EDUCAUSE | Open Systems and Open Access

Balancing Acts: Leveraging Open Content, Tools, and Processes to Support Learning and Teaching Communities

drupal — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:00:11 -0500

As a fundamental shift from one-way knowledge dissemination in teaching to learner-centered collaborative knowledge sharing and building is taking place, and the importance of openness in facilitating such a transition is increasing. This session will explore how open technology, content, and knowledge and Web 2.0 concepts can promote and sustain educational innovation.

Empowerment vs. Control: What's Your Openness Quotient?

drupal — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:15:37 -0600

Technology attracts students but institutions restrict network activity. Instructors try to incorporate technology in courses, but policies specify what they can install or access. In visiting 15 institutions, the presenter observed a variety of approaches to open source discipline (not enterprise) software, open content (copyright issues), and open networks (what's blocked).

Open Content and the Emerging Global Meta-University

drupal — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:29:52 -0500

Open-access projects are stimulating a broader open-content movement, which in turn is leading to the emergence of a meta-university—an accessible, dynamic, and communally constructed framework of open materials and platforms on which much of higher education worldwide can be constructed or enhanced.

The Importance of Open Access, Open Source, and Open Standards for Libraries

drupal — Wed, 25 May 2005 11:18:44 -0500

The open access, open source software, and open standards concepts have been garnering increased attention in the field of librarianship and elsewhere. These concepts and their benefits and importance to libraries are examined. Benefits include lower costs, greater accessibility, and better prospects for long-term preservation of scholarly works.

Open Source and Free Software: Concepts, Controversies and Solutions

drupal — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:49:43 -0500

This May 2004 conference on Open Source and Free Software: Concepts, Controversies and Solutions, includes multimedia presentations on various open source issues.