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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Open Source Software (OSS)
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Selecting and Implementing a Course Management System for Your Campus
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August 5, 2009
The course management system has become an integral part of institutional technology and academic operations, such that institutions invest a significant amount of time and effort in identifying,…
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UTORvpn: Secure Remote Access for the Masses
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November 4, 2009
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference
The University of Toronto has developed and implemented a ubiquitous open-source VPN service based on SSL using OpenVPN. The service has over 3,500 active customers, with up to 50 simultaneous user…
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Assessment Management: Deploying a Simple, Local, and Collaborative Solution with WebLion
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November 4, 2009
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference
This presentation will demonstrate how an inefficient paper-based process quickly became a streamlined assessment management system that can be queried to review progress on key learning outcomes. …
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Is There Such a Thing as Free Software? The Pros and Cons of Open-Source Software
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July 30, 2009
Key Takeaways When open-source software is effectively evaluated, deployed, and managed, it can serve as a viable alternative to proprietary software. Open-source software doesn’t alw…
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The Next Open Source Movement
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July 6, 2009
A university and a community college are first institutions to undertake large-scale installations of administrative software created by consortium and open to all. Is industry shake-up imminent?…
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Environmental Scan: What Technology Tools Work (and Don't Work)?
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June 16, 2009
Now that we have some idea of the use-case requirements and what functionality we need to address them, the group will review what's available in the open-source and vendor communities for sol…
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LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)
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May 21, 2009
LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), based at Stanford University Libraries, is an international community initiative that provides libraries with digital preservation tools and support so th…
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The Move to Moodle
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April 15, 2009
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2009
Over the past two years, Lewis & Clark College has made the move from the WebCT learning management system to Moodle. This presentation will explore both the reasons we decided to move and what…
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Moodle: Collaborative Development Across the Region or Country
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March 11, 2009
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A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2009
A group of NITLE schools using Moodle has been collaborating on Moodle development and support. The group has held two productive work sessions and two national Moodle meetings. This discussion wil…
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Open Education: A New Paradigm
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January 21, 2009
Throughout the world, the demand for educated professionals is growing faster than populations of people with the required skills, open education will help fill that gap. …


















