[p2p-research] Fwd: FlossedBk, "Free/Libre and Open Source Solutions for Education" this weekend in Bangkok

[Ryan Lanham]

Interestingly, in the face of change, higher ed appears to be hunkering down
and fighting any and all changes...

http://chronicle.com/article/In-a-Time-of-Uncertainty/48911/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

This suggests to me that the organizations are brittle and endangered if
government and business experiences are any prior indicators.  In states
where money cannot be forked over to higher education from government,
expect institutions to start shattering fairly soon.  The UK in Europe comes
to mind where there is tremendous reliance on state funding and little
cushion without it.  In the US, systems like the University of California
and states schools in Florida, Arizona, Nevada and other cash-strapped
states will be stretched to the breaking point.

In the US, at least, rapid raises in tuition simply aren't an option.  The
UK has a bit more room on tuition, but not much.  Borrowing there to pay for
school is far less standard than in the US.  I don't know about the
continent or Asia.  I assume Asia is a cash business with little government
support, but the Chronicle lately has suggested huge cash flows in China and
India to some of their institutions (in comparative terms).

My guess is this will contribute to a rapid rise in open source tools, open
source methods and low cost research strategies--particularly in areas like
the social sciences where funding is always a challenge.

When universities start to change, I'll know the crisis is fully ripe.  That
seems to be 3 or 4 years off.

Ryan

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:05 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> From: Chris Smith <csmith at csmith.info>
> Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:54 AM
> Subject: FlossedBk, "Free/Libre and Open Source Solutions for Education"
> this weekend in Bangkok
> To: WOICT at googlegroups.com
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> FlossedBk
> Free & Open Source Solutions for Education -- KIS, Bangkok Oct 31-Nov 1,
> 2009
> http://flossedbk.flossed.org/
>
> Here is the information quoted from the website ....
>
> FlossedBk, "Free/Libre and Open Source Solutions for Education" is a
> two-day
> gathering of both new and experienced users of FLOSS, Free/Libre, Open
> Source Software, for education.
>
> During the two days, there will workshops on everything from why schools
> should consider using FLOSS, to what the options are, and how best to make
> the transition, partial and/or full.
>
> This is our first conference, but we are calling for representatives of as
> wide a range of needs as possible: teachers and principals, secretaries and
> technicians are invited to share and learn, as well as computing teachers,
> system administrators and programmers
>
> All workshops are presented in both Thai and English (with the help of
> translators). Thus each workshop is listed twice, once in English and once
> in Thai. Sign up for the one in your language to help us plan for
> translation help.
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> http://flossedbk.flossed.org/
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> Hope of interest .... please pass on to any education colleagues who may be
> interested.
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> Chris
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