Free and Open Source for Education

Teaching and Learning Open and Free By Savitri Wilder

Introduction
Name: Savitri Wilder
Job Title: Instructional Technologist II
207B Dockery
660-543-8687
[email_address] . edu

Today’s Journey Will Cover
Background
Pros and cons
Open Source
Web 2.0
Open Courseware
Usage in the Classroom
Closing

Open Source
In essence:
OS source codes are freely assessable and modifiable.
Anybody can use it
Full definition can be found at opensource .org

Benefits of Open Source
You can modify the software to your specific needs – there’s a lot of control and eventually satisfaction
Can increase the quality of the software
You are not in the mercy of the vendor (no forced updates or license renewal purchase)
Global collaboration with skilled developers
Cost saving – the application is free!

Disadvantages of Open Source
Although the software itself is free, with not having the right person to administer and support it, you might not see the cost benefit.
Can lack software support and/or resources (documentations, communities, etc.)
Lack of time to really learn the software
May lack the manpower to support the software

What’s Out There?
OpenOffice – equivalent to Microsoft Office
GIMP - photo editing software
NVU - web editing application
Gallery2 - online photo gallery
Firefox - web browser
WordPress - blog application
Portable Apps - neat software to run many OS apps through a USB drive
Edubuntu - Linux geared towards education

Web 2.0
Web 2.0
What is Web 2.0?
My definition: collaboration, incorporating multiple Internet technology, easy transfer from desktop to the web and vice versa.
RSS Explained

O’Reilly’s Definition Web 2.0 is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it , consuming and remixing data from multiple sources , including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an "architecture of participation," and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences.

Web 2.0 Examples
Zoho and ThinkFree - office products
Del.icio.us and furl - social bookmarking
Meebo - chat application, can enhance your website/blog
Zamzar - file conversion
YouTube - video sharing
Pbwiki - wiki

Open Courseware (OCW)
University material that is available for all to see and use.
OpenCourseWare began with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology OpenCourseWare, an initiative to put all of the educational materials from MIT's undergraduate- and graduate-level courses online, free and openly available to anyone, anywhere, by the year 2008.

OCW Links
MIT OCW: http://ocw.mit.edu
OCW Consortium: http://www.ocwconsortium.org
OCW Search: http://opencontent.org

Big Companies in the OS Community
Adobe
SecondLife
Novell

In Contrast
Propietary
Software that has restrictions on use, distribution and modification
Freeware
There is no fee to use but you cannot study, modify, or redistribute
Shareware
Obtained free of charge for a certain amount of time then a payment is requested after the trial period
Public domain
No laws restrict any use

Using Free Technology in the Classrooms
Blogs
http://priestsic6.learnerblogs.org
http://bobsprankle.com/writingblog/
Podcast
http://www.liberty.k12.mo.us/~elanghorst/
http://www.thewildclassroom.com/
Wiki
http://timfredrick.pbwiki.com/
http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/

Cont…
Flickr
http://flickr.com/photos/ha112/234233755/
http://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/265279980/
Giffy Diagram
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2006/05/23/gliffy-web-based-graphics/
http://gliffy.com/examples1.shtml
Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net

UCM’s Usage
Website and Blog Integration
http://faculty.cmsu.edu/burns/
http://www.technicalprojects.org/nucleus/holly.php
Zoho and blog
http://www.zoho.com
Podcast
The iTunesU Project and you’ll see more throughout the week.
Photo Gallery
http://geocities.com/willey_chris/
Wiki
You’ll see examples in your wiki session!

Complete list of OS and Web2.0 Apps
Please visit:
http://keiraharford.blogspot.com/
Or through Blackboard Faculty Fellows Course

Closing
Q&A
This presentation was prepare by
Savitri Wilder
Instructional Technologist
University of Central Missouri
[email_address] . edu
Thank you!

References
Open Source: http://www.opensource.org
Open Options: http:// www.netc.org/openoptions/background/index.html

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