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Australian Government Education Websites
- Government Education Portal (http://www.education.gov.au/)
Online entry point to a comprehensive array of government information and services concerning all aspects and levels of education in Australia. In particular, it focuses on Australian government policies, programmes, events, publications and resourcing. It also provides links to key education and training sites at the national, state and territory level.
- Education.au (http://www.educationau.edu.au/)
Technology solutions for education and training. Established in 1996 and funded by all Australian governments, this not for profit agency was established to meet national education and training priorities. Also acts as the domain registrar for .edu.au.
- Australian Information and Communications Technology in Education Committee (http://www.aictec.edu.au/)
AICTEC encourages the advancement of teaching and learning in Australia through the effective and efficient use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and online services to enable all sectors of education and training to contribute to the growth and vitality of Australia’s society and economy.
Kathryn Moyles Reports
Open source software and Australian school education: An introduction
"Open source software uses software source code that is open, unrestricted and available by downloading it from the Internet. The ‘open’ in open source software is intended in the philosophical sense of ‘open or free speech’ rather than as a free (ie no cost) product. The code in open source software is available and viewable. Open source software is developed by identifiable communities who contribute to the development of a particular piece of software. People in the software communities participate voluntarily or are paid by employers such as government departments or companies such as IBM, Hewlett Packard and Sun Microsystems. The open source software itself is made available to the public at large as a public good rather than for gain or profit." http://www.ask-oss.mq.edu.au/dmdocuments/OS_Auschools.pdf
Also see:
- Total Cost of Ownershio and Open Source Software (http://www.educationau.edu.au/jahia/webdav/site/myjahiasite/users/root/public/papers/total_cost_op.pdf)
- Report of the Trial of Open Source Software Conducted at Grant High School South Australia (http://www.educationau.edu.au/jahia/webdav/site/myjahiasite/users/root/public/papers/report_trial_open_source_GHS.pdf)
BECTA
- Research report: Open source software in schools: A study of the spectrum of use and related ICT infrastructure costs (http://publications.becta.org.uk/download.cfm?resID=25907) 2005
- Research report: Open source software in schools: A case study report (http://publications.becta.org.uk/download.cfm?resID=25908) 2005
- Technical paper: Open source software (http://foi.becta.org.uk/download.cfm?resID=15936&download_url=http://foi.becta.org.uk/content_files/corporate/resources/technology_and_education_research/open_source_software.pdf) 2003
FlexibleLearning Open Source resources
- A search of the flexiblelearning.net.au (http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au) website returning many articles and case studies on the use of Open Source in education - http://search.flexiblelearning.net.au/cgi-bin/swish-e/swish.pl?query=%22open%20source%22&start=10
- A place where you can receive trustworthy data asking for a research (http://www.dissertationsexperts.com/) and giving the details
EDNA Open Source
- A search of the EDNA (http://edna.edu.au) website for open source articles and resources discussing the use of Open Source in education - http://edna.edu.au/edna/search?SearchMode=Advancemode&qt=%22open+source%22&word=phrase&mr=200&sr=aesharenet&sr=edna&edna.sector=&edna.country=au&sr=aportal&aportal.sector=15500&aportal.country=au#resulttab
EDUCAUSE Open Source resources
EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. The current membership comprises more than 2,000 colleges, universities, and educational organizations, including 200 corporations, with 15,000 active members.
- EDUCAUSE articles on the use of Open Source - http://www.educause.edu/Browse/645?PARENT_ID=511
Eduforge
Eduforge is a virtual collaborative learning and exploratory environment designed for the sharing of ideas, research outcomes, open source educational software, and tools within a community of learners and researchers. It is an open access resource allowing anyone with an interest in the exploration of teaching and learning to join the community. Eduforge encourages cross-institutional collaboration among individuals within an independent environment outside the normal boundaries of organisational infrastructure and resources. The Eduforge community is well supported by online communication, content and management tools, including Wiki tools, project management, forum, surveys, Concurrent Versions System (CVS), and document uploading and sharing.
- Eduforge - http://eduforge.org/
FOSS friendly edublogs and random postings
- NECC 2006: We Will Win (http://tuttlesvc.teacherhosting.com/wordpress/?p=148) Blog Report on the NECC conference. http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2006/
- IOSN APDIP Primer on FOSS in Education (http://www.iosn.net/education/foss-education-primer/fossPrimer-Education.pdf) PDF Format (659KB)
- Thin Clients HOWTO
