EducationaLinux 2004

Open source software projects

Update on what’s happening?

Dr Kathryn Moyle

Department of Education and Children's Services

News since 2003

Legislation

Policy

Activities in DECS (SA)

National developments

National research project

BELTS

Further reading

Legislative and policy developments

May to December 2003

ACT is the first jurisdiction in Australia

to pass open source software laws

South Australia introduced legislation but this was not passed. Instead the ALP has indicated its preference being given to a policy approach

Legislation in the ACT

Legislation was presented by the Australian democrat Rosalyn Dundas

ACT government has mandated the consideration of open source software in government procurements

Section 6A states:

In the procurement of computer software, a territory entity should, as far as practicable, prefer open source software

Legislative and policy developments in

South Australia

December 2003

Hon Ian Gillfillan MLC

(Democrat spokesperson for Science and the Information Economy)

Introduced a Bill (May 2003) to support open source software

A public authority must, in making a decision

about the procurement of computer software for

its operations,

have regard to the principle that,

wherever practicable, a public authority should

use open source software

in preference to proprietary software

Activities in

Department of Education and Childrenś Services (South Australia)

DAIS/DECS trial at The Heights R-12 School

Professional development for district support officers

Several open source learning management systems reviewed

Moodle, Claroline, Zope, Plone, Manhattan, H2O, Segue

Activities in

Department of Education and Childrenś Services (South Australia)

Trialing

Moodle and Atutor at three schools:

1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 R-12

BELTS in a few schools

National Fund for Educational Research

Dialogue with SSABA

National developments

Education.au

Apache and TomCat Web Servers

Jahia

Postgrel databases

LDAP

The Le@rning Federation

Basic E-Learning Tool Set (BELTS)

Curriculum Corporation

Apache and TomCat Web Servers

Msqul and Postgrel databases

Mailman listserv

National research project

Does open source software have a place in jursidictions'IT porfolios?

Six concurrent strategies:

1.	Case studies

2.	Total cost of ownership analysis

3.	Evaluation of the software and documentation

4.	Testing in controlled environments

5.	Trialing

6.	Skills audit

Case studies

Seeking submissions

Listserv established:

join-open_source@edna.edu.au

Need to confirm subscription

Once subscribed the discussion list will be

open_source@edna.edu.au

The Le@rning Federation

Basic E-Learning Tool Set (BELTS)

Open source basic learning management system

Developed by Jacus and myinternet

Available at http://belts.sourceforge.net

Further reading

Introduction to open source software in Australian schools.

See:

http://www.educationau/edu.au/papers/opensource.pdf

Book chapter:

New secularism: Reorienting the private order of digital technologies

Journal article:

The hegemony of Microsoft, Prometheus,

Vol 2, No 2 pp 213-203

Windows of opportunity – renewing licences over next few years

Blanket dispersal jmodel of software and hardware no longer viable – m,ay need to purchase and/or distriubute hardware and software according to the demands placed upon it

Alternative software – there are many options rather than off the shelf software – this is a benefit and problem

Windows of opportunity – renewing licences over next few years

Blanket dispersal jmodel of software and hardware no longer viable – m,ay need to purchase and/or distriubute hardware and software according to the demands placed upon it

Alternative software – there are many options rather than off the shelf software – this is a benefit and problem

Windows of opportunity – renewing licences over next few years

Blanket dispersal jmodel of software and hardware no longer viable – m,ay need to purchase and/or distriubute hardware and software according to the demands placed upon it

Alternative software – there are many options rather than off the shelf software – this is a benefit and problem

Windows of opportunity – renewing licences over next few years

Blanket dispersal jmodel of software and hardware no longer viable – m,ay need to purchase and/or distriubute hardware and software according to the demands placed upon it

Alternative software – there are many options rather than off the shelf software – this is a benefit and problem

Windows of opportunity – renewing licences over next few years

Blanket dispersal jmodel of software and hardware no longer viable – m,ay need to purchase and/or distriubute hardware and software according to the demands placed upon it

Alternative software – there are many options rather than off the shelf software – this is a benefit and problem

PowerPoint Presentation

Moyle

2004-06-22T17:26:41