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Open Source Code, Schooling and Government Policies |
| Like many governments around the world, the South Australian Department of Education is considering the use of open source software and particularly Linux for specific applications including schools' operating systems. Reasons for this include the question of how to maintain and sustain the recurrent costs of hardware and software; and pedagogical reasons include the desire to teach students about software including, but beyond Microsoft products. Various models for using Linux in schools are therefore being considered. In this presentation some of these models will be outlined and will include a review and summary of how Linux and other open source software can be used for curriculum and administration purposes in schools. It will be seen that these models are based upon the technical capabilities open source software such as Linux offers. This presentation will summarise the nature of the open source solutions being considered in the schooling sector and drawing from this, the possible impacts of Linux for Australian government schooling policies will be outlined. These experiences will provide insights into some of the issues (eg cost of legacy systems) and solutions for Australian governments and education systems to consider in adopting open source software. | |
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Kathryn Moyle has a Master of Education from Flinders University of
South Australia, and currently is a PhD scholarship holder at Swinburne
University of Technology, in the School of Business.
Kathryn has expertise managing large digital multimedia projects, and in 1998 received the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) award for `Best Training Multimedia Package', for the CD ROM based product: `Key Competencies Professional Development' package. We are not short of highly qualified presenters, but Kathryn seems to have blazed an unusually prominent trail on the internet. |
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