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The Open Enterprise

The Open Enterprise. Kevin Pitts, eLearning Centres, Seneca College. Overview. A couple of questions A couple of models Some projects Some products Considerations The Open Enterprise Discussion. Questions.

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The Open Enterprise

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  1. The Open Enterprise Kevin Pitts, eLearning Centres, Seneca College October 24, 2005

  2. Overview • A couple of questions • A couple of models • Some projects • Some products • Considerations • The Open Enterprise • Discussion October 24, 2005

  3. Questions Is it possible to build an enterprise level elearning infrastructure/environment using open source software? If so, what would it take to bring an open enterprise system to reality? October 24, 2005

  4. Model October 24, 2005

  5. Model H. David Lambert, CIO, Georgetown University October 24, 2005

  6. Sakai Project October 24, 2005

  7. NZOSVLE Project October 24, 2005

  8. Applied Research Phase One Infrastructure Layer • Network design, architecture • OS, Database, Server, etc. Application Layer • Portal • Course Management System • Learning Object Repository, ePortfolio October 24, 2005

  9. Plone October 24, 2005

  10. Mambo October 24, 2005

  11. Moodle October 24, 2005

  12. Moodle October 24, 2005

  13. Slope October 24, 2005

  14. DSpace October 24, 2005

  15. ERIB October 24, 2005

  16. Products Conferencing • ePresence • NEW Publishing • Open Journal System • Digital Publishing System October 24, 2005

  17. ePresence October 24, 2005

  18. NEW October 24, 2005

  19. OJS October 24, 2005

  20. DPubS October 24, 2005

  21. Questions Is it possible to build an enterprise level elearning infrastructure/environment using open source software? Yes! If so, what would it take to bring an open enterprise system to reality? October 24, 2005

  22. Suitability Scott Leslie, BCCampus October 24, 2005

  23. Readiness 2005 Campus Computing Survey Kenneth Green (2005) • 55.1% of senior IT officials agree that “open source will play an increasingly important role in our campus IT strategy.” • 30.4 % agree that “open source offers a viable alternative” for ERP applications. • Not ready yet, but reaching the tipping point October 24, 2005

  24. Trends • Admin focus  Academic focus“Ask why, not how.” “Get faculty talking about teaching.” (Kovalesky, 2005) • Distributed Innovation "...collaboration is more meaningful if you see the focus of these efforts as something that you need to solve, as opposed to something that you can wait for someone else to solve." (Abel, 2005) October 24, 2005

  25. Croquet Project October 24, 2005

  26. LAMS October 24, 2005

  27. ConceptTutor October 24, 2005

  28. Trends Clark Aldrich, Learning Circuits Blog October 24, 2005

  29. Trends October 24, 2005

  30. Considerations Standards • IMS Global (data) • OKI, OSIDs (technical) • IMS/IEEE LOM (metadata) Platform • LAMP • UNIX, J2EE, ? ? October 24, 2005

  31. Considerations Development • How, Who • Project management Support Licensing • Open-Open (e.g. Sakai) • Dual (e.g. MySQL) • Creative Commons October 24, 2005

  32. Openess • Open Source • Open Courseware • Open Knowledge Initiative • Open Archives Initiative • Open Standards; Open Architecture • Community Source • Collaborative Open Source October 24, 2005

  33. Open Enterprise Model • Application layer • Sustainability • Leadership, accountability • Security, Support, Scalability • Competition/Collaboration • Legal issues, Policy issues (IP) • Coexistence (OS & Proprietary) October 24, 2005

  34. Open Enterprise Model Worldview • Culture, philosophy • Right, radicalism, will • Globalization Value • Services • Relationships • Investment in people not products October 24, 2005

  35. Applied Research • Community of like-minded people/ organizations • Outcomes: • Educational Value • Commercial Entity/Product ?? October 24, 2005

  36. In a Nutshell • OS at the tipping point • Entering the “Teaching and Learning” era • Distributed/Democratized Innovation • Open Enterprise duality: technology and institutional culture • It’s about ownership and control October 24, 2005

  37. Discussion • Ideas • Thoughts • Questions • Answers October 24, 2005

  38. Thanks for having me  kevin.pitts@senecac.on.ca October 24, 2005

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