Emancipative Technology in Formal Education: The Case for “Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)”

• Autores: Gloria Gómez Diago
• Localización: Media and Education in the Digital Age. Concepts, Assessments, Subversions / Matteo Stocchetti (ed. lit.), 2014, ISBN 978-3-631-65154-4, págs. 341-358
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In a world where the widespread use of the Internet offers to many citizens the technological opportunity to actively participate in the creation of Cyber culture, downloading and using applications and software for different purposes, the use of privative software in formal education has no sense because it imposes unnecessary barriers and constraints on learning practices and the freedom of students. Based on the results of a pilot study, in this chapter I argue for the importance of Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) as a suitable alternative model to foster innovative learning, democratic education and ultimately an emancipative pedagogy.