ict in education network: sharing, reusing and collaborating in the free open source style
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F. Questier, ICT in education network: sharing, reusing and collaborating in the Free Open Source style, presentation at Universidad 2012, Havana CubaTRANSCRIPT
ICT in education network:sharing, reusingand collaboratingin the Free Open Source styleProf. dr. Frederik QuestierVrije Universiteit Brussel
16th of February 2012
This presentation can be found athttp://questier.com
http://www.slideshare.net/Frederik_Questier
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My background
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My research interestsMy research interests
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Universidad contributionsA continuing story...
➢ 2006: Advantages and opportunities of free & open source software for education
➢ 2008: Open Source development for academics
➢ 2010: Strategies & Policies for the implementation of Free & and Open Source Software in Higher Education Institutions
➢ 2012: How to reach national implementation?
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Our social responsibility:how open is the future?
Bridging the digital divide
➢ "bridge the digital divide
by adopting open source
thus narrowing the effect of techno-colonialism"
➢ “Need for technology
that is controlled by local communities
and not by foreign companies,
that is public property
and empowers people to be self-reliant”
www.FOSSFA.net
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"The most fundamental way of helping other
people,is to teach people
how to do things betteror how to better their
lives.
For peoplewho use computers,this means sharing
the recipesyou use on your
computer,in other words
the programs you run."
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1980's: Stallman defined“Free Software”
➢The freedom to
➢ use
➢ study
➢ distribute
➢ improve
the program
1998: “Open Source” sounds better as “Free Software”?
1991 comp sci student
Usenet posting to the newsgroup "comp.os.minix.":
“I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.”
6117 persons, 659 companieshave contributed to Linux kernel
"Congratulations, you're on the winning team.Linux has crossed the chasm to mainstream adoption."
➢ Jeffrey Hammond, principal analyst at Forrester Research, LinuxCon, 2010
“Linux has come to dominate almost every category of computing, with the exception of the desktop”
➢ Jim Zemlin, Linux Foundation Executive Director, 2011
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The possible effectsExample: Extremadura
➢ poorly developed region → economic revival➢ based on FLOSS (customized GNU/Linux)
➢ computer access for every student➢ saved >18M € on initial 80,000 school computers➢ total software cost: 1.08 Euro/PC/year
➢ bigger project➢ stimuli for companies, centres for citizens
➢ economic revival -> European regional innovation award
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SEPADSEPAD
Sistema de Enseñanza Sistema de Enseñanza personalizada a distanciapersonalizada a distancia
E-learning environment E-learning environment developed at UCLVdeveloped at UCLV
Free Software repository
Open educational resources (OER)
digitised materialsoffered freely and openly
for educators, students and self-learnersto use and reuse
for teaching, learning and research
Believing that OER can
widen access to quality education,
particularly when shared by many countries
and higher education institutions,
UNESCO champions OER
as a means of promoting access, equity and quality
in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
ocw.mit.edu
www.merlot.org
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cnx.org
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S. Ternier et al., Interoperability for Searching Learning Object Repositories: The ProLearn Query Language, D-Lib Magazine, 2008, Volume 14 Number 1/2, doi:10.1045/january2008-ceri
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But content is no longer king!
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What is good learning?
Jonassen's Model for (constructive) learning environments
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Recommendations for opennessRecommendations for openness
➢ Research network: strategies for Cuban contextResearch network: strategies for Cuban context➢ how to increase awareness?➢ how to migrate?➢ barriers?➢ licenses for software and OERs?➢ ...
➢ Share experiences and collaborateShare experiences and collaborate
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Recommendations for opennessRecommendations for opennessinfrastructureinfrastructure
➢ Implement national portals and repositories for:Implement national portals and repositories for:➢ Free Open Source Software➢ E-learning materials➢ Scientific publications➢ Research data
➢ Open up and connect your Virtual Learning EnvironmentsOpen up and connect your Virtual Learning Environments➢ OERs➢ Roaming for students and staff
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DAREDARETO SHARETO SHARE
¿Preguntas?¡Gracias!
Credits
➢ Cartoon Open Source Fish by openssoft
➢ “Sorry. We're closed” CC-by-nc by Tommaso Galli
➢ Open arrow, CC-by-nd by ChuckCoker
➢ OPEN, CC-by-nc-sa by Tom Magliery
➢ Share matches CC-by-nc-nd by Josh Harper
➢ Question mark CC-by by Stefan Baudy