EDUCAUSE | Open Source and Presented at NERCOMP Conferences

An Outsourced Open Source LMS and a Pot of Gold?

drupal — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:14:58 -0500

Like many WebCT campuses, SUNY Delhi must select a new LMS and complete migrating to the new system in the next year. The total cost of ownership comparison led us to adopt a remotely hosted open source solution. We'll examine the facts, figures, and progress of moving from WebCT to Moodle and integrating with Banner.

Topics in Identity Management: Authorization Strategies

drupal — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:42:45 -0600

As campuses develop more mature identity management infrastructures, authorization services become increasingly critical to access control. Sponsored by NMI-EDIT Consortium of Internet2 and EDUCAUSE, this session will discuss Cornell's strategies for deploying enhanced authorization services and will include overviews of two emerging open source tools, Grouper and Signet.

Cultura: A Method and Open Source Tool for Teaching Language and Culture

drupal — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:42:44 -0600

Several years ago, an MIT professor developed a novel method for explaining and teaching cultural nuances in her language classes. MIT's Academic Computing office has developed a Web-based application to support the pedagogy, and we're taking steps to release it as an open source application.