Open Source

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Open Source

Open Source Learning Management Systems

December 15, 2009

The evolving technologies committee is charged with identifying and monitoring evolving technologies and their impact on higher education institutions. This submission is on Open Source Learning …

Just Asking. . .

December 22, 2009

I was talking with a favorite colleague recently about cloud computing, or, as he calls it, "cloud confusing." At some point our geeky conversation drifted to pondering the topic relati…

New Directions in Federation

November 16, 2009

Federation technology has become a very important connective technology that enables efficient distributed identity management (IdM) and enhanced convenience for users. The trend toward outsource…

What Technology? Reflections on Evolving Services

October 30, 2009

© 2009 Sharon Collins and the 2009 EDUCAUSE Evolving Technologies Committee. The text of this article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License ( htt…

Tune In January 18 -- Kuali Open Library Environment: Reflections on Our First Year of Collaborative Software Development

January 11, 2012

This free hour-long session, “ Kuali Open Library Environment: Reflections on Our First Year of Collaborative Software Development ,” will discuss the challenges and opportunities the Kual…

CNI Podcast: Tom Cramer on the Open Geoportal

January 10, 2012

The Open Geoportal combines an intuitive, map-based search interface along with traditional text-based metadata search tools for rapid data discovery and for use in teaching, lear…

Intrusion Detection: Getting to Know Bro

September 14, 2009

The open-source Bro network intrusion detection system provides a flexible framework for high-performance traffic inspection. Bro's extensive application-layer analysis provides deep insight i…

Sustainable Communities for Software: Variations on a Theme

September 4, 2009

© 2009 Robert H. McDonald. The text of this article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License ( http://creativecommons.org/lic…

Implementing Moodle at Louisiana State University

October 30, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

Louisiana State University replaced two existing CMS systems by implementing Moodle, an open source course management system, in spring 2008. The new open source system was customizable to meet our…

Selecting and Implementing a Course Management System for Your Campus

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,…