Is there collaboration hub for open-source software / computer science education?

Question

After reading a recent Slashdot article I couldn't help asking myself if there is a hub for collaboration between open-source projects and computer science teachers.

There seems to be an interest for Students to have something meaningful to show from course assignments and I'm sure teachers would like to help build something useful for all if it fits into their curriculum.

An example from a FOSS project I'm working on:

Several students could build a source control abstraction layer that can be used by programs.

• The teacher could define the common API.
• Each pair of students could implement the abstraction for mercurial / git / svn / ...
• Students could learn about source control and abstraction.

Answer 1

Maybe not exactly what you are looking for, but Teaching Open Source is close.

Answer 2

If your a student looking for something open source and meaningful to show, I would recommend looking into Google summer of code.