Open Source; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and CMS
Large-Scale Open Source E-Learning Systems at Open University UK
| Title: | Large-Scale Open Source E-Learning Systems at Open University UK (ID: ERB0812) | | Author(s): | Niall Sclater (The Open University) | | Origin: | Documents Contributed by ECAR, Research Bulletins (06/10/2008) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | This ECAR research bulletin examines the factors leading to the selection of the open source learning management system at the Open University, details the many aspects of development work that had to be undertaken, and describes the issues involved for institutions participating in an open source community. It also looks at some of the many business and cultural challenges the institution has faced, and at how faculty are being encouraged to move toward a model of education incorporating increasing amounts of e-learning content and activity. Ccitation for this work: Sclater, Niall. “Large-Scale Open Source E-Learning Systems at Open University UK” (Research Bulletin, Issue 12). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, 2008, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar. | | View this resource: | This publication is currently password protected. All faculty, staff, and students from institutions that have subscribed to ECAR at the ECAR Participating, Comprehensive Content, Corporate, and Research Bulletins Package levels are authorized to access this publication by using their EDUCAUSE personal profile. |
Dynamics of Supporting Sakai Through Local and Global Collaboration
| Title: | Dynamics of Supporting Sakai Through Local and Global Collaboration (ID: ERB0811) | | Author(s): | David Goodrum (Indiana University), Jan Holloway (Indiana University), Anastasia S. Morrone (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis), Lance Speelmon (Indiana University System), and Elizabeth A. Van Gordon (Indiana University Northwest) | | Origin: | Documents Contributed by ECAR, Research Bulletins (05/27/2008) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | This ECAR research bulletin discusses the adjustments that the Indiana University information technology organization made, and continues to make, in order to support membership in Sakai. It has been said that supporting Sakai can seem like trying to change a tire on a moving car. As co-founder of and active participant in the Sakai collaboration, the effects of IU’s decision—the unexpected, the challenging, and the delightful—are discussed in terms of the intra- and interuniversity realities of highly collaborative efforts. Citation for this work: Goodrum, David, Jan R. Holloway, Anastasia S. Morrone, Lance Speelmon, and Elizabeth A. Van Gordon. “Dynamics of Supporting Sakai Through Local and Global Collaboration” (Research Bulletin, Issue 11). Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, 2008, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar. | | View this resource: | This publication is currently password protected. All faculty, staff, and students from institutions that have subscribed to ECAR at the ECAR Participating, Comprehensive Content, Corporate, and Research Bulletins Package levels are authorized to access this publication by using their EDUCAUSE personal profile. |
Open to Open Source
| Title: | Open to Open Source (ID: CSD4543) | | Author(s): | Elia Powers | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Open source software has found a permanent home on some college campuses. But according to a study released on March 1, 2006, by the Alliance for Higher Education Competitiveness, open source products, which enable programmers to modify code and customize programs, have yet to reach the masses of academe. | | View this resource: | |
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