not
substitute
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8. transparency for
software community and
adopter

9. an
iteration not
the “answer”

10. become a mentor?
[training offered]
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offer specialist advice?
[i8n, accessibility, n skills]