DocumentCode :
958540
Title :
The Greek School Network: A Paradigm of Successful Educational Services Based on the Dynamics of Open-Source Technology
Author :
Kalochristianakis, M.N. ; Paraskevas, M. ; Varvarigos, E.A. ; Xypolitos, N.
Author_Institution :
Res. Acad. Comput. Technol. Inst., Patras
Volume :
50
Issue :
4
fYear :
2007
Firstpage :
321
Lastpage :
330
Abstract :
The Greek school network (GSN) is a closed nationwide educational network that offers advanced telematic and networking services to all primary/secondary education schools and administration offices in Greece. The primary objective of GSN is the provisioning of a network infrastructure for the interconnection of school PC laboratories so that modern educational methods and pedagogical models can be applied to the school community. GSN has scaled in size, has reached maturity, and is currently delivering a wide range of network and telematic services to its users. The emerging power of open-source software provides a sound technological basis for building cutting-edge services, capable of meeting internal administrative and monitoring needs, and modern pedagogical requirements for tools and services. The current paper presents an overview of GSN and an evaluation of its services based on the opinions of its users, and on service utilization and traffic measurement statistics. The paper reaches the conclusion that open-source solutions provide a sound technological platform that can cover, to a great extent, the needs for advanced educational services of the school community.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; public domain software; Greece; Greek school network; educational services; modern educational methods; nationwide educational network; network infrastructure; open-source technology; school PC laboratories; service utilization; traffic measurement statistics; Networks; Open source software; Education; network infrastructure; open-source software; school network;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9359
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TE.2007.904574
Filename :
4371521
Link To Document :
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