How to do blended learning with Open Source technology
Who are we?
Dominik Stiehm
Stephan Kiener
Michael Heinemann
Teacher at the ITECH, a school in Hamburg,
with a preference for Free and Open Source Software
Agenda
The current situation in germany
Definition of Free and Open Source Software
Benefits of Using FOSS
Open Source at the ITECH
What speaks against FOSS?
Our sources
The current situation in germany
Free and open source software (FOSS)
… is where anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software in any way, and the source code is openly shared so that people are encouraged to voluntarily improve the design of the software.
Benefits of Using FOSS
Raising Awareness
No license costs
Security / Transparency
Equality
Openness thinking
Old hardware can be used longer
Open Source at the ITECH
Pilot Plattform - for blended learning based on Open Source Tools
Structure of the Class-User-Management based on Moodle
Class Course as central entry point
What speaks against FOSS
Hardly any learning software available
Smaller community, few references
Convenience and general defensive stance against OSS
Uncertainty about further development
What keeps you from using (more) free and open source software in your professional life?