将开源软件应用于教育

开源软件应用于教育在相当一部分国家已经被广泛接受,而在国内教育中的应用却少有先例.本文首先给出了开源软件的相关概念,接着介绍了常用的开源软件,最后给出了在我国教育事业中推进使用开源软件的建议.     

复杂文本布局引擎机制及应用研究

目前应用较为广泛的复杂文本布局引擎有微软的Uniscribe和IBM的ICU。通过对复杂文本布局引擎机制的研究，结合开放源码的复杂文本布局引擎（如ICU布局引擎）代码分析，我们可以在其中加入该引擎尚未支持的复杂文本（如我国少数民族语言蒙、藏、维）的实现模块，并以此开发出基于OpenOffice的用于我国少数民族地区的办公套件。本文先介绍什么是复杂文字和复杂文本，接着阐明复杂文本布局引擎机制，最后讲解了复杂文本布局引擎ICU及其在开发基于OpenOffice的我国少数民族办公套件中的应用。     

Creation of an integrated environment to supply e-learning platforms with Office Automation features

Over the last years great efforts have been made within the University environment to implement e-learning technologies in the standard educational practice. These learning technologies distribute online educational multimedia contents through technological platforms. Even though specific e-learning tools for technical disciplines were already available on the Internet, in our opinion more general tools, typically involving calculations, plots or diagrams, through the use of spreadsheets or graphical applications, were still needed to provide a more flexible and multi-purpose integrated environment. Therefore, we developed an integrated system to supply e-learning platforms with almost the same functionalities offered by standalone Office Automation applications. Modular object-oriented dynamic learning environment (MOODLE) and OpenOffice.org were selected to deal with any problem originating from the software and to smooth over the users' learning curve. Furthermore, MOODLE is a modular platform and offers an extensive application programming interface for coding in a simple and effective manner. The implementation of the work required the employment of Java and Asynchronous JavaScript and Extensible Markup Language technologies and included the creation of a Java Applet to be embedded in the web pages of the new MOODLE modules. Students could thus be offered a single working environment for handling “traditional” material and performing practical activities. The students' feedback on this new integrated system was very positive and proved the effectiveness of our work.     

Evaluation of Teacher Perceptions and Potential of OpenOffice in a K–12 School District

Through this mixed-method evaluation study the authors investigated a pilot implementation of an open-source productivity suite for teachers in a K–12 public school district. The authors evaluated OpenOffice version 3.0 using measures identified by the technology acceptance model as predictors of acceptance and use of technology systems. During a four-week trial period, teachers rated the usefulness and usability of OpenOffice 3.0 and Microsoft Office. Results from quantitative measures and participant interviews revealed common perceptions of the software applications as well as common problems encountered by users. Based on these findings, implications and recommendations for larger scale implementations within a K–12 educational institution are discussed.     

复杂文本布局引擎机制及应用研究

目前应用较为广泛的复杂文本布局引擎有微软的Uniscribe和IBM的ICU。通过对复杂文本布局引擎机制的研究,结合开放源码的复杂文本布局引擎（如ICU布局引擎）代码分析,我们可以在其中加入该引擎尚未支持的复杂文本（如我国少数民族语言蒙、藏、维）的实现模块,并以此开发出基于OpenOffice的用于我国少数民族地区的办公套件。本文先介绍什么是复杂文字和复杂文本,接着阐明复杂文本布局引擎机制,最后讲解了复杂文本布局引擎ICU及其在开发基于OpenOffice的我国少数民族办公套件中的应用。