1. Open Source platforms, tools & approaches for 21st Century connected learning A Wits case study Prof Derek W. Keats Deputy Vice Chancellor (Knowledge & Information Management) The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg http://kim.wits.ac.za derek.keats@wits.ac.za

2. Prof Derek W. Keats Deputy Vice Chancellor (Knowledge & Information Management) The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /dvcblog derek.keats@wits.ac.za http://kim.wits.ac.za A DVC-led portfolio created to ensure that Wits is a world-class institution with respect to its approach to knowledge and information, and the technologies that underlie them.

3. Digital technology savvy Wits An innovative Wits A Wits showing technology leadership Great new things can grow A sustainable technology ecosystem

4. Digital technology savvy Wits An innovative Wits A Wits showing technology leadership Great new things can grow A sustainable technology ecosystem Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Dudes, just say FOSS

5. Process Technology Innovation Support (people) The TIPS approach Technology Innovation Process (pedagogy) Support

6. Software engineers Researcher Academics Students Innovation Content developers Instructional designers

7. software engineering

9. Built on a stack of FOSS applications and libraries using a suite of FOSS development and collaboration tools

10. Fedora gstreamer GNU/Linux PHP MySQL PEAR Open Office SWF tools CURL Chisimba FFmpeg The stack Java Python Flash Open fire RED5 Jabber Cross platform RESTful API Ajax Mashable XMPP Mobile phone Online package management Version 4 will be fully distributed & cloud-ready Javascript jQuery extJS prototype SWORD Open Zoom

11. In ancient times people used computers to send email and browse the web!

12. Beyond learning management... I just love reading text on my computer so much!

13. eLearning with Chisimba General LMS-like functionality Blogs, wikis, microblogs, RSS ePortfolio Podcasts Realtime classroom Filters and Widgets for Web 2.0 / Semantic Social networking Personal Learning Environment tools REST API ELEARNING BYTES Want to reach your students in their ‘spaces’ beyond the lecture hall? Perhaps send them a probing question or some interesting insights for the week’s readings? Try Twitter, a micro-blogging tool, which is easily integrated into the new elearning system (https://elearn.wits.ac.za/) and can display your out-of-classroom conversations within your online course. Use the simple filter [TWEETS:query=# unique code or name for your course] and see your collaborative activity rendered in your course. For further information on getting your course online please contact Fatima Rahiman on (011) 717-7174. Brought to you by the eLearning Support and Innovation Unit (eLSI) in the interests of enhancing teaching and learning practices.

14. Classroom podcast system built with Chisimba its companion PodderLive!

18. Podcast / audio editing Audacity

21. Streaming media

22. Video library

23. Connected learning and the role of context

24. Information and services on the web have meaning (semantics)

25. Semantic: automatically finding that which is meaningful and suitable for my context, in this location, now?

27. The Collecta filter is used to identify and return conversations from the realtime web.

29. Software engineers Researcher Academics Students Innovation Content developers Instructional designers

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