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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium1 Open Source Learning Technology: Lessons and Opportunities Robby Robson Eduworks, Corporation
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium2 About me (full disclosure) Former researcher, faculty member, academic administrator: Mathematics, Learning technology, Outcomes-based Education President of an e-learning R&D company producing open technology Architect / Designer / Market Strategist / of e- learning products Researcher, author, commentator in the e- learning space Standards wonk
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium3 OUTLINE Open Source 101 What is Open Source? What is a license and a CLA? Why Open Source? Open Source 201 Open source in business Open Source in education Open Source 301 Open Source in the LMS world Open Source beyond the LMS Open Source beyond academia
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium4 OS101: What is Open Source Richard Stallman: FREE as in “freedom” not “free beer” Code is available for all to see Code may be modified by anyone Modifications must be shared (See www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php)www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php More practical: Licensed under an approved Open Source license (www.opensource.org/licenses)www.opensource.org/licenses Code is available (the source is open)
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium5 OS101: Licenses and CLA’s License defines rights of users May include Obligation to share changes Prohibition from sharing changes Viral licensing clause Contributor (or Committer) License Agreement defines rights of contributors May include: Copyright assignment Copyright sharing Patent Poison Pills Obligation for “steward” to use for the public good Common Licenses GNU Public License (GPL) Lesser GPL (LGPL) Apache Mozilla Public License BSD / MIT Common Development and Distribution License (“cuddle”) SUN Public licence
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium6 OS101: Why Open Source? Enables community development Thrives on distributed efforts Empowers communities of practice Enables innovation Requires participation Transparency provides security Lowers barrier to entry Enables new business models The “right” thing to do
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium7 OS201: Open Source Business Open source shifts Development Costs Sales & Marketing Costs Acquisition Costs Maintenance and Service Costs Monetizing open source development Sell services Sell bundled solutions Sell advertising Sell commercial versions Standard business model: Open Source plus Secret Sauce Not “either or” Most commercial LMS vendors are incorporating open source components System integrators are recommending combinations of proprietary and open source solutions
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium8 OS201: Open Source in Education Development Costs Developers are paid for other things or receive other rewards Sales & Marketing Costs Through community infrastructure (e.g. Web sites) at a low marginal cost Acquisition Costs Close to zero Maintenance & Service Costs Very real but hidden Community development Multiple communities of practice with specialized needs Secret Sauce Opportunity for publication and technology transfer Ethics Fits in with image of public good Innovation Open Source is all about innovation … see next slide
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium9 OPEN STANDARDS The Economics of Innovation* Innovation Early Adoption Commoditization Majority Adoption Consumers with specific unmet needs Mass MarketLarge enterprises Products move up the value chain * Clayton Christiansen et. al. Opportunity for disruptive innovation
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium10 OS301: Open Source LMS LMS are commoditized Basic feature sets are the same Commercial products focused on enterprise features Teaching & learning have not significantly changed This is an ideal situation for open source Commercial products have moved up value chain Disruptive innovation is needed There is a large market for which almost any barrier to entry is too high Specialization is needed for specific application
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium11 OS301: Beyond the LMS Areas of innovation Semantics and metadata beyond the basics Learning design Multi-learner environments Areas in transition Content assembly & repurposing Modeling & simulation Gaming as learning Learning object repositories Commoditized areas LMS Student information systems Group learning environments (“virtual classrooms”) Hardware
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium12 OS301: Discussion Open Source LMS Projects (not exhaustive) Moodle OLAT Sakai ILIAS LON-CAPA Atutor DotNetSCORM Questions Are there too many? Too few? Are they serving the community? Is innovation taking place? Where do we go from here?
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This slide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Some rights reserved.Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License 26 June, 2006ED-MEDIA 2006 LMS Symposium13 Easiest Contact Information robby@computer.org
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