||<>|| Back to [[UKTeam]] == Goals == * Introduce [[http://www.edubuntu.org|Edubuntu]] into schools. * Encourage use of [[http://www.theopencd.org|Free/Open Source Software for Windows]] in schools and universities to increase acceptance of FOSS. * Currently joining the [[http://www.openschoolsalliance.org/|Open School Alliances]] effort to lobby MPs to sign [[http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=31752&SESSION=885|Early Day Motion 179]], backing open source in schools and expressing concern over current software procurement methods. Currently fifteen M.P.s have been lobbied with at least one successful response. == UKTeam Involvement in Educational Organisations == === The Photographic Society at Cardiff University === Contact: SteveSmith I'm president of the Photographic Society. Beginning in September we'll be teaching photo manipulation with [[http://www.gimp.org|GIMP]]. My philosophy is to focus on the basics, with emphasis on ''why'' you do things in a particular way (e.g. why it's good to use layers). If you teach photo manipulation or anything similar I'd love to hear your experiences! I'm finding that Windows Free/Open Source (see [[http://www.theopencd.org|TheOpenCD]]) is a great way to slowly inch people in the 'right direction'. I'm involved in [[http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/europe/uk/cardiff|Cardiff's Software Freedom Day team]]. == Resources == === Organisations === * [[http://www.edubuntu.org|Edubuntu]] * [[http://www.moodle.org|Moodle]] * [[http://www.schoolforge.org.uk|Schoolforge-UK]] * [[http://www.schoolforge.org.uk/index.php/Case_Studies|list of schools using FOSS]] * [[http://www.becta.org.uk|BECTA]] * [[http://business.newsforge.com/search.pl?tid=35|NewsForge education section]] * [[http://www.elearning.ac.uk|JISC e-Learning]] === Articles === * [[http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/publications/documents/BEC5606_Full_report18.pdf|BECTA: Open Source Software in Schools (PDF)]] * [[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=34002|The Open University builds student online environment with Moodle and more]] * [[http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020472,39256042-6,00.htm|ZDNet UK: Open source in education: Winning hearts and minds]] * [[http://uk.sun.com/sunnews/press/2006/2006-03-08.html|Sun Microsystems: Bradford Council Builds Schools for the Future with Sun Microsystems]] ---- CategoryLoCoTeams CategoryMarketing [[CategoryUKTeam]]