Do It Yourself LMS: Open-Source and Hi-Tech Possibilities

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Do-It-Yourself LMS Open-Source and Hi-Tech Possibilities Matt Crosslin UT Arlington, UT Brownsville

Open Source vs. Proprietary

What is Open Source? <ul><li>http://www.opensource.org </li></ul><ul><li>Access to source code </li></ul><ul><li>Usually ...

What is Proprietary? <ul><li>No access to source code </li></ul><ul><li>User pays for a license to use a copy </li></ul><u...

The Battle <ul><li>Open-source seen as valiant under dog, bravely fighting the evil proprietary empire. </li></ul>

The Battle <ul><li>Proprietary seen as the shrewd business company being constantly undermined by those pesky open-source ...

My Position? <ul><li>Always a need for something ready to go </li></ul><ul><li>Open-source better fits the needs and natur...

Open Source: Benefits & Criticisms

General Benefits <ul><li>Cost </li></ul><ul><li>Access to source code </li></ul><ul><li>Customization and growth </li></ul>

New Breed of Instructional Designer <ul><li>Can create any type of instruction needed </li></ul><ul><li>Not limited by to...

Analysis of Criticisms <ul><li>Open source is not secure </li></ul><ul><li>Open source is not mature </li></ul><ul><li>Ope...

What is Do-It-Yourself Open Source?

Answer: ALL Open Source is D.I.Y.!

Hosting a Site <ul><li>Platform – Java, PHP, etc </li></ul><ul><li>Storage size </li></ul><ul><li>Bandwidth </li></ul><ul>...

Mixing With Other Applications <ul><li>Authentication issues – how one program can talk to another </li></ul><ul><li>Integ...

Customizations <ul><li>CSS files for styles and size </li></ul><ul><li>Header and footer files for overall look </li></ul>...

Support – Where To Get Help <ul><li>For the real DIY – forums </li></ul><ul><li>Online documentation </li></ul><ul><li>Pai...

Moodle

Facts About Moodle <ul><li>Created by Martin Dougiamas </li></ul><ul><li>Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environm...

Martin Dougiamas

Possibilities <ul><li>Can create custom features – blogs, etc </li></ul><ul><li>Can create custom blocks – Skype presence ...

Sakai

Facts and Features <ul><li>Began at University of Michigan and Indiana University </li></ul><ul><li>Uses Java platform </l...

Possibilities <ul><li>Can create custom features </li></ul><ul><li>Not on the same platforms as most open-source, so integ...

Web 2.0 and the Future of Open-Source

What is Web 2.0? <ul><li>The Web As Platform </li></ul><ul><li>Harnessing Collective Intelligence </li></ul><ul><li>Data i...

Open Source and Web 2.0 <ul><li>Read/write web – users define what they see, have more input </li></ul><ul><li>AJAX – alre...

Links <ul><li>Open-source definition http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php </li></ul><ul><li>Moodle: http://www....

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