1. Mediamaisteri Group 2005 © 23.01.061 Mediamaisteri Group Open Source Solutions in eLearning Mediamaisteri Group PL 82 (Pyynikintie 25) 33101 Tampere www.mediamaisteri.com

2. Mediamaisteri Group 2005 © 23.01.062 Mediamaisteri Group An expert company in elearning, established 2000 elearning, competence development, elearning methods and systems supporting it Employees 36 Tampere and Hämeenlinna Training, Consultation, eSupport & OSS-services www.mediamaisteri.com

3. Mediamaisteri Group 2005 © 23.01.063 General Information Intensively growing company Leading elearning company in Finland Tawasta OS Technologies Ltd is a subsidiary company of Mediamaisteri Group. Tawasta’s main area is OS solutions. They have a wide selection of programs available from internet browsers to CRM (Customer Relations Management) and Office-tools to ERP (Enterprise Resource planning)

4. Mediamaisteri Group 2005 © 23.01.064 Mediamaisteri Group meets the challenges of content production from the beginning to the end Support the processes of web-based learning Special field is the development and evaluation of elearning methods and systems supporting it Produces contents for different web-based learning environments Extensive know-how of SCORM, LMS and CMS systems Support organisations when implementing content production plans Grafic design services and database services

5. Mediamaisteri Group 2005 © 23.01.065 Has originated from university strong academic background specialized in pedagogical approaches participate actively in the research, evaluation and development in the field of elearning Find solutions for mobile learning and planning of assessment tools for training

6. Mediamaisteri Group 2005 © 23.01.06 Open Source Softwares The user has the right to freely use, copy and distribute the software OSS GNU- ja GPL- licenses The usability of Open Source Softwares has increased substantially.

7. Mediamaisteri Group 2005 © 23.01.067 Open Source Software Actively involved in the development of Open Source softwares Expertized in creating Open Source tools and searching appropriate OS technologies for different kind of organisations Experienced in standards and licence models (GNU PL, Public Domain,Creative Commons etc) Extensive experience from IPR Support implementation of OS Softwares Closely involved in the development of Moodle

8. Mediamaisteri Group 2005 © 23.01.068 Open source solutions Open source: Software development philosophy Collaborative license Anyone can take an application released under an open source license and add their own features to it Open source softwares: Eager and technology qualified person wants to create a perfect solution Community of developer Control over update versions Co-ordinated operations and communication through networks

9. Mediamaisteri Group 2005 © 23.01.069 From technology to services Open Source Software Freely available, open source Before we paid for technologies, now we pay out services The idea of open source ideology is to invest learning Open source makes possible to tailor services to the customers

10. Mediamaisteri Group 2005 © 23.01.06 Benefits of Open Source Softwares Free platform/ software Updates are immediately available Reliable because of openness Large community of developer Development is fast and continuous Softwares are not dependent on deliverers Light, easy to use and tailor Investing in services

11. Mediamaisteri Group 2005 © 23.01.06 Mobile learning Is… Learning that takes place with the help of the mobile devices Opportunity to embed learning in a natural environment Mobility  you can learn where ever you want and when ever you want Possibilities in interactions and giving feedback (tutoring learning) Possible to take advantage of open content