FOSS in Education Strategy JOHN MACASIO 6 September 2006.
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FOSS in Education Strategy JOHN MACASIO 6 September 2006
Transcript of FOSS in Education Strategy JOHN MACASIO 6 September 2006.
FOSS in Education Strategy
JOHN MACASIO
6 September 2006
Presentation
The Coverage:– Some global perspectives to consider in seeing
FOSS as a strategic component in building up ICT services in education.
– Implication to instruction and teacher in-service training of FOSS software development framework and licensing.
– Stable FOSS projects to build competencies of teachers and students, and to implement ICT solutions that support service strategy of education.
FOSS is bigger than LINUX
• An Infocommunications Technology (ICT) solution development framework –project management, organization, requirements, standards, workflow, contributors, coding, testing, release, and support.
• A licensing agreement on how product is distributed, shared, attributed, changed, supported, and marketed.
• A collection of software and document freely shared in the Internet.
FOSS is bigger than LINUX
• An ICT project supported by a community of nationalities, ICT users and developers, corporate sponsors, educational institutions, and advocacy groups.
• Provides the open standard that allow the users to control their data.
• Opportunity to build infocommunications technology solutions without re-inventing the wheel, and close the digital divide.
Open Source Project
• Infocommunications technology solution that respond to a community defined requirements.
• Software and documentations that can be accessed freely.
• Source code that is available and can be altered to suit users needs.
• Software that can be re-distributed freely without violating copyright.
• Derivative work is freely encourage to improve or localize the solution.
FOSS-Collaborative Project
• Software Solution Repository– Sourceforge.Net– Eduforge.Net– Freshmeat.Net– Linux.Org
• Project Documentation– The Linux Documentation– The Open Office Documentation
Education Project
http://eduforge.org
Documentation Project
http://documentation.openoffice.org/
Open Standard Collaboration
• Data standard to insure Interopertatibility as business become “e” and as learning and instruction become “e”. As applications are run on top of the “web”, data and documents are means for integration and global sharing.
FOSS as Empowerment
• Right to use
• Right to modify
• Right to redistribute
• Right to study
• Right to innovate and create
FOSS Licensing Framework
• Free Software Foundation
• Open Source Initiative
• Creative Commons
Free Software DefinitionFree software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy,
distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software:
1. The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0). 2. The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to
your needs (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
3. The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
4. The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
Free Software FoundationRichard Stallman
Open Source Definition
1. Free redistribution2. Software must include source code 3. License must allow modifications and derived work4. Integrity of the author's source code5. No discrimination against persons or groups6. No discrimination against fields of endeavor7. Distribution of license8. License must not be specific to a product9. License must not restrict other software10.License must be technology-neutral
Open Source InitiativeBruce Perens
Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/
Creative Commons License• Attribution. You let others copy,
distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work — and derivative works based upon it — but only if they give credit the way you request.
• Noncommercial. You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work — and derivative works based upon it — but for noncommercial purposes only
• No Derivative Works. You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it.
• Share Alike. You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work.
Know More on FOSS
• Quick references
UNCTAD Report 2003
http://r0.unctad.org/ecommerce/ecommerce_en/edr03_en.htm
FOSS Implication to Developing Countries
• Barrier reduction to market entry of developing countries
• Cost reduction• Expansion of technology
and skills • Digital inclusion
On FOSS –UNDP Primer
http://www.iosn.net/education/foss-education-primer/
FOSS Licensing Primer
http://www.iosn.net/licensing/foss-licensing-primer
Open Standard Primer
http://www.iosn.net/open-standards/
Significance to Instruction
• Low-cost to no-cost availability of software and documentation for instruction and learning
• Freedom to study and modify the source to build knowledge and skills.
• ‘Freely' participate in open source communities to learn emerging standards and new skills, and to contribute in the improvement of the software.
Significance to Instruction
• Teachers and students are moved up from being mere users of software to developers and innovators of infocommunications technology solution,
• Teachers become “practitioners” who serve in the development, enhancement, localizations of infocommunications technology solutions for the school and community.
FOSS and Competency Building
• open standard
• learning by doing
• collaboration
• technology based and not on brand
• learner as knowledge builder
• teacher as practioner
• Innovation through experimentation
Significance to Service Portfolio
• Affordable software for the educational institution to use infocommunications technology to improve service quality.
• Stable stack of solutions, and open standard to build an integrated ICT infrastructure.
• Ability to customize solutions to meets specific requirements
• Local development of ICT skills to support services.
Open Service Infrastructure
• Low Cost• No locked-in• Inter-operate, open standard• Build competency of both teacher and
student• Localized• Contribute to knowledge building• Integrative
The Open Service Infrastructure
Open AccountingCentre SIS
Linux e-Mail ServerWeb Mail
Open Source Internet/Intranet Environment
Ubuntu Linux Desktop with OpenOffice.Org, Internet Browser and e-Mail Client, Multimedia Tools, and Educational Software
PhPApplicationServer
AtutorWordPressPHPBBDspace
ApacheWeb ServerJoomla CMS
MySQLDatabase
The User Working Environment
Service Portfolio• Open Office Productivity Software• Open Web Authoring System• Open Multimedia System• Open Web Hosting Services• Open Database System• Open Application Development Platform• Open Communication and Collaboration System• Open Content Management System• Open Learning Management System• Open Digital Repository System• Open Web Publishing System and Interaction• Open Desktop and Network Operating Systems• Open Customized Business Application
Support Model
• Via the Internet
• Community of Users
• On-line Manual and Documentations
• Source Code
Rating FOSS
• Are you ready to use FOSS
Business Readiness Rating
http://www.openbrr.org/wiki/index.php/Home
Select Open Source Project
1. Features (Service Objectives)
2. Requirements (Infrastructure Demand)
3. Open Standard (Interopertatibility)
4. Licensing (No lock-in)
5. Source Code (Innovation and Localization)
6. Download (Availability)
Select Open Source Project
7. On-line Membership (Participation)
8. Support Forum (Collaboration)
9. Documentation (Empowerment and Local Training)
10.Roadmap (Direction)
11. Implementation (Users)
12.Sponsor (Sustainability)
Service Features
Requirements
Open Standard
Licensing
Download
Documentation
Membership
Support Forum
Roadmap
Implementation
Project Sponsor
Migration Consideration
• Data reusable
• Essential Skills Set – generic not lock on specific brand of technology
• Runs on multi operating system
• Consider learner familiarity on the standard interface, functionalities and data
Mindset to Manage
Mindset to Manage• Operating System (multi-platform)• Standard Data (Interopertatibility)• Interface (Standard Format)• Functionality (Standard Operation)• % of Change ( convention, function
and workflow)• Skill Set (Competencies)
Multi OS
Saved Data
Data Standard
Export Data
Data Standard
Interface
Functionality
Supported ICT Skills
1. Worprocessing and Textual Editing
2. Spreadsheet Calculation and Database
3. Multimedia Presentation
4. Image and Graphics Manipulation
5. Video Editing
Supported ICT Skills6. Web Site Creation and Publishing7. Web Browsing 8. Email and Internet Communication9. Project Management10. Database Creation and Access11. Browser based Application
Programming
FOSS Desktop Application
FOSS Desktop Application1. Office Productivity S
uite 2. Desktop Publishing
System3. Web Authoring
System4. Internet Tools5. Image Manipulation
Program
FOSS Desktop Application
6. Vector Graphics System
7. 3D Graphics and Animation
8. Video Editing System
9. Project Management Tool
10. Desktop Operating System
FOSS Internet/Intranet Services
1. Web Hosting System
2. Data Management System
3. Application Management System
4. Web Content Management Service
5. Email Services
FOSS Internet/Intranet Services
6. Learning Content Management Service
7. Web Log Publishing Service
8. On-line Forum Services
9. Digital Repository System
10. Web Casting Service
11. Network Operating System
FOSS Application Development
1. Unified Modeling Tool
2. PHP
3. Java
Office Productivity
http://www.openoffice.org
Desktop Publishing
http://www.scribus.org
Web Authoring
http://www.nvu.com
Internet Tools
NVU Features
Image Manipulation Program
http://www.gimp.org
Vector Graphics
http://www.inkscape.org
3D Graphics & Animation
http://www.blender3d.com
Video Editing
http://www.jahshaka.org
Project Management
http://sourceforge.net/projects/winplanner
Desktop Operating System
http://www.edubuntu.org
Web Services
http://www.apache.org
Database System
http://www.mysql.org
Application Development
http://www.php.net
Application Development
http://www.java.net
Mail Services
http://www.sendmail.org
Mail Services
http://www.squirrelmail.org
Modeling Tools
http://argouml.tigris.org/
Content Management System
http://www.joomla.org
Digital Repository
http://www.dspace.org/
Web Log
http://www.wordpress.com
Forum
http://www.phpbb.com
LCMS
http://www.atutor.ca
WebCasting
http://www.epresence.tv
Network Operating System
http://www.fedora.org
Presentor
John J. Macasio
Consultant
Human Capital Development Group
Commission on Information and Communications Technology
http://pdeproject.orgfree.com
