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 for Computer education @ schools in India

Dr. Farida Khan | Dr. Sarbani Banerjee Belur | Rupesh
Objective of Todays Talk

To understand:
1.How FOSS has (really ?) facilitated educational expansion in the Indian context 2.Role of FOSS from the user perspective and its requirement for Indian students. 3.Case Studies featuring FOSS in Indian Schools
FOSS seems to be a forced implementation
FOSS : What does FOSS stand for ? or
Forced Set of Obsolete Software Systems
How FOSS has facilitated through educational expansion in the Indian context
1. Created 1000s of Awesome Network Engineers #RedHat 2. Saved some money in lot of Colleges #Decorated Linux Labs in Schools & Colleges 3. Saved Money by forcing people using Open Ofce #frustrated employees/students
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 Ofce and so on #frustrated employees/students 5. Where is the seamless support ? #Everyone is busy reinventing wheels
How FOSS has actually facilitated through educational expansion in the Indian context 1. Some Awesome Apps #Scratch #Gcompris #Languages (QT, Python) 2. Education Server school Tools (class management), web server (CMS, academic information system, e-learning, knowledge portal etc.) 3. Free High Quality Course Materials (No Copyright License) (FOSS supports) #Khan Academy #Computer Masti
How FOSS can actually facilitate educational expansion in the Indian context 1. Stop Forcing Linux OS. Make People use Open Source Applications. They will automatically choose OS sooner or later. 2. Demystify that Open Source is Geeky. Provide High quality commercial Technical Support Services & Training 3. Address Scaling through a seamless way. Strength of FOSS is - Legal & Affordable. Improve beyond #Total Cost of Ownership. Focus on Intangible Benets & Old Hardware
The role of FOSS for Computer education @ schools in India
What is
Computer Education @ schools in India
Basic Computers #introduction Word, Presentation & Spreadsheet Internet #Web Browsing #Email
Paint, Calculator, Some Games Programming Languages #C #C++ #Java #Python #Logo #Scratch #Basic Networking
#Social Networking
Content for
Computer Education @ schools in India
OUP, MacMillan, Navneet .. #Publishers
Content - Service Providers # NIIT, Educomp, InOpen Local IT Vendors #Hardware Suppliers
Internet #Audio/Video Tutorials
Instructor #Some Expert which School Hires
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-Cost 2. For Basic #Tux Paint (vs MS Paint), #Gcompris 3. Open Ofce for Publishing (alternate to MS Ofce), 4. Java, Alternate Compilers to Turbo C, QT and other programming languages.
FOSS in School - Case Studies

1. IT @ Schools #Kerala Govt. 2. Internet Tutorials #Khan Academy #OSCAR #Spoken Tutorials 3. Creative Commons 4. Computer Masti - Worlds rst full edged Computer Science Curriculum (k-12) in open sources
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 in education sector i.e 16 lakh Students 2.Content is cent percent localized 3. A separate Edu TV Channel #Victor for OSS
Internet Tutorials #Khan Academy #OSCAR

Khan Academy - 3.5 million Unique Visitors With over 2700 videos, it is easily the most exhaustive collection of instruction on the internet allowing learners to know that they can ll in almost any of their "gaps" with the content on this site. #Foss Academy OSCAR - Web-based, interactive animations for teaching various concepts and technologies. This is useful not only for classroom teaching but also for enabling independent-learning and distance education.
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 make educational resources freely available. Creative Commons designed to encourage students and teachers to practice the 4 Rs (reuse, revise, remix, redistribute) as part of their learning and teaching. 1.School of Open with P2PU. Open Policy / Legislation exchange 2. Improving OER search and discovery. The Learning Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI). 3.Ability to track use and reuse of CC-licensed works.
Computer Masti
The
need for an active computer learning based curriculum is addressed throughComputer Masti (CM). Designed as a contentservice solution to teach IT/CS in schools. Uses only FOSS based scenarios and application The content is presented in a story format around 3 characters. Adopts a constructivist pedagogical approach, which encourages the 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 and Research papers / Journals
FOSS @ Schools : Computer Masti

1.Uses more than 40 FOSS applications including educational games, productivity tools and programming languages 2.Provides all FOSS related technical Support to Schools 3.Have saved more than 4 mn from Schools. Revenue Generation of more than 50 mn
FOSS @ Schools : Computer Masti
Sc
ch rat
FOSS in general
Testimonials
Esteemed Clients
Super stuff! - Mark Shuttleworth - Founder, Canonical and Ubuntu . A dream for every parent and must for every child Economic Times - ET Now
Jamnabai Narsee, Mumbai
Vikhe Patil School, Pune
This is a story where we in the west can look to the developing world, to a country like India who is using technology innovatively. I am talking about Computer Masti.. - Times of India The Curriculum is very helpful for teachers with its Teachers guide.The worksheet and the activities are very attractive. I enjoyed it very much - Mrs. Haseena Suresh IES group of schools
SSRVM Art of Living Schools
Springled School. Rizvi Foundation Mumbai
The curriculum makes me feels good as I able to relate to the need which I see in my schools.The students are bored of dry and mechanical Curriculum - Mr. Chandrasekhar Orchid International School, Nasik Our Routine Computer Classes have turned into so fun.... - Mrs. Lalitha Hariharan Principal, Rizvi group of schools
Kendra Vidyala, Mumbai
Al Barkat School Anjuman Islam
Fundamentals of Technology Acceptance
Usefulness | Easy to Use | Support till threshold
Fundamentals
Solutions looking out for Problems ? or Solutions solving Problems
Imagine
Create
Deliver
Thank You
Rupesh Shah | CEO - InOpen (rupesh@inopen.in) & Dr. Farida Khan | VP - Learning & Research (farida@inopen.in)

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adding simplicity to sense

The role of FOSS for Computer education @ schools in India

Objective of Todays Talk

FOSS seems to be a forced implementation

FOSS : What does FOSS stand for ? or

Forced Set of Obsolete Software Systems

Whats the Problem ?

The role of FOSS for Computer education @ schools in India

OUP, MacMillan, Navneet .. #Publishers

Internet #Audio/Video Tutorials

Instructor #Some Expert which School Hires

FOSS in School Computer education

FOSS in School - Case Studies

Internet Tutorials #Khan Academy #OSCAR

FOSS @ Schools : Computer Masti

FOSS @ Schools : Computer Masti

Vikhe Patil School, Pune

SSRVM Art of Living Schools

Springled School. Rizvi Foundation Mumbai

Kendra Vidyala, Mumbai

Al Barkat School Anjuman Islam

Fundamentals of Technology Acceptance

Usefulness | Easy to Use | Support till threshold

Solutions looking out for Problems ? or Solutions solving Problems

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