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FOSS solutions for Open Educational Resources
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Free and Open Source Software solutions for Open Educational Resources
A UNESCO-IIEP joint FOSS-OER communities discussion, 11 September to 27 October 2006
Download FOSS for OER final report
This final report captures the themes of the final session of the Free and Open Source Software for OER discussion, in which IIEP's two communities on FOSS and OER came together to share their thoughts on the two related movements. You can download the report here:
In 2009, UNESCO published the report in the volume Open Educational Resources: Conversations in Cyberspace - the Organization's first openly licensed publication.
Users with limited or expensive connectivity should note that PDF files may take some time to download.
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[edit] Introduction to the discussion
In September and early October 2006 IIEP's Community of Interest on Free and Open Source Software for Education addressed two new topics:
- New trends and developments in the use of FOSS for education and higher education.
- FOSS solutions for Open Educational Resources for OER creation, management and location.
The objective of this second forum in the FOSS community was to update information discussed and collected in the first forum held in June 2004, and to support information exchange and reflection upon the potential of Free and Open Source Software for the Open Educational Resources movement.
[edit] Discussion schedule
The forum discussions were organized into three sessions:
- Session 1, 11-22 September 2006: New trends and development in FOSS since the 2004 forum
- Session 2, 25 September - 6 October 2006: Identification of FOSS solutions for OER creation, management and dissemination, and lessons from the FOSS movement
- Session 3, 16-27 October 2006: Sharing of resources and lessons between the FOSS and OER communities
The final session linked the OER and FOSS communities together, so that the FOSS community could communicate its deliberations and advice to the OER community.
[edit] FOSS for OER pages and resources
Discussion homepage
- FOSS solutions for Open Educational Resources
Discussion logs
- Session 1 - New trends and development in FOSS
- Session 2 - FOSS solutions for OER and lessons from the FOSS movement
- Session 3, week 1 (PDF 65KB)
- Session 3, week 2 (PDF 48KB)
Discussion reports
Sessions 1 & 2 (FOSS Community only)
- FOSS solutions for OER - summary report
- Appendix: FOSS tools for OER development, management and dissemination
Session 3 (joint FOSS-OER Community discussion)
- FOSS solutions for OER - final report (PDF 100KB)
Other resources
