Ian Lynch wrote: >> Whenever possible, comparisons have been made with the results of the >> 2003 survey. However caution has to be adopted in doing this since the >> roles and responsibilities of those who answered the 2003 survey are not >> equivalent." >> >> May be the replies in 2003 were mostly by the hard core believers and >> OOo fans. In 2006 the discussion had widened and more institutions took >> the time to answer. >> > > If we want mass take up of OOo in education we have to have a compelling > reason for using OOo in an educational way giving us a unique marketing > advantage over the competition. I think that is rather easier to do in > schools than in HE. FE it might be possible too but I know that market > less well.
FE can be difficult because it tends to be the most conservative. FE Institutions also tend to be in closer contact with local enterprise and follow trends in business more closely. Prove to them that enterprise is moving to OOo and they will follow. Personally I think we need a team of Educators willing to do some hacking of the source to make it Educator/Student friendly. Timetable templates, report templates, Math stuff useable in class, Student friendly templates and art, like an AMA style template, embedded tutorial documents and so on. > I'd expect the fastest take up of OOo in FE and HE to be in > developing countries where the costs are more significant, and perhaps > among the students for use at home. If we can get a big change in > schools, the students coming up from them into FE and HE will make a > difference too. Well that is the strategy I have adopted but its not a > quick fix The man is a master of understatement! ;) Cheers G -- "GET LEGAL - GET OPENOFFICE.ORG" http://why.openoffice.org ISO 26300 compliant Graham Lauder, OpenOffice.org MarCon (Marketing Contact) NZ http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html INGOTs Assessor Trainer (International Grades in Office Technologies) www.theingots.org.nz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
