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African FOSS Business Models Syllabus
Developed by: ICT@Innovation (FOSSFA & InWEnt)
Type of resource: Wiki website with downloadable content
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access
The African FLOSS Business Models Syllabus consists of 6 modules, spread along three thematic parts that can either be downloaded or read online. The following 6 modules are included: Module 1: Introduction to Emerging FLOSS Business Models; Module 2: African Business Models: Case Studies; Module 3: Communicating FLOSS; Module 4: Introduction to General Business Skills; Module 5: FLOSS Specific Business Knowledge and Skills; Module 6: FLOSS Training
Dhttp://www.ict-innovation.fossfa.net/og/co-editors
FLOSS Manuals
Developed by: Adam Hyde
Type of resource: Web site
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access
FLOSS Manuals provides quality free manuals about free software.
There are a lot of people that know a lot about software. There are also a lot of people that need to know about software. FLOSS Manuals aims to connect the two by making writing and reading about software easy.
Dhttp://flossmanuals.net/
How Open APIs Can Change How Nonprofits Manage Data
Developed by: NTEN
Type of resource: PDF document
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access
Nonprofits manage lots of data: research, files, data on constituents, donors, and clients, etc. Choosing
software to manage this organizational data is difficult enough. Getting applications to talk to one another
in ways that are efficient and in support of the organization’s mission is even harder. Application Programming
Interfaces or APIs provide a way to simplify data management tasks. Software vendors and open
source software projects are increasingly using APIs to help their customers/users increase the extensibility
and integration possibilities of their software. This paper examines the problem that APIs try to solve, technologies
behind APIs, vendor strategies, and examples of things you can do with APIs.
Dhttp://www.nten.org/sites/nten/files/NTEN_OpenAPI.
pdf
Tips for Switching to Open Office
Developed by: OpenOffice.org Training, Tips, and Ideas
Type of resource: Web site / Blog
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access
This is a very big blog with lots of tips, tricks and ideas about using Open Office effectively. Pne ofthe categories deals specifically with tips and advice on transitioning to Open Office, with technical advice for users, strategic advice for IT managers, tips on how to motivate staff to use Open Office and more.
Browse through the different blog entries and tags to find useful tips and tricks.
Dhttp://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/switching_t
o_openoffice/
Free knowledge for ICT literacy
Developed by: The Community Education Computer Society
Type of resource: Portal
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access
This portal provides access to free learning resources for ICT literacy using free/libre and open source software to enable people to change the conditions of their lives for the better.
The portal includes a wealth of information about FOSS, learning resocures and tools.
Dhttp://www.flosslit.org.za/
Linux for IT Managers Training Manual
Developed by: Commonwealth of Learning
Type of resource: Wiki
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access
This manual course content can be used by learners preparing for other certifications including Linux+ and the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Certification. The main focus of this manual, though, will be to provide real life, hands-on solutions that commonly affect Technical and Mid Level IT Managers. This manual is intended for the following groups of professionals:
* Technical IT professionals (System Administrators, Network Administrators and Technical Specialists);
* IT Security Professionals;
* Database Administrators;
* Computer Programmers and Software Developers;
* IT Consultants; and
* Any other ICT professional with interest in Linux and Open Source Software.
This manual will assume that the learner has previous computer knowledge, but not necessarily in Linux. The learner should have prior knowledge on the use of computers at a basic level. Programmers, novice System Administrators, and new users of Linux looking for comprehensive Linux instructions will find this manual of benefit.
Dhttp://colwiki.org/Linux_for_IT_Managers_Training_
Manual
Tutorials for Open Office
Developed by: Tutorials for Open Office
Type of resource: Web site
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access
Web site with free learning tutorials on installing OpenOffice and using OpenOffice applications. Concise and brief instructions for self-learners and teachers.
Dhttp://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/
100 Awesome Open Source Tools for Writers, Journalists, and Bloggers
Developed by: OnlineCourses.org
Type of resource: website with links to tools
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access
Whether you’re a blogger, journalist, or writer, you know that the days of pen and paper alone are long gone. These days, you have a huge arsenal of tools at your disposal, from word processors, to content management systems, organization, and more, many of them open source and even free. This web page lists and links to 100 open source tools that can make your life as a writer easier.
Dhttp://www.onlinecourses.org/2009/06/09/100-awesom
e-open-source-tools-for-writers-journalists-and-bl
oggers/
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