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Contributor: Level 1
Must be a member of
Create 1 blog post/library entries on either:
Related to Mainframe foundational concepts to increase learning assets for the community, using blog post, videos, articles and existing or new reference.
Or share your mainframe journey, follow the .
It should be using Gitbook course structure –
Must be engaged with the community via our channels (Slack channels and Comments on Gitbook)
Contributor - Level 2
Must be a member of
Must be engaged with the community via our channels:
Engage in the Slack Channels
Contributor - Level 3
Must be a
Collaborate with other contributors and be part of from other contributors.
Demonstrate engagement via content/has engaged with content in the form of likes, follows and meaningful comments.
Attend SUG or Bi-weekly meeting
Review the proposed content in the GitBook
Create 3 blog post/library entries related to Mainframe foundational concepts to increase learning assets for the community, using blog post, videos, articles and existing or new reference. It should be using gitbook course structure –
Minimum 2 years as a contributor and active member
In this world of fast changing technology industry, Mainframe Open Education (MOE) is needed to cater the problem of collection of education materials out today that includes the unique expertise of the mainframe community.
It is aimed to provide a community support platform where experts can share their knowledge and their materials. The Mainframe Open Education project offers a convenient, easy-to-use platform through which the experts can share their up-to-date materials and even make collaboration with the broader mainframe community.
It can also provide a clear learning path and fill the technology skills gap by offering materials at no cost or even low cost. And then open opportunities for community support and engagement, where experts and seasoned professionals can share their knowledge and best practices.
Become a Contributor
We are a community-centric project and welcome the participation and contribution of all members of the mainframe community. Whether you would like to contribute content, or want to discuss existing content and how to improve it, we welcome and encourage the interaction.
What type of content can you contribute? Content comes in all forms, the only limitation is that it should be publicly available, attributed to the author, and not violate any copyrights. We welcome links to articles, infographics, courses, videos, blog posts, podcasts and more. All submissions will be reviewed by the MOE team and upon acceptance, merged into the workspace.
Step 0: Review Legal Disclaimer, Copyright and License
Review our before contributing your content.
Step 1: Request editor access and sign in:
Use the following invitation link to sign in as an editor:
Step 2: Edit by Comments and Discussions
Once your access is approved, there are two ways of contributing: . Please review the help documents to understand how these processes work.
Step 3: Edit
Step 3) When creating a change request first click on the "Edit" button on the top right side of the site page. Next provide a description for your request. The field is located on the top left of the site page after you click "Edit." When submitting content through the change request, provide a high-level description of the content and the name of the content creator.
Note: Changes requests should be made by page. If you have suggestions to more than a page, it is required to create a Change Request per Page. Otherwise, your Change Request might be rejected.
For more detailed information on how to contribute to the project, please download our Contributor Quick Reference Guide below.
Initiatives - Our GitHub Project
Active GitHub Project Tracker
Here you can find our
It is open for anyone to view and also to become an active member of this team.
Welcome: Learn & Contribute to MOE
Learn about the Mainframe Open Education (MOE) project, including our mission, MOE project phases, our community, and more.
Welcome
Welcome to Mainframe Open Education (MOE), proudly sponsored by the Open Mainframe Project (OMP). We're thrilled to have you join our vibrant community, where our partnership is dedicated to open-sourcing mainframe learning roadmaps and facilitating knowledge transfer.
We aim to create an inclusive space where everyone, including hiring managers, can easily access plans and collaborate on developing valuable assets. The wealth of information within our community spans minds and archives across various organizations, ensuring a rich and welcoming environment for all.
Code of Conduct
Mainframe Open Education Project is committed to have an inclusive environment that respects all contributions.
General
All participants agree to abide by the LF Projects, LLC Code of Conduct, available below.
Project Governance
Learn more about the governance of Mainframe Open Education.
Overview
This project aims to be governed in a transparent, accessible way for the benefit of the community. All participation in this project is open and not bound to corporate affiliation. Participants are bound to the .
MOE Git Involved Monthly Campaign
Three easy steps to get involved in open mainframe education
Git Involved is a monthly community campaign by Mainframe Open Education designed to make it easy—and welcoming—for anyone to participate in the open mainframe education ecosystem.
Whether you’re brand new to the mainframe, a student, educator, or experienced professional, Git Involved gives you simple, meaningful ways to contribute, learn, and connect. No prior open-source experience required.
By getting involved, you help shape open, accessible mainframe learning resources—and you become part of a global community passionate about growing the next generation of mainframe talent.
How to Git Involved
Reviewer List
Here you can find our valuable Reviewers who volunteered their time for the project.
Reviewer Nomination Form
Interested in giving back to the mainframe community? Interested in becoming a Reviewer? Nominate yourself now at .
For more information on how to review submissions, please check out our quick reference guide on the process.
The Leads will review and vote on all (Core Team access only) on a monthly basis.
Legal Disclaimer, Copyright and License
Copyright Contributors to Mainframe Open Education Project.
This project is licensed under a , except for content from other sources where a different license is otherwise noted.
By submitting any contribution to this project, you certify that you accepts the as required by the Open Mainframe Project.
Who Can Contribute?
Learn about personas that can contribute content and share their skills and learning experience.
Students
Contribute with existing gaps and needs.
Project Support
If you have questions or suggestions regarding this project, please feel free to reach out to us on the Open Mainframe Project's Slack under the channel.
If you require an invite to the Slack workspace, please visit .
MOE Vision, Mission and Content Phases
is sponsored by the . The community partnership focuses on ‘open sourcing’ mainframe learning roadmaps and community knowledge transfer. To make it easier for hiring managers to have access to a plan and co-develop valuable assets – much of it in the minds and archives of our respective organizations.
Vision
The vision of MOE is to build a place for mainframe experts to share and consume the tribal knowledge they gained with years of experience. MOE board of experts will promote submissions within quality standards for the end user - all are cataloged in a consumable roadmap orientation. There are thousands of experts in the market to pass knowledge to the next generation. Join the project to learn about this community partnership and how to participate and contribute.
Events by MOE
Mainframe Open Education project is committed to sharing and engaging the community by joining events around mainframe. Familiarize yourself with the previous and upcoming events and engage with us.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Upcoming MOE-Hosted Events
Monthly Mainframe Open Education Student User Groups webinars
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Provide feedback on the existing documentation
Discover new ways of building the content and learning experiences.
Consume the content for your own skill building
Teacher Technology
Contribute with existing gaps and needs.
Consume the content for your own skill building
Use existing content to accelerate students' skill building
Technical Experts
Contribute with existing gaps and needs.
Consume the content for your own skill building
Validate your concepts and knowledge of Students
Technical Retirees
Contribute with existing gaps and needs.
Consume the content for your own skill building
Validate your concepts and knowledge by contributing and creating new content
Stay current and relevant to the community
People Managers
Provide guidance to your employees on the exposure mainframe community enable you
Guide employees to resources and learning paths to expand their skills.
Encourage their employees to contribute content, and/or provide feedback.
Learning Providers
Contribute with existing gaps and needs.
Expose your content, courses and assets to the community
Learn from the trainees and learners trends and needs
Others?
Project Roles
Editor
The Editor role is the starting role for anyone participating in the project and wishing to contribute education assets.
Process for becoming a Editor
Ensure your contribution is inline with the project's guidelines
Submit your contribution as a Change Request
Have your submission approved by a Reviewer
Reviewer
The Reviewer role enables the contributor to approve Change Requests, but also comes with the responsibility of being a responsible leader in the community.
The current list of active Reviewer can be seen at the Reviewer List.
Process for becoming a Reviewer
Show your experience with the project through contributions and engagement on the community channels.
Voted to become a Reviewer by the majority of the currently active Reviewer.
Reviewer responsibilities
Monitor Slack
Triage Discussions
Make sure that ongoing Change Requests are moving forward at the right pace or closing them
Emeritus status
If a Reviewer is no longer interested or cannot perform the duties listed above, they should volunteer to be moved to emeritus status. In extreme cases, this can also occur by a vote of the Reviewers per the voting process below.
Leads
The MOE Project Lead is designated to the Technical Steering Committee. They are the primary point of contact for the project and representative to the Open Mainframe Project's Technical Advisory Council. The Lead(s) will be responsible for the overall project health and direction, coordination of activities, and working with other projects and committees as needed for the continued growth of the project.
Release Process
Project releases will occur as soon as a Reviewer approves a Change Request. Any changes will be live thereafter.
Conflict Resolution and Voting
In general, we prefer that Issues, Discussions and Reviewer membership are amicably worked out between the persons involved.
If a dispute cannot be decided independently, the Reviewers can be called in to decide an issue. If the Reviewers themselves cannot decide an issue, the issue will be resolved by voting. The voting process is a simple majority in which each committer receives one vote.
Communication
This project, just like all of open source, is a global community. In addition to the Code of Conduct, this project will:
Keep all communication on open channels
Be respectful of time and language differences between the community members
Ensure tools are able to be used by community members regardless of their region
Check out our upcoming events to find one that works for you.
5. Earn Your MOE Member Badge
Once you’ve completed the steps above, email to confirm your participation and receive your MOE Member badge as recognition of your contribution.
The MOE mission is to offer all mainframe users a platform to cultivate skill onboarding that is most critical to future hires and to allow for knowledge sharing and community contribution. We seek to align the best-of-breed foundational curriculum to cultivate new mainframe skills for today's hybrid data center. Specifically, MOE can help with the following aspects:
Mainframe eco-system collaboration is designed to support companies as they onboard new mainframe talent.
Create a community through shared ownership and a shared platform via the Open Mainframe Project.
Encourage market contributions of education assets
Ease the Path to obtaining industry-relevant mainframe skills
Develop learning roadmaps for job roles on the mainframe
Provide business leaders easy access to free foundational education
Address the faculty & university awareness gaps with new access to learning curriculum
Content Phases
The project was designed based on five initial phases.
Our goal is to ensure we have the most relevant information organized in a logical and accessible way for the community.
This structure is a starting point where the personas can contribute and collaborate to develop and continuously improve the content library.
Contribute
Edit
Review
Deploy
Key Sections
Here are the five chapters of MOE content currently under development:
This chapter introduces what a mainframe is to anyone new to the Mainframe, including the role of the Mainframe today, entities that use the mainframe, and the basic architecture and components of a mainframe.
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Chapter 2
Chapter 2 reviews technology training that is important to the path, including z/OS fundamentals, TSO / ISPF, JCL, asset management, etc.
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Chapter 3
This chapter reviews and describes the different roles one can be working on the Mainframe, including services, developer, etc.
4
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 provides learners with in-depth module training based on the role chosen, including hands-on labs, interactive demonstrations, etc.
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Chapter 5
In this chapter, we delve into offering career and professional development opportunities tailored to mainframers at different experience levels.
We encourage YOU to contribute to additional chapters to MOE!
- Catch up with the other SUG videos by watching on the
Bi-Weekly Mainframe Open Education Meetings: We're always looking for new members to join our core team. We host it every other week virtually on Google Meet and discuss future events and topics for MOE. If you are interested in joining please reach out on our Slack Channel.
New to IBM Z events: Deepen your technical skills, expand your global network, and connect with mentors and other early tenure professionals on the mainframe platform. Check upcoming events out here!
Session Topic: Transforming z/OS Software Management with an Open-First Approach Using Ansible and Zowe
Presenters: Jan Prihoda and Rose Sakach (Broadcom)
Session Topic: How to Contribute to Linux on the Mainframe
Presenters: Sarah Julia Kriesch (Kyndryl) and Elizabeth Joseph (IBM)
Session Topic: CBT Tape – The Treasure Trove of Mainframe Utilities
Presenters: Joe Winchester (IBM) and Reg Harbeck (Mainframe Analytics)
Session Topic: Galasa – Scaling Integration Testing for the Enterprise
Presenters: Louisa Denly (IBM)
Session Topic: Skill Up! Mainframe Learning for All
Presenters: Kathleen Nordstrom (Broadcom)
Session Topic: Unlock the Full Potential of Zowe Explorer – Essential Tips and Tricks AND What Mainframe Connection Protocols (FTP, SSH, or z/OSMF) Can I use for Zowe Clients?
Presenters: Dan Kelosky (Broadcom)
Session Topic: Mastering Mainframe Architectures – Transaction Processing on z/OS AND OpenTelemetry on Mainframe SIG: Progress Updates
Presenters: Rudiger Schulze (IBM)
Session Topic: Take your mainframe career to a new level by contributing to Zowe
Presenters: Dan Kelosky (Broadcom) and Rose Sakach (Broadcom)
Session Topic: Zelma – z/VM and Linux Modern Administration
Presenters: Mike MacIsaac (Sine Nomine Associates)
