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Negative Impacts of the Cyber Resilience Act on Open Source in Higher Education

May 31, 2023
Apereo's recent MicroConfernece, Public Policy Impacting Open Source Projects and Communities, introduced widespread concern and worry across the open source ecosystem (OSS) that, despite the longstanding support for and focus on OSS from the European Commission, the proposed Cyber Resilience Act misunderstands OSS development and consequently there could be severe unintended impacts to Institutions of Higher Education.

Patrick Masson named Apereo Foundation Executive Director

May 22, 2023
The Apereo Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Masson to Apereo's Executive Director position. 

Apereo Foundation Fast Interview with Alan Regan

May 5, 2023
2022 Dolphin Apereo Fellow, Alan Regan, joined Apereo Foundation Fast to discuss his years of involvement in the Open Apereo planning committee and Sakai community. Alan is the Senior Director of IT Client Services at Pepperdine University and a second-time Apereo Fellow.

Sakai CON 2023 - Registration Now Open

May 3, 2023
Registration is now open for #SakaiCon2023 -- Tuesday, July 18, and Wednesday, July 19, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Join us to explore how Sakai is Great for Learning.

Apereo Board Candidates 2023

April 28, 2023
The Apereo Foundation holds annual elections for open positions on its Board of Directors. The duties and responsibilities of board members, together with rules governing their election are set out in Article 5 of the Apereo by-laws. Apereo elections occur online via Helios Voting. The voting period opens June 5th, 2023.

May Micro-Conf: Mike Milinkovich of Eclipse Foundation

April 25, 2023
Join Apereo on May 10th for a conversation with Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation.

Now Open - 2023 Apereo Board of Directors Nominations

April 18, 2023
The Apereo community is welcome to submit nominations to the Apereo Board of Directors until Friday, April 28th, 2023.

Opencast named leading solution for video management

April 14, 2023
ZKI the German Higher Education IT association identified Apereo's Opencast project as the leading solution for video management among German universities.

Open Apereo 2023 at FOSSY in Portland, OR

April 11, 2023
CFP deadline extended to May 18th! Open Apereo 2023 will take place in person as a part of the “FOSS for Education” track at FOSSY - July 13th-16th - Portland, Oregon, USA.

Apereo Foundation Board Chair, Anne-Marie Scott Elected Director at Open Source Initiative

March 22, 2023
Apereo is proud to announce that our Board Chair, Anne-Marie Scott has been elected the newest Director at OSI. Anne-Marie has won the election to the Affiliate Director position. 

Save the Date: 2023 Xerte Online Conference

March 16, 2023
Save the date: Online Xerte Conference Wednesday 19th April 2023. CFP is now open!  

Apereo Foundation Fast - Dolphin Awards Interview with Dr. Tobias Thelen

February 21, 2023
Apereo Foundation Fast was thrilled to have 2022's Teaching and Learning Dolphin Award winner Dr. Tobias Thelen join us for an interview in early 2023. Tobias shared details about his Open Source Software Development course at Osnabrück University; his favorite open source tools; and food for thought about the power and importance of open source in higher education and the world.

uPortal Dev Days 2023

February 7, 2023
uPortal Dev Days conference in Las Vegas, NV, February 15-17, 2023

Sakai PMC Elects Three New Members

February 6, 2023
Apereo Foundation and the Sakai Community are pleased to announce the election of three new members to the Sakai Project Management Committee (PMC). Welcome to Christina Schwiebert, Northwest State Community College; Julianne Morgan, University of Dayton; and Chris Knapp, Knapp Strategic.

EdF Develops New Open Source Tool - JuezLTI

January 23, 2023
Apereo Foundation’s commercial affiliate Entornos de Formación (EdF) has co-developed a new open source tool, JuezLTI, using Apereo’s Tsugi.  JuezLTI is a cloud-based tool that allows the automatic assessment of computing studies exercises intended for use in higher education and vocational institutions. JuezLTI integrates with Apereo’s Sakai LMS and other LMS platforms.

Apereo Foundation now on Mastodon

January 19, 2023
Join us! https://social.fossdle.org/@apereo

Getting Out; Getting Together; Getting Things Done.

January 18, 2023
By: Patrick Masson, Interim General Manager of the Apereo Foundation Patrick shares photos and big takeaways from his trip to the AXIES ‘22 conference in Sendai, Japan. 

2023 Sakai Camp

January 17, 2023
Note Venue Changes: Sakai Camp 2023 will be held on Monday Feb. 6th and Tuesday Feb. 7th at Hyatt House in Orlando, FL

Nomination Period Now Open: 2023 Apereo Dolphin Awards and Fellowships

January 11, 2023
The Apereo Foundation is pleased to announce that the nomination and application period for the Apereo Dolphin Awards and Fellowships is now open and will remain open until April 30th, 2023. Please join us in celebrating the special contributions of our community members by submitting nominations for yourself and others in the community. 

Apereo Foundation Fast Interview with Julianne Morgan

December 5, 2022
2022 Apereo Dolphin Fellow, Julianne Morgan joined Apereo Foundation Fast this fall for an interview. We were excited to learn more about Julianne and her work with the University of Dayton and Sakai. Congratulations, Julianne on your Dolphin Fellowship!

Sakai Virtual Conference 2022

October 31, 2022
November 15-16, 2022 - Online

Apereo Foundation Fast Interview with Inge Donkervoort

October 5, 2022
Apereo Foundation Fast was excited to speak with Inge Donkervoort in October 2022. Inge is a member of the Apereo Foundation Board of Directors and one of the core members of the Xerte project. She is the director/owner of DLearning, a consulting firm that provides training and advice about everything around online learning based in the Netherlands.

Shedding Light on Shadow: Global Open Source and Open Standards to Advance Teaching and Learning with Apereo IGM, Patrick Masson

September 29, 2022
Apereo's Interim General Manager, Patrick Masson's presentation, Shedding Light on Shadow: Global Open Source and Open Standards to Advance Teaching and Learning given at the World Conference on Computers in Education, 2022.

Interview with Theresa Rowe, Treasurer of the Board of Apereo Foundation

August 29, 2022
Apereo Foundation Fast was pleased to have Apereo Foundation’s new treasurer, Theresa Rowe join us for an interview this summer. Thanks to Treasurer Rowe for her time, insights, and willingness to be interviewed.