My Slides at OSI days #FOSS

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...adding simplicity to sense

InOpen Technologies

SINE IIT Bombay

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The role of FOSS forComputer education

@ schools in India


Dr. Farida Khan | Dr. Sarbani Banerjee Belur | Rupesh


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Objective of Todays Talk

To understand:

1.How FOSS has (really ?) facilitated educational expansion inthe Indian context

2.Role of FOSS from the user perspective and its requirementfor Indian students.

3.Case Studies featuring FOSS in Indian Schools


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FOSS seems to be a forced implementation

FOSS : What does FOSS stand for ?or

Forced Set of Obsolete Software Systems


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How FOSS has facilitated through educationalexpansion in the Indian context

1. Created 1000s of Awesome Network Engineers #RedHat

2. Saved some money in lot of Colleges #Decorated LinuxLabs in Schools & Colleges

3.Saved Money by forcing people using Open Office#frustrated employees/students
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Whats the Problem ?

1. We are anti Microsoft #death-spiral

2.We are Open ! We are Free #who cares

3. Linux is the best OS #OS vs Applications

4.Saved Money by forcing people using Open Office and so on#frustrated employees/students

5.Where is the seamless support ? #Everyone is busy re-inventing wheels
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How FOSS has actually facilitated througheducational expansion in the Indian context

1. Some Awesome Apps #Scratch #Gcompris #Languages(QT, Python)

2. Education Server school Tools (class management), webserver (CMS, academic information system, e-learning,knowledge portal etc.)

3.Free High Quality Course Materials (No Copyright License)(FOSS supports) #Khan Academy #Computer Masti
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How FOSS can actually facilitate educationalexpansion in the Indian context

1. Stop Forcing Linux OS. Make People use Open SourceApplications. They will automatically choose OS sooner orlater.

2. Demystify that Open Source is Geeky. Provide High qualitycommercial Technical Support Services & Training

3.Address Scaling through a seamless way. Strength of FOSS is

- Legal & Affordable. Improve beyond #Total Cost ofOwnership. Focus on Intangible Benefits & Old Hardware
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The role of FOSS for

Computer education@ schools in India



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What isComputer Education @ schools in India


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Basic Computers

#introduction

Word, Presentation &

Spreadsheet

Programming Languages#C #C++ #Java

#Python #Logo#Scratch #Basic

Paint, Calculator, Some

Games

Internet #WebBrowsing #Email Networking

#Social Networking


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Content forComputer Education @ schools in India


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OUP, MacMillan,

Navneet .. #Publishers

Internet#Audio/Video Tutorials Local IT Vendors#Hardware Suppliers

Content - Service

Providers # NIIT,Educomp, InOpen

Instructor #SomeExpert which SchoolHires


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FOSS in School Computer education

1.At OS #Edubuntu #Fedora. Large Scale Deployments in Kerala,West Bengal, Gujarat and Uttrakhand shows its acceptable#Scalability #Low-Cost2. For Basic #Tux Paint (vs MS Paint), #Gcompris

3.Open Office for Publishing (alternate to MS Office),

4.Java, Alternate Compilers to Turbo C, QT and other

programming languages.
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FOSS in School - Case Studies

1. IT @ Schools #Kerala Govt.

2.Internet Tutorials#Khan Academy #OSCAR #SpokenTutorials

3.Creative Commons

4.Computer Masti - Worlds first full fledged ComputerScience Curriculum (k-12) in open sources


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IT @ school

IT @ school is a project of Department of General Education,

Government of Kerala

1.Setup in 2001, to foster the IT education in schools :

2.Achievements:1.Worlds largest simultaneous deployment of FOSS initiatives ineducation sector i.e 16 lakh Students2.Content is cent percent localized3. A separate Edu TV Channel #Victor for OSS
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Internet Tutorials #Khan Academy #OSCAR

Khan Academy - 3.5 million Unique Visitors With over 2700videos, it is easily the most exhaustive collection of instruction onthe internet allowing learners to know that they can fill in almostany of their "gaps" with the content on this site. #Foss Academy

OSCAR - Web-based, interactive animations for teaching variousconcepts and technologies. This is useful not only for classroomteaching but also for enabling independent-learning and distanceeducation.


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Creative Commons

The world is shifting to a form of peer production which they

term Wikinomics. This idea of a Creative Commons has spread,and includes theOpen Courseware movement, designed to makeeducational resources freely available.

Creative Commons designed to encourage students and teachersto practice the 4 Rs (reuse, revise, remix, redistribute) as part oftheir learning and teaching.

1.School of Open with P2PU. Open Policy / Legislation exchange

2. Improving OER search and discovery. The LearningResource Metadata Initiative (LRMI).

3.Ability to track use and reuse of CC-licensed works.
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Computer Masti

The need for an active computer learning based curriculum is

addressed throughComputer Masti (CM). Designed as a content-service solution to teach IT/CS in schools. Uses only FOSS basedscenarios and application

The content is presented in a story format around 3 characters.

Adopts a constructivist pedagogical approach, which encouragesthe characters to ask questions, and to explore on their own.

Key Points :

1. IIT Bombay - InOpen collaborative Product. Extensive Research content. Intellectual

Property.2.Acceptance across all kinds of schools and varied IT setups. Implemented across

75000 students in 1 year. Available in 8 Indian Languages and 2 Foreign Languages.75kunique visitors. Featured in leading national Newspapers, Media blogs andResearch papers / Journals


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FOSS @ Schools : Computer Masti

1.Uses more than 40 FOSS applications includingeducational games, productivity tools and programminglanguages

2.Provides all FOSS related technical Support toSchools

3.Have saved more than 4 mn from Schools. RevenueGeneration of more than 50 mn


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FOSS @ Schools : Computer Masti

Scratch

FOSSingeneral


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Testimonials

Esteemed Clients

Jamnabai Narsee,Mumbai

SSRVM

Art of Living Schools

Vikhe PatilSchool, Pune

Springfiled School.Rizvi Foundation

Mumbai

Al Barkat SchoolAnjuman Islam

Kendra Vidyala,Mumbai

Super stuff! - Mark Shuttleworth - Founder, Canonical and Ubuntu .

The curriculum makes me feels good as I able to relate to the need which Isee in my schools. The students are bored of dry and mechanical Curriculum- Mr. Chandrasekhar Orchid International School, Nasik

The Curriculum is very helpful for teachers with its Teachers guide. Theworksheet and the activities are very attractive. I enjoyed it very much- Mrs. Haseena Suresh IES group of schools

A dream for every parent and must for every childEconomic Times - ET Now

This is a story where we in the west can look to the developing world, to acountry like India who is using technology innovatively. I am talking aboutComputer Masti..

- Times of India

Our Routine Computer Classes have turned into so fun....- Mrs. Lalitha Hariharan Principal, Rizvi group of schools

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Fundamentals of Technology Acceptance

Usefulness | Easy to Use |Support till threshold


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Fundamentals

Solutions looking out for Problems ? orSolutions solving Problems


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