101 Lectures for Your Open Source Education

By Amber Hensley

As a college student, open source philosophy has a lot to offer you. You can not only take advantage of the great resources open source has, but also become a part of a movement that shares more freedom of ideas. In these lectures, you’ll learn more about the open source philosophy and what it can be used for.

Introduction & Philosophy

Check out these lectures to get an introduction to open source.

1. The Future of Ideas: View this lecture to learn about the future of innovation with open source in mind. [Lessig]
2. Code, Culture, and Cash: David Lancashire lectures on the fading altruism of open source development. [First Monday]
3. What is Open Access, Anyhow?: Find out what open access is from Richard E. Luce. [Berkeley]
4. Open Source and the Social Web: Learn about building community around your open source brand from this presentation. [Digital Bomb]
5. Introduction to Open Source: View this presentation to get an introduction to open source. [Silliman]
6. How to Start an Open Source Project: You can learn about getting started with an open source project through this lecture. [Carnegie Mellon]
7. Open Source Development and Distribution of Digital Information: View the technical, economic, social, and legal perspectives in open source. [Berkeley]
8. Second-Generation Open Access: Learn about building open content from this webcast. [Oxford]
9. The Anarchist in the Library: Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan discusses the moral panics over copyright and free speech. [Library of Congress]
10. A Fair(y) Use Tale: Check out A Fair(y) Use Tale to get an education in fair use. [Novell]
11. Open Source Questions and Answers: Chris Pirillo answers questions about open source in this video. [Pirillo]
12. Free Speech Movement at 40: This webcast of a free speech rally celebrates many of the same principles as open source. [Berkeley]
13. Openness as an Ethos: James Surowiecki lectures on the wisdom of crowds here. [Berkeley]
14. Open Dissemination and Access to Information: Check out this lecture to learn about open dissemination and access to information. [Michigan]
15. Free/Libre Software and Open Source Software, Survey and Study: See researched information about free/libre software in this lecture. [Infonomics]
16. Open Source Reality: Get a look into digital natives and open source in this lecture. [Library of Congress]

Media

These lectures offer a look into how open source affects media.

17. Alternative Compensation Systems for Digital Entertainment: Check out this lecture, and you’ll learn about a variety of alternative compensation systems for digital entertainment. [Duke]
18. The Economics of Film and Television: In this lecture, you will learn about the economics of film and television with open source philosophy in mind. [Berkeley]
19. The Economics of the Music Industry: This lecture offers a look into music industry economics. [Berkeley]
20. Copyright Applied to Music, Computer, Napster, Peer to Peer File Sharing: Follow this lecture to learn about copyright for media. [MIT]
21. Open Source at the BBC: Find out why and how the BBC uses open source in this presentation. [BBC]
22. The New Economics of Gaming: Through this lecture, you’ll get a look into the economics of gaming post open source. [Berkeley]
23. Massively Multiplayer Open Source Game Development: See the dynamics of creating massively multiplayer open source games in this talk. [Google Talks]
24. Musicians in Copyright’s Federated Domain: Get an understanding of copyright for music from this lecture. [Duke]

Software

Check out these lectures, and you’ll see how open source can be used in software.

25. Open Source Software: You’ll get an introduction to Open Source Software in this lecture. [CERN]
26. Making Open Source Work: Get an introduction to open source software in this presentation. [J Aaron Farr]
27. How Open Source Project Survive Poisonous People: In this video, you’ll learn how open source projects make it through poisonous people. [Google Talks]
28. Richard Stallman Speaking About Open Source: This video features Richard Stallman, a prominent programmer in open source. [YouTube]
29. What’s In It for Me?: View this video to find out about the benefits of open sourcing code. [Google Talks]
30. BioPerl: Developing Open Source Software: Jason Stajich explains the development of BioPerl. [Duke]
31. Open Source Enterprise: This presentation considers how IT firms can accomplish customers’ needs with open source. [Roberto Galoppini]
32. How Open Source Software Works: In this lecture, Karim Lakhani explains how open source software works. [MIT]
33. The Future of Software is Open Source: Watch this video to learn about the future of open source software. [Pirillo]

Education

Find out how open source is valuable to education through these lectures.

34. Case Study: The MIT OpenCourseWare Story: Find out how MIT’s OpenCourseWare makes a difference in education. [MIT]
35. The Economics of Knowledge as a Public Good: Find out about knowledge as a public good from this lecture. [Berkeley]
36. Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open source learning: Learn about the vision behind Richard Baraniuk’s Connexions at Rice University. [TED]
37. Free and Open Source for Education: Here you’ll find a quick presentation on Web 2.0 and open source software that’s useful for education. [University of Central Missouri]
38. The eXtensible Catalog: View this lecture to learn about revealing library collections through collaborative open source technology. [Library of Congress]
39. Learning the Open Source Way: Learn about the FLOSS approach to education in this presentation. [FLOSScom]
40. Opportunities & Challenges of Open Source: This course explores the lessons learned in deploying an open source education initiative. [Berkeley]
41. strong>The Economics of Open Archives, Museums, and Libraries: This lecture explains why open archives, museums, and libraries are important. [Berkeley]
42. Fostering OpenCourseWare: Find out about using OpenCourseWare in local and global communities from this lecture. [MIT]
43. Books and Libraries in the Digital Age: This lecture takes a modern look at books and libraries. [MIT]
44. The Economics of Open Courseware: This lecture explains the economics surrounding open courseware. [Berkeley]
45. Open and Collaborative Research: Arti Rai discusses open and collaborative research for biomedicine. [SSRN]

Users

Study these lectures to see how open source relates to users.

46. Many Users Innovate: Maybe Even You: Get a glimpse into the concept of user-created content with this lecture. [MIT]
47. Innovate or Buy?: Find out why it can be smarter for users to create or customize for themselves. [MIT]
48. Open Source Democracy: Learn about the interactive nature of open source in this lecture. [Douglas Rushkoff]
49. Open Source Parenting: Find out how parents are using open source with Sara Boettiger and Dan Burk. [SSRN]
50. Why Users Often Freely Reveal Their Innovations: This lecture explains why users give away innovations that they have spent time and money to create. [MIT]
51. The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom: Check out this lecture to get a look into social production. [Berkeley]

Business & Economics

These lectures explain how open source can help business and economics thrive.

52. How Can Manufacturers Make Money if Users are the Innovators?: Read this lecture to find out how manufacturers can make money with users as innovators. [MIT]
53. The Economics of Open Text: In this lecture, you’ll learn about the economics of open text. [Berkeley]
54. Making Money from Open Source Hardware: Check out this lecture, and you’ll learn about making money from open source hardware. [David Mellis]
55. New Models of Creative Production in the Digital Age: Paul Courant and Eric von Hippel explain new creative production models. [Berkeley]
56. Open Source Software in Business: This presentation explains the advantages of open source software in business. [University of Houston]
57. Open Source Business Models: View this presentation to learn about open source business models with a Wall Street perspective. [Brent Williams]
58. Business Interests in Open Content: In this lecture, you’ll find out how open content is relevant to business interests. [Berkeley]
59. IP and Licensing Strategy for Open Source Companies: This presentation explains how to implement your open source business strategy through your legal strategy. [DLA Piper]
60. Open Access, or Making Money Openly: Learn about open access from this lecture. [MIT]
61. Middleware the Open Source Way: Find out about business opportunities in middleware. [LinuxWorld]
62. The Economics of Open (Free Software: In this lecture, you’ll learn about free software economics from Richard Stallman. [Berkeley]
63. Collaboration and the Marketplace: In this lecture, you’ll find out about the place of collaboration in the market. [Berkeley]
64. Open Source Economics: Yochai Benkler offers this lecture that explains how collaborative open source projects are the next stage of human organization. [TED]
65. Cooperation Across Institutions and Industries: Find out how institutions and industries need to work together to promote open source from this lecture. [Berkeley]
66. The Economics of the Public Domain: David Pierce offers a look into the economics of public domain in this lecture. [Berkeley]
67. The Marketing of Free Software: This lecture explains how open source companies can complete with the marketing efforts of big companies. [Open of Course]
68. The Commercial Software Model: This lecture explains the model of commercial software business. [Microsoft]
69. How Manufacturers Can Benefit from Distributed Innovation: Darren Carroll, CEO of InnoCentive, shares how InnoCentive benefits from distributed innovation. [MIT]

Law & Politics

These lectures will help you consider the legal and political implications of open source.

70. Politics and Programming: Check out this lecture to learn about government preferences for promoting open source software. [Brookings]
71. Copyright Background: This lecture explains the background of copyright. [Michigan]
72. The Internet Meets the US Constitution: Find out what happens when the Internet meets the Constitution by checking out this lecture. [MIT]
73. The Technology of Copyright: Digital Rights Management: This lecture discusses digital rights management in copyright. [Library of Congress]
74. Open Source Biology: The Role of Law: In this lecture, you’ll get an understanding of the way law affects open source biology. [Duke]
75. Making Sense of Open Source Licenses: Learn about open source licenses in this presentation. [ApacheCon]
76. Legal Implications of Open Source Software: David McGowan explains the legal issues of open source software. [SSRN]
77. Democratizing Innovation and Norms-based Intellectual Property Rights: Get a look into democratized innovation with Professor Eric von Hippel. [Duke]
78. Creative Commons and Authors: View this lecture to find out about authors and Creative Commons. [Duke]
79. The Limits of Open Code: Lawrence Lessig explains regulatory standards and the future of the Internet. [Berkeley]
80. Intro to IP/Info Law: Check out this lecture to learn about intellectual property and information law. [Michigan]
81. Open Networks and Open Society: Learn about the relationship between freedom, law, and technology in this lecture. [MIT]
82. Perspectives on the Central Role of Open Source Code for Participatory Governance: This lecture discusses open governance, human laws, and coded conditionals. [MIT]
83. Copyright Liberties: View this lecture from Professor Jessica Litman to understand copyright liberties. [Duke]
84. Enclosures of the Mind: Governing the Intellectual Commons: Professor Michael Mainelli shares the issues of intellectual property appropriation. [Gresham]
85. Introduction to the US Legal System: Study the US legal system with open source in mind through this lecture. [Michigan]
86. We Don’t Provide That Service: The Economic Irrationality of Copyright Rules on the Internet: This lecture offers a look into Creative Commons. [Duke]
87. First Amendment Primer: Learn about the First Amendment as it relates to open source in this lecture. [Michigan]

Using Open Source

Learn about the applications of open source in these lectures.

88. Free/Open Source Integrated Library Management Systems: This presentation offers a comparative analysis of Koha, PhpMylibrary, and OpenBiblio. [Asian School of Business]
89. Open-source architecture to house the world: This lecture explains how architects can use open source to respond to world housing crises. [TED]
90. Open Science and Scientific Publishing: Here you’ll find a discussion of using open science and scientific publishing. [MIT]
91. Open Source for Youth: This presentation shares free online and open source software for working with youth and teens. [IMGTeched]
92. Open Source Software for Nonprofit Organizations: View this presentation, and you’ll learn about using open source software in nonprofit organizations. [Andy Wolber and Francis Glorie]
93. Open Source Food and Genetic Engineering: Find out the ideas Michael Pollan has for open source genetic engineering. [ForaTv]
94. Open Source for Tech Writing Teams: This presentation explains how to create supporting technical documentation by using open source tools. [Lars Trieloff]
95. Open Source Project Tools for Corporate Projects?: Find out about open source project tools for corporate projects in this presentation. [ApacheCon]
96. Adopting Open Source Web Applications: View this presentation, and you’ll learn about adopting open source web applications for small businesses and organizations. [SlideShare]
97. Open Source Free Software: Check out this video to get a guide to open source alternatives to popular tools. [CNET]
98. Leveraging Open Source for Managing Complex Business Processes: This presentation will show you how to use open source in business. [SugarCRM]
99. Android Open Source Project: Learn about the Android Open Source Project from this video. [Android]
100. Public Access to Digital Materials: Brewster Kahle explains why and how public access to digital materials works. [Library of Congress]
101. Must-Have Open Source Applications: In this presentation, you’ll learn about three essential open source applications. [Open Sourcery]