Open Source Invading Australian Education | Linux Today

Open Source Invading Australian Education

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 17, 2007

“Australian schools are subscribing to proprietary software–but
the choice between proprietary and open source may have not been
made on entirely equal ground, according to Kathryn Moyle, an
Associate Professor who researches issues arising from integrating
information and communication technologies into school education at
the University of Canberra.

“A self-proclaimed open source advocate for the education
sector, Moyle has published a number of academic papers detailing
the merits of open source from practical, pedagogical, sustainable,
and political points of view…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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