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A new start for the Free Knowledge Institute and the Free Technology Academy
16 Jul 2014

A new start for the Free Knowledge Institute and the Free Technology Academy

by marco | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Greetings, as you may have already noticed, the several wikis and other websites of the Free Knowledge Institute and the Free Technology Academy have published very little “good” content lately. This was due to a combination of two factors: the … Continued

open education
FTA Community Portal opens its doors
12 Aug 2011

FTA Community Portal opens its doors

by marco | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

The Free Technology Academy is happy to announce the new FTA Community Portal: an open space where anyone can participate in the Academy daily life and be a part of the FTA virtual community. The FTA Community Portal is an … Continued

fta, open education, open knowledge
A vision for the FTA
3 May 2011

A vision for the FTA

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Recently we came together with the partners of the Free Technology Academy at the Open University Netherlands in Heerlen to discuss strategies and concrete plans to go forward. In this post I will try to explain the main aspects of … Continued

fta, open education, open knowledge
Varna Free University from Bulgaria joins the FTA
10 Mar 2011

Varna Free University from Bulgaria joins the FTA

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

The FTA Network is maturing. Today the Varna Free University from Bulgaria has joined the Free Technology Academy as Associate Partner. The VFU will start providing FTA courses in Bulgarian and furthermore is planning to set up its own master … Continued

fta, open education, open knowledge
Building a Shared Free Technology Master Curriculum
26 Jan 2011

Building a Shared Free Technology Master Curriculum

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

As you may know the Free Knowledge Institute seeks to advance the sharing of knowledge and take away technical, social and legal impediments. One of our core activities lies in education and over the last years we have established a … Continued

fta, open education, open knowledge
The openSE project: opening up Software Engineering education
27 May 2010

The openSE project: opening up Software Engineering education

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Software Engineering (SE) is a fast changing subject that often poses a moving target both for learners and educators. In order to tackle this problem, an open approach to SE education can provide continuous feedback between educational institutions and “the … Continued

free software, lifelong learning, open education
Dutch plans for Free Technology Education
27 Apr 2009

Dutch plans for Free Technology Education

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Last Friday, 24th of April, the foundations for vendor independent ICT education in the Netherlands were laid down. Initiated by the Free Knowledge Institute, Ecabo and Vocational Education centre ROC Mondriaan, more than 20 representatives from some of the key … Continued

neth, open education
EC supports European educational programme on Free Software
19 Feb 2009

EC supports European educational programme on Free Software

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Free Technology Academy set up to foster distance learning A Consortium formed by three universities and led by the Free Knowledge Institute (FKI) has received the support from the EC’s Lifelong Learning Programme to offer an international educational programme on … Continued

eu, fki, open education, open standards
Dutch governmental plan for Open Standards: Netherlands in Open Connection
20 Dec 2007

Dutch governmental plan for Open Standards: Netherlands in Open Connection

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

As you may have heard ([1], [2]), the Dutch government has recently attracted Microsoft’s anger by launching an actionplan to adopt open standards, and concretely OpenDocument Format by April 2008 in the national government. Open Standards will become mandatory and … Continued

netherlands, open education
First OLPC meeting in the Netherlands
17 Dec 2007

First OLPC meeting in the Netherlands

by wouter | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Last Saturday December 15th we came together with a group of people from various backgrounds to discuss about the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project and setting up a grassroots chapter in the Netherlands. People from SELF and the Free … Continued

olpc, open education, open hardware

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