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>Open Source Software for Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Administration
>Oxford Brookes University
>13th November 2003
>
>Cost:   £85 for ALT members
>         £140  for non-members
>
>
>Who should attend
>
>* Academic practitioners who have some experience in the use of 
>technologies for
>learning and teaching and wish to explore open source tools to enhance 
>their practice
>* Academic and research managers who are evaluating e-learning tools and 
>wish to
>understand the benefits and risks associated with adopting open source 
>solutions
>
>Topics to be covered
>
>* What do the different open source licences mean
>* Which free and open source software products are available for use in 
>teaching
>* The place of open source licensing in courseware development
>* The relationship between open standards and open source
>
>Expected outcomes
>
>Participants will gain an understanding of the reasons why educational 
>institutions
>might choose to use open source software, and the implications for 
>developers of
>choosing an open source licence.
>
>Overview
>
>This workshop aims to help academic and research staff in UK HE and FE 
>place the
>free and open source software movement in context. It will concentrate on 
>software
>likely to be used for teaching, and administration of teaching.
>
>Two presenters are from OSS watch, which is a nationally-funded Advisory 
>Service on
>Open Source Software. Its goal is to provide the UK further and higher 
>education
>community with neutral and authoritative guidance about open source 
>software, and
>about related open standards. Specifically, it provides:
>
>* A web-based clearing-house for up to date information;
>* Conferences and workshops;
>* Focussed assistance for institutions and software projects considering 
>open source;
>* Investigative reports. For more information please visit www.oss-watch.ac.uk
>
>Programme
>
>09:30   Registration
>10:00   What is open source, why does it matter?
>         Randy Metcalfe
>10.30   Open source software for teaching, and more,
>         Mike Fraser
>11.15   Coffee break
>11.30   Open source vs open standards: which matters more? Howard Noble
>12.00   Software demonstrations, Sebastian Rahtz
>12:45   Lunch
>13.45   Licensing for developers and users: a route through the minefield, 
>Sebastian
>Rahtz
>14.30   A case study: choosing an open source VLE for Oxford, Stuart Lee
>15.30   Coffee break and Discussion
>16.00   Close
>
>Venue
>
>This workshop will be held at Oxford Brookes University
>
>Travel and accommodation
>
>For directions please visit www.brookes.ac.uk/findus
>
>Please note that it is the responsibility of delegates to arrange their own
>accommodation.
>
>About the presenters
>
>Sebastian Rahtz, Manager, OSS Watch, Oxford University Computing Services
>
>Stuart Lee, Manager, Learning Technologies Group, Oxford University Computing
>Services
>
>Michael Fraser, Co-ordinator, Research Technologies Service, Oxford University
>Computing Services
>
>Howard Noble, Interoperability Officer, Learning Technologies Group, Oxford
>University Computing Services
>
>Randy Metcalfe, Communication Manager, OSS Watch, Oxford University Computing
>Services
>
>Booking deadline
>
>Please return no later than Thurs 30 Oct 2003 to:
>ALT Administration
>Oxford Brookes University
>Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane,
>OXFORD OX3 0BP, UK
>Tel: +44 (0)1865 484126
>Fax: +44 (0)1865 484165
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>URL: www.alt.ac.uk
>
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>
>Open Source Software for Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Administration
>Oxford Brookes University
>13th November 2003
>
>Cost:   £85 for ALT members
>         £140  for non-members
>
>
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>Association for Learning Technology
>Oxford Brookes University
>Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK
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>Oxford Brookes University
>Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK
>Tel: +44 (0)1865 484125  Fax: +44 (0)1865 484165
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>http://www.alt.ac.uk
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Geoff Minshull
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