This document outlines a course on using free computer software for teaching and learning. The course objectives are to provide examples of how free software can encourage contact between students and teachers, promote reciprocity and cooperation among students, encourage active learning, give prompt feedback, emphasize time on task, communicate high expectations, and respect diverse talents. It covers definitions of free, open source, and shareware software and discusses advantages and disadvantages of free software.

1. Exit Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Introduction: xxxxxx Learning Objective: At the end of the courseware, you will be able to give examples on how they can effectively use free computer software to promote good practices in teaching and learning: how to encourage contact between student and teacher, how to develop reciprocity and cooperation among students, how to encourage active learning, how to give prompt feedback, how to emphasize time on task, how to communicate high expectations, and how to respect diverse talents and ways of learning. Sources Summary Picture/Graphic

2. Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Objective Definition of Terms Quiz Objective: At the end of this topic, you will be able to match a type of computer software with its characteristic. Exit Sources Summary Picture/Graphic

3. Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Definition of Terms: Freeware - xxx Open Source - yyy Shareware - zzz Commercial - aaa In this courseware, the term Free Software refers to both Freeware and Open Source computer software. Exit Sources Summary Picture/Graphic

4. Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Definitions -Quiz Exit Sources Summary

5. Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Objective Advantages Disadvantages Quiz Objective: At the end of this topic, you will be able to able to identify the advantages and disadvantages of Free Software. Exit Sources Summary Picture/Graphic

6. Exit Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Objective 7 Practices Quiz Objective: At the end of this topic, you will be able to enumerate good practices in teaching and learning. Sources Summary Picture/Graphic

7. Exit Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Objective Quiz and Assessment Quiz Emails, eGroups Blogs, SNs Multimedia Online Group Work eLearning Authoring Tool Online Classroom Objective: At the end of this topic, you will be able to enumerate at least one good practice in teaching and learning that can be implemented for each free software group. Educators’ actual practice Sources Summary Picture/Graphic

8. Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Demo (Intro sentences) Some free websites : Email : Yahoo, Gmail eGroups : YahooGroups, GoogleGroups Blogs : Blogspot, Wordpress SNs : Facebook Exit Sources Summary Features Logos : Yahoo, Gmail, etc. Features Free Software : Email, eGroups, Blogs, Social Networking Sites

9. Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Features: Email, eGroups, Blogs, SNs (Enter features here. Explain how these features promotes good practices in teaching & learning) Demo Exit Sources Summary Picture/Graphic Features Free Software : Email, eGroups, Blogs, Social Networking Sites

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11. Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Demo (Intro sentences) Some free websites - Multimedia Camstudio Audacity Gimp others Exit Sources Summary Features Logos : Camstudio Audacity Gimp Others Features Free Software : Multimedia

12. Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Features: Multimedia (Enter features here. Explain how these features promotes good practices in teaching & learning) Demo Exit Sources Summary Picture/Graphic Features Free Software : Multimedia

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15. Free Software Good Practices Advantages & Disadvantages Definitions Home Free & Easy – using free computer software for teaching & learning Logo here Sources : Chickering, A and Gamson, Z. (1987). Seven Practices for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. Retrieved July 18, 2010 from http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/7princip.htm …… . (note: insert all sources) Project Details : Project for Educ 294, 1st Sem 2010-2011 Under Professor Ferdinand B. Pitagan U.P. College of Education By: Lorna L. Habal M.A. Educational Technology Email: [email_address] Exit Sources Summary

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