Trieste, 26 novembre © 2005 – Renato Lukač [email protected] Using OSS in Slovenian High Schools doc. dr. Renato Lukač [email protected] LinuxDay 2005 - Trieste

Trieste, 26 novembre

© 2005 – Renato Lukač[email protected]

Using OSS in Slovenian High Schools

doc. dr. Renato Lukač[email protected]

LinuxDay 2005 - Trieste



Overview

➲ Introduction➲ Informatics in Slovenian High Schools➲ Model➲ Web Manuals➲ Questionnaire➲ Advantages and problems ➲ Conclusions➲ Q & A



Introduction

➲ My Activities➲ Motivations for OSS➲ Project OKO➲ Project Pingo➲ Project CRP – alternative model ➲ Project Sparky



Informatics in Slovenian High Schools

➲ Primary schools: Computer science● Optional subject 3 x 35 hours

● Word-Processing● Computer Networks● Multimedia

➲ High (Secondary) schools (age 15-19 years)IT (Informatics)

● Technical schools (70 hours)● Grammar schools ~ 40 % of population (70 hours

[18 – theory + 52 – practice] + optional 210 hours)



Informatics in Slovenian High Schools

➲ Grammar schools – 52 hours practice:● work in graphical environment● file system● (written, graphical, sonic) presentation of

information: ● word processor● spreadsheet tool● presentation tool● drawing tool● HTML editor

● Project work



Model

➲ OS: Pingo Linux➲ Work in graphical environment – KDE ➲ File-system – Konqueror ➲ Word-processor – OOo Writer➲ Spreadsheet tool – OOo Calc➲ Presentation tool – OOo Impress ➲ Drawing tool – OOo Draw➲ HTML Editor – Mozilla ➲ Administration – Sparky & bash scripts



Web manuals

➲ Project “S pingvini skozi informatiko”➲ Results: web-based and PDF manuals➲ Access from home➲ Snapshots: Index of topics + examples













Questionnaire

73%

23%

4%

Proportion between theory and trainingappropriatetoo much theorytoo much training



Questionnaire

88%

5%7%

Training on Linux&OpenOffice.org

appropriatetoo easytoo difficult



Questionnaire

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

27%

10%

8%

25%

4%

7%

4%

15%

On the training like ... new&differentnot too difficultenough timetime for relaxationfree SWPC did not crashslovenian GUIno viruses

0

10

20

30

40

50

60 24%

10%

5%

23%

8%

9%

7%

15%

2003/2004



Questionnaire

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

28%

11%

4%

10%

2%

11%

6%

30%

On the training do not like ...No Linux at home too week knowledge at

the beginningnot enough training not enough timenot enough stimulation I'm not interested to

Linuxnot enough games missing MS SW

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

21%20%

5%6%

2%

5%

23%

20%

2003/2004



Questionnaire

41%

34%

10%

15%

2003/2004Took Pingo CD-ROM and try to install

noyes, but not successfullyes, successfull, but removed it lateryes and still using it



Questionnaire

52%

9%

39%

using open source SW (Linux&OOo) in the future

yes, depending on the needsyes, always if possiblenever, only if necessarily

69%10%

21%

2003/2004



Questionnaire

35%

49%

15%

1%

Rate your progress for using ITexcellentsuccessfullysatisfyingunsuccessfulvery unsuccessful

30%

43%

22%

1%4%2003/2004



Questionnaire

35%

24%

41%

Do you like to have Informatics in higher class? yesnodo not know

54%

13%

33%

2003/2004



Questionnaire

29%

30%

42%

Do you like to have Informatics on leaving examination?

yesnodo not know



Advantages and Problems

➲ + Free➲ + Slovenian interface➲ + Many applications available also for MS➲ – Linux is not (jet) common platform➲ – Resistance to the changes➲ – Sometimes could be cheap also problem



Conclusions, Q&A

➲ Linux (Pingo Linux) is excellent solution➲ it is appropriate for schools ➲ ECDL➲ It does not stimulate piracy



License to use this document

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