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Teachers' toolkit for creating and re-purposing OER using FOSS/A toolkit for creating and re-purposing OER using FOSS tools (view source)
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===Free and open technology environment===
===Free and open technology environment===
[[File:Free_and_Open_Technology_Environment_-_through_FOSS_OER_.png|thumb|400x400px|FOSS and OER - for, by and of the community]]
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An important advantage of the digital format, is the negligible marginal cost of production of digital resources, whether software or content. [[wikipedia:George_Bernard_Shaw|George Bernard Shaw]] has been popularly believed to have said that if two people have an apple each and they exchange their apples, then each will still have only one apple. However if both have an idea each, and exchange these ideas, then each of them will end up with two ideas. This is applicable to digital resources as well. If digital resources are allowed to be freely shared, modified and shared again, then it can result in a resource rich environment. This is the idea that has bolstered the Free and Open Source Software and the Open Educational Resources movements, which represent the 'code' and 'content' components of a free and open digital technology environment. FOSS can be seen as the 'open' means, with which you can create 'open' OER. FOSS and OER should thus be seen as natural allies; which can provide a counter to proprietary software and proprietary content.
An important advantage of the digital format, is the negligible marginal cost of production of digital resources, whether software or content. [[wikipedia:George_Bernard_Shaw|George Bernard Shaw]] has been popularly believed to have said that if two people have an apple each and they exchange their apples, then each will still have only one apple. However if both have an idea each, and exchange these ideas, then each of them will end up with two ideas. This is applicable to digital resources as well. If digital resources are allowed to be freely shared, modified and shared again, then it can result in a resource rich environment. This is the idea that has bolstered the Free and Open Source Software and the Open Educational Resources movements, which represent the 'code' and 'content' components of a free and open digital technology environment. FOSS can be seen as the 'open' means, with which you can create 'open' OER. FOSS and OER should thus be seen as natural allies; which can provide a counter to proprietary software and proprietary content.
====Democratizing OER production and consumption====
====Democratizing OER production and consumption====
On your Ubuntu GNU/Linux system you can download innumerable free and open source applications (<u>Applications -> System Tools -> Software</u>) in different domains/areas, from the internet. For instance, you could type 'mathematics' and see all the mathematics software applications available in the Ubuntu GNU/Linux repository, which you can download and install on your computer.
On your Ubuntu GNU/Linux system you can download innumerable free and open source applications (<u>Applications -> System Tools -> Software</u>) in different domains/areas, from the internet. For instance, you could type 'mathematics' and see all the mathematics software applications available in the Ubuntu GNU/Linux repository, which you can download and install on your computer.
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===How to use this tool-kit===
===How to use this tool-kit===
