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Into The Great Wide Open..., Nick Greenup Jul 2009

Into The Great Wide Open..., Nick Greenup

SIDLIT Conference Proceedings

Nick will discuss the Open Source philosophy, the tools, and realistic ways for your projects to become more open and successful.


The Open Education Resource Phenomenon: Free Educational Resources For All, Gloria Creed-Dikeogu Jul 2009

The Open Education Resource Phenomenon: Free Educational Resources For All, Gloria Creed-Dikeogu

SIDLIT Conference Proceedings

The staggering cost of textbooks and educational resources has become a constant student concern. Student organizations are asking that college instructors consider new ways of making course textbooks and resources more accessible and affordable to them in future class-settings. Thus, it comes as no surprise that Worldwide Open Education Communities (OER) are being created on the Internet, so everyone can gain access to reputable, free online subject resources never made available before. These OER communities provide access to open textbooks, online courses, online journals and software through open licensing, thereby making these resources freely available to anyone to use, re-mix, …


Free Web-Based Technology Solutions: Are They Really Free?, Corey Ray Jul 2008

Free Web-Based Technology Solutions: Are They Really Free?, Corey Ray

SIDLIT Conference Proceedings

The presenters examine the conditions and models institutions may have when developing attitudes towards software, be it open source or otherwise.