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FOSS in Education
A Strategy to support ICT Services for EducationPresented by: John J. Macasio
September 6, 2006
FOSS
• Free Licensed
• Open
• Source
• Software
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.
Open Standard Collaboration
• Data standard insures interopertatibility when business and education become “e”. Inside the web, data and documents are the means for integration and global sharing.
Standard
http://www.oasis-open.org/home/index.php
Organizations for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
FOSS-Collaborative Project
• Software Solution Repository– Sourceforge.Net– Eduforge.Net– Freshmeat.Net– Linux.Org
• Project Documentation– The Linux Documentation– The Open Office Documentation
Index of FOSS Project
http://freshmeat.net/
Documentation Project
http://documentation.openoffice.org/
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 Definition• Free 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 consumers 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
Support Model
• Via the Internet
• Community of Users
• On-line Manual and Documentations
• Source Code
WebERPCentre SISLinux
e-Mail ServerWeb Mail
The Open Service Infrastructure
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
Open Source Net Solution for Education:
Department ofEducation
Internet School1
Barangay Center
School3
1.Web Publishing System2.Learning Management System3.School Admin InfoMgt System4.Communication Collaboration
•Apache Web Server•MySQL Database Server•PHP Application Server•Linux eMail Server•Linux Security Server•LMS Atutor Server•CentreSIS Server•Groupware Server•WordPress Blog Server
NET Application Services
EducationUser Access Sites
School2
Internet Cafe
Home
www.deped.gov.ph/school DSLNETPCInternet Bandwidth
Other eLearning Services in
the Internet
EduKiosk
WebBoard
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
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
1. On-line Membership (Participation)
2. Support Forum (Collaboration)
3. Documentation (Empowerment and Local Training)
4. Roadmap (Direction)
5. Implementation (Users)
6. Sponsor (Sustainability)
Case: Atutor
Learning Content Management System
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 Skills1. Web Site Creation and
Publishing2. Web Browsing 3. Email and Internet
Communication4. Project Management5. Database Creation and Access6. Browser based Application
Programming
FOSS Desktop Application
Office Productivity
http://www.openoffice.org
Desktop Publishing
http://www.scribus.org
Web Authoring
http://www.nvu.com
Internet Tools
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
FOSS Internet/Intranet Services
Web Services
http://www.apache.org
Database System
http://www.mysql.org
Application Development
http://www.php.net
Application Development
http://www.java.net
Modeling Tools
http://argouml.tigris.org/
Mail Services
http://www.sendmail.org
Mail Services
http://www.squirrelmail.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
Q&A
John J. MacasioConsultant
Human Capital Development GroupCommission on Information and Communications
Technology
[email protected]://pdeproject.orgfree.com