[opeverkosto] Fwd: Call for Chapters and Reviewers for book on Open Source and Education

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>
><http://informingscience.org/>
>CALL FOR CHAPTERS
>
>Open-Source and Freeware Solutions in Education:
>in Theory and in Practice
>
>Editors
>
>J. Burton Browning, Ed.D.
>Brunswick Community College & Lesley University
>&
>Jeremy Dickerson, Ed.D.
>East Carolina University
> <mailto:opensourcetech2009_at_gmail.com>opensourcetech2009_at_gmail.com
>
>2-3 page proposals due June 1, 2009
>
>More and more, educational institutions need to
>find low-cost solutions for software.
>Open-Source and Freeware solutions are often
>considered. But are they really good solutions
>compared to proprietary or commercial software?
>What are some benefits and pitfalls? What does
>the future hold for open source solutions?
> These books explore opinions from international
>experts on these and other related topics in
>detail.
>
>Colleagues from around the world are confronting
>these same problems. Some have developed or
>modified software for their own needs and made
>this software available to others without
>charge. Some are using existing compiled
>open-source software with great success. Since
>this open-source software and freeware has
>little to no budget for advertising, it falls
>upon us to help spread word about the viability
>of these solutions.
>
>The peer-reviewed final chapters for these books
>will be published by the international
>non-profit publisher Informing Science Press,
>the publishing arm of the Informing Science
>Institute. As a leader in non-profit publishing,
>all Informing Science Press publications are
>made available in print at very reasonable
>prices as well as free online to everyone
>without regard to membership status. To visit
>the Informing Science Press webpage go to
><http://informingsciencepress.com/>http://informingsciencepress.com/.
>To see the books online, visit
><http://books.google.com/books?num=100&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_libcat=0&as_brr=0&as_vt=&as_auth=&as_pub=informing%20science&as_drrb=c>http://URLtea/s1h
>. The Informing Science Institute's main page is
><http://informingscience.org/>http://InformingScience.org.
>
>The proposed peer reviewed volumes will contain
>a collection of chapters published by multiple
>authors. Suggested topics include the following:
>
>Two-volume series Suggested Content Areas: :
>
>
>
>Volume 1 - Freeware Solutions in Educational Settings: History and Theory
>
>1. Historical Context (origins of open source, etc.)
>2. Theoretical Context (why, barriers,
>benefits, analysis of savings, etc.)
>3. Software Selection
>4. Software Evaluation
>5. Designing Instruction with Open-source and Freeware Solutions
>6. Law and Policy Issues
>7. Stakeholder Perceptions
>8. Economic Considerations
>9. Technological Support and Considerations
>10. Historical Successes and Failures (e.g. case studies)
>
>
>
>Volume 2 - Case Studies: Integration and Best
>Practices with Freeware Solutions in Educational
>Settings
>
>1. CAD and Modeling
>2. Robotics (GVR, RoboMind, etc)
>3. Drawing and Graphics
>4. Media Streaming
>5. Audio and Video (Zs4, LMMS, etc.)
>6. Office Systems
>7. Programming
>8. Web Design
>9. Operating Systems, virtualization, and emulation
>10. Parallel Systems
>11. Accounting/finance
>12. Data Mining
>13. Presentation Tools and Content Creation
>14. Mobile Learning Tools
>15. Open Topic
>
>Reviewing: All chapters undergo blind review by three or more reviewers.
>
>Target audience: Teachers, professors,
>students, technology-minded life-long learners.
>
>If you are interested in submitting a chapter:
>Please submit a two or three page proposal to
>J. Burton Browning and Jeremy Dickerson
><mailto:OpenSourceTech2009_at_gMail.com>(opensourcetech2009_at_gmail.com
>) on or before June 15th 2009. All proposals
>will be collected and reviewed in June and
>authors will be notified of preliminary
>acceptance in late June. Full length chapters
>must be submitted for peer review in September
>2009 with reviews occurring in October and early
>November. Authors will receive review results in
>late November 2009, revised chapters will be due
>in January of 2010, and finalized chapters,
>formatted to specifications, will be due in
>February of 2010.
>
>Please Volunteer to Review. If you are willing
>to serve on the review board for this book,
>please
>email <mailto:opensourcetech2009_at_gmail.com>opensourcetech2009_at_gmail.com.
>All reviewers will be acknowledged in the text.

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Ari archie Korhonen (Email: Ari.Korhonen_at_hut.fi)
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