This is a presentation given at FOSSCON 2010 at RIT in Rochester NY.

1. Free and Open in Education more than just software presented by Charles Profitt NYS Ubuntu Local Community [email_address]

3. Free Software

4. Open Courseware

5. Why contribute yourself “ The idea of copyright did not exist in ancient times, when authors frequently copied other authors at length in works of non-fiction. This practice was useful, and is the only way many authors' works have survived even in part.” ~ Richard Stallman

7. no free speech

8. no adaptation

9. no reuse

10. no sharing … would there be learning?

12. no improving recipes

13. no sharing food with your friends … life would be pretty bland

14. Free Software imagine the impact... “Free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech,” not as in “free beer.” ~ Richard Stallman

16. The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish

17. The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor

18. The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others

20. can improve the recipe

21. can share food with your friends

22. can share my improved recipe … life would be pretty fun

23. Brace for Impact it won't hurt...

25. 14.1” display

26. 64 MB memory

27. 4.8 GB HD

28. 24x CD

30. 15.6 inch display

31. 2GB memory

32. 160 GB HD

33. 8x DVD+/- RW DL

34. Wireless + Ethernet $399 www.dell.com (2009)

36. Norton ($15)

38. Norton 360 ($80)

39. Photoshop Elements ($90) Total: $310

42. Software $310 Total: $709 44 %

44. Thunderbird

45. MySQL

46. PostegreSQL

47. Ingres Database

48. Open Office

50. TrueCrypt

51. Freemind

52. GIMP

53. Inkscape

54. Blender

55. Thousands more...

56. FOSS Projects as a resource... Artwork Put your creativity to best use by improving the look and feel of Ubuntu. Help design graphics and backgrounds, or themes of the next release. Development Contribute by writing new software, packaging additional software, or fixing bugs in existing software.

57. FOSS Projects as a resource... Project Based Teams Learn about the dozens of project teams working on a variety of projects which contribute to Ubuntu, how they work and what they do. Community Blogs Planet Ubuntu is your window into the world, work and lives of Ubuntu developers and contributors.

58. FOSS Projects as a resource... Get Support Access forums, live chat sessions or mailing lists, and benefit from the technical knowledge of others in the Ubuntu community. Documentation If you are stumped by a problem, chances are someone has encountered it too. First, review official help documents for everything from how to add new applications to configuring a network.

59. FOSS Projects as a resource... Bug Squad Help make Ubuntu even better by working with bug reports to ensure they're complete, understandable and if possible, reproducible Anyone can help! Give Support Share your technical know-how with other users by joining email and discussion lists, or IRC (chat) channels and respond to users requests for help in forums.

60. FOSS Projects real world @ RIT...

62. This effort resulted in thirteen projects produced by students in Computer Science, Networking, Information Tech, Software engineering and Telecommunications Majors.

63. FOSS Projects real world @ RIT... http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Math4Team/RIT

64. Open Content where are they now...

65. Open Content the digital printing press... “A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty, labor exploitation and disease, and given them the knowledge, skills, and confidence to reach their full potential.” ~ Audrey Hepburn

66. Open Content feel the impact... The term "Open Content" was coined by Dr. David Wiley who launched the OpenContent project in 1998 and provided the Open Content License. The Open Content License is now superseded by the Creative Commons licenses.

67. Open Content creative commons... It should be noted that publishing content using one of these licenses does not mean that the author is giving up copyright to the work. Rather, some rights are offered to users of the work under certain conditions.

69. Noncommercial Gives permission to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work and derivative works based upon it but for noncommercial purposes only

71. Share Alike Gives permission to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs the original work.

72. Open Content using creative commons...

73. Open Content using creative commons...

74. Open Content using creative commons...

75. Brace for Impact it won't hurt...

78. OER Commons Applied Finite Mathematics $0 Total: $0

79. Open Courseware resources... In a brave new world of learning, OER content is made free to use or share, and in some cases, to change and share again, made possible through licensing, so that both teachers and learners can share what they know. http://www.oercommons.org/

80. Open Courseware resources... MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity. http://ocw.mit.edu

81. Open Courseware resources... Notre Dame OCW is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners throughout the world. http://ocw.nd.edu/

82. Open Courseware an example course...

83. Open Courseware an example course...

85. FlossEd http://flossed.org/

86. Open Knowledge Foundation http://www.okfn.org/

87. Open Content http://www.opencontent.org/

88. Teachers Without Borders http://courses.teacherswithoutborders.org/

89. Open Courseware educators needed... Educators are like chefs; a good cookbook does not replace a master chef, nor will open courseware replace a master educator

90. Open Courseware the consortium...

91. Open Courseware the consortium... An OpenCourseWare is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of more than 200 higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model.

93. The opportunity to increase your reputation

94. Helps you build connections with others in your field

95. Preserves a record of your contributions to your field

96. Allows others to continue your work

98. Assists potential students evaluate your institution by allowing them to preview course content

99. Provides an extra resource for your enrolled students to use in their learning

100. The End Questions?