Editing Open Source Studio (Spring 2026) (section)

=== Project-based Courses Generate Productive Ambiguity ===

I want to acknowledge that a project-based course like this one has several unknowns: you might not know what project you're going to work on, or what the response might be -- I am confident I won't be an expert in the project you pick. What I do offer you is my expertise in open source and in computing: I will support your ambition and engage with you in good faith as you seek to fulfill the learning goals of the class. This course is closer to the working world than most courses -- and that means facing unknowns and factors outside of our control. We'll face those challenges together and I think you'll find the cost is worth the reward. I also want to reassure you that '''many''' universities, elite and open enrollment, large and small, public and private, technical and liberal arts, offer courses just like this one, and students thrive in them. You can do this.