Student Success and the Impact of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Student Success 10/16/2007 Student Success and the Impact of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Palm Beach Community College Fall 2007 Development Day October 16, 2007 Presented By: Ali Fazelpour 10/16/2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour Fall 2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour

Development Day - Ali Fazelpour Objectives Background What is FOSS? Students Benefits Student Economical Benefits Student Engagements and Success Best Practices FOSS Demo Portable Applications Google Docs and Spreadsheet 10/16/2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour

Student Success and the Impact of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Student Success 10/16/2007 Student Success and the Impact of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) PC prices constantly in decline despite the fact that they become more powerful Software prices become increasingly larger portion of PC prices due to the following facts: More advanced software with higher prices The number of software that average user needs increases FOSS as an alternative to reduce software prices and further the reduction of PC prices One Laptop Per Child (OLPC): http://www.xogiving.org/ 10/16/2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour Fall 2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour

FOSS vs. Commercial Software Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Student Success FOSS vs. Commercial Software 10/16/2007 FOSS Commercial 1. Full Transparency (Source Code is available) Black box (Source Code is not available) 2. Free distribution is allowed Free distribution is not allowed 3. Free of charge Price varies 4. Active User: Participants have a voice = Student Engagement End User: Only right to use software per license agreement 5. Community (Participant, Trainer, Trainee, Developer, and so on) Vender/Customer relationship Foss Advantages Free of Charge Increases student engagement Portable Applications: http://portableapps.com Increase Mobility Run applications on any PC No need to install software on host PC Web-based Applications: Google Docs and Spreadsheet 10/16/2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour Fall 2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour

Endowed Faculty Chair Presentation - Ali Fazelpour 10/16/2007 Student Benefits Substantial cost saving since FOSS is free of charge Substantial cost saving on training materials (Free of charge or lower prices) Valuable work experience by actively participating in the FOSS projects FOSS availability in many languages such as Spanish: To bridge the digital divide 10/16/2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour

Development Day - Ali Fazelpour Best Practices Identify Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) of your interest Free Software Directory: http://directory.fsf.org/ Honor Project Extra Credit Project Service Learning Integrate FOSS into course Share your experience 10/16/2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Student Success 10/16/2007 References “Free/Open Source Software and the Digital Divide”; 22nd Chaos Communication Congress – Berlin, Dec. 2005, Meike Richter Portable Application – Run applications on any computer: http://portableapps.com Web-based Application - Google Docs and Spreadsheet : http://documnts.google.com Openoffice.org – Free Office Suite: http://www.openoffice.org High Quality Open Source Software for Windows: http://theopendisk.com Free Software Directory: http://directory.fsf.org/ PDFCreator – Create PDF files within any Windows application: http://www.pdfcreator.org Nvu – Web Page Editor: http://www.nvu.org GIMP – Image editing software: http://www.gimp.org Free Software Foundation: http://www.fsf.org Philosophy of the GNU Project: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ Free training materials: http://inpics.net/ OpenOffice.org Free Tutorials: http://www.learnopenoffice.org/ 14) OpenOffice.org Free Tutorials: http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/ 10/16/2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour Fall 2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour

Development Day - Ali Fazelpour References … 20 Fantastic Open Source Downloads: http://www.pcworld.ca/Pages/NewsColumn.aspx?id=f91440850a01040801f4a74167665396 TOP 100+ best Free Open Source Software for windows XP and Vista: http://ajaxflakes.com/open-source/a-list-of-the-best-free-opensource-software-for-windows-xp-and-vista/  30 Essential Pieces Of Free (and Open) Software for Windows http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/01/30-essential-pieces-of-free-and-open-software-for-windows/ OLPC - $100 Laptop Video – CBS News – 60 Minutes: CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/20/60minutes/main2830058.shtml 10/16/2007 Development Day - Ali Fazelpour