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Usage of OSS in Multimedia Courses
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The paper will share the experience of using the Open Source Software (OSS) in teaching and
learning multimedia technology in an open and distance learning environment. OSS has been
introduced because of costing, technology and legal implication factors in which these aspects
assists in reducing the digital divide gap among learners particularly in rural area. Three
multimedia courses namely Audio Technology in Multimedia, Video Technology in Multimedia
and 3D Animation had adapted the use of the Open Source Software (OSS). Audacity, Kino and
Blender are the software integrated in the multimedia courses. The institution had integrated
these multimedia software to its own LiveCD which was developed on Ubuntu platform. Issues
and challenges such as the OSS function capability, comparison of OSS and proprietary
software, costing, tutors expertise, technology variety and mindset change among instructors and
learners will be discussed in this paper. // Paper ID 302
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2008
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL)