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Open Source Software (OSS) and Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) has deep roots in academia. With the birth of the internet, open source projects have grown in remarkable ways. The resources that follow later on this page highlight sources of interest to educators and those serving higher education. They include references of both the cautious and the committed.
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<a href="http://www.educause.edu/groups/openness">EDUCAUSE Openness Constituent Group</a>
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Other activities of direct interest to higher ed includes:
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The UK <a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/">JISC</a> has also created, <a href="http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/">OSS Watch</a>. The United Nations has created the<a href="http://www.iosn.net/">International Open Source Network</a> (who are looking for contributors for their section on education) and the <a href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/ev.php?URL_ID=12034&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201">UNESCO Free Software Portal</a>. Both house information regarding education. <a href="http://www.apc.org/english/capacity/training/opensource.shtml">APC.org</a> has complied a nice list of open source resources as well.
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<a href="http://www.ossite.org/about_sigossee/">http://www.ossite.org/about_sigossee/</a>
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<a href="http://www.oss4lib.org/">http://www.oss4lib.org/</a>
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Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: Six Views: July 21, 2011

Ed Mahon Michael R. McPherson Joseph Vaughan Theresa Rowe Michael P. Pickett John A. Bielec EDUCAUSE Review recently asked six CIOs to talk about alternativ…
Community-Sourced Kuali OLE Serves Libraries: June 24, 2011

Key Takeaways The Kuali Foundation offers a lightweight administrative framework for developing new models for open source application development . Using this open, ligh…
The Sakai Open Academic Environment: Envisioning Learning, Curriculum, and Networking in a Global Context: October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
This panel will address both the large-scale community vision for Sakai's next-generation open academic environment product and the translation of that vision into NYU's OAE pilot. OAE ha…
Managing Evidence of Student Learning: Penn State's Open-Source Application for Program Assessment: October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
This presentation will demonstrate how an inefficient paper-based process has become a streamlined assessment management system that can be queried to review progress on key learning outcomes. Lear…
Campus Computing 2011: The National Survey of E-Learning and Information Technology in American Higher Education: October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
Begun in 1990, the Campus Computing Project is the largest continuing study of the role of computing, e-learning, and information technology in U.S. higher education. This session will present the …
Using Agile with Kuali OLE: A Retrospective: October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
The Kuali OLE project is highly innovative in creating a next-generation technology environment for libraries. Agile is an emergent process and a natural fit. Hear how the project team and an agile…
Kuali OLE from Startup to Software: Year One and Beyond: October 19, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
Kuali OLE (pronounced oh-lay) is in the first year of building a community-source library management system that takes advantage of existing Kuali Foundation software for middleware (RICE) and fina…
Open Resources: The Need for Integration: October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
Over the past 10 years or so there has been a growing, and inexorable, movement toward making scholarly and academic resources openly available. Within IT this first appeared in open-source softwar…
7 Things You Should Know About LMS Evaluation: May 11, 2011

At many institutions, the current LMS is five or more years old. In that time, the teaching and learning context might have changed considerably, and other products, including open-source o…
rSmart: October 18, 2011

rSmart provides a fully supported path to adopt and sustain community-developed learning, research, and administrative software developed together with the Sakai and Kuali open source communities. …

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