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Why Foss in Education makes sense
Philip Tellis / [email protected]
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Philip [email protected]
@bluesmoonyahoogeek
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What this talk is not about
Educational tools under linuxFree educational toolsCost benefits of using foss in schools
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What this talk is about
Foss as a means of fostering educationFoss as a means of validating researchThe fossification of education
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The role of computers in education
Computer EducationOther EducationAcademic relatedAdministrative
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The role of computers in education
Instruction deliveryInstruction enablingAdministration
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Instruction delivery
Throw information at students until they know it allDon’t let them go ahead unless they pass all testsThrow data at students and let them process itLet the student derive information
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Instruction delivery
Throw information at students until they know it allDon’t let them go ahead unless they pass all testsThrow data at students and let them process itLet the student derive information
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Instruction delivery
Throw information at students until they know it allDon’t let them go ahead unless they pass all testsThrow data at students and let them process itLet the student derive information
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Instruction delivery
Throw information at students until they know it allDon’t let them go ahead unless they pass all testsThrow data at students and let them process itLet the student derive information
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Instruction enabling
The computer as the laboratoryC programming can only be taught on a computerPlaying with Math and Science on the computer
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Do we want the computer to program the child or the child toprogram the computer?
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Language learning is natural
Natural languages are learnt through livingLearning is inherited from ones surroundingsCreate virtual lands where the mother tongue is the topicto be learntMathland, Physicsland, Poetryland
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Language learning is natural
Natural languages are learnt through livingLearning is inherited from ones surroundingsCreate virtual lands where the mother tongue is the topicto be learntMathland, Physicsland, Poetryland
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Language learning is natural
Natural languages are learnt through livingLearning is inherited from ones surroundingsCreate virtual lands where the mother tongue is the topicto be learntMathland, Physicsland, Poetryland
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Language learning is natural
Natural languages are learnt through livingLearning is inherited from ones surroundingsCreate virtual lands where the mother tongue is the topicto be learntMathland, Physicsland, Poetryland
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Debugging ones mistakes
Don’t punish children when they make mistakesTeach them to debugTeach them to read other peoples’ problems and debugthem too
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This is where Foss shines
FOSS is great for learning because the source code isavailable. Not just for reading, but for modification, and
experimentation.
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Use FOSS tools instead of proprietary ones
Should we teach students specific tools or give them theability to learn any tool?Should we NOT teach the current popular tools?Throw responsibility into the hands of students
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Popularity begets Obsolescence
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Academics and FOSS
Academia spreads knowledge by publishing papers,results and findings.Foss is a solid implementation of these ideasFoss allows one to build on another’s knowledgeFoss allows verifiability – the basis of all scientificpublishings
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We need to foster this at the school level
Students of higher classes can build tools for lower classesStudents work in a virtual world for the topic they studyProgramming expertise is not required, but domainexpertise is builtStudents learn by collaborating and studying others’implementations
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Doing, teaching, collaborating
Learning is fostered by doing, teaching and collaboratingThis is why Foss makes sense for educationWe have plenty of examples in computer science andbioinformaticsLet’s apply this to other fields too
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Education needs to be Free and Open
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Education wants to be Free and Open
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Thanks
http://tech.bluesmoon.info/2005/11/why-foss-in-education-makes-sense.html
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