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The foundation's mission is to assist academia in developing, adopting, and maintaining open source software for teaching, learning, and research.</p><p>Apereo fosters a community-driven approach, where institutions collaborate to co-create code, share best practices, and collectively shape the direction of projects. The foundation also provides support, resources, and a collaborative space for its member institutions to ensure the long-term sustainability and success of their open source initiatives.</p><p>By promoting open source solutions, Apereo aims to reduce costs, increase flexibility, and drive innovation in education. It serves as a hub for collaboration and knowledge sharing among organizations with a common interest in open source software and a goal of high-quality education.</p><h2><em><strong>People</strong></em>.</h2><ul><li>Campus faculty, researchers, and staff are committed to extending education through open source software.</li><li>Developers, technologists, and administrators dedicated to delivering quality software.</li><li>Community managers and advocates dedicated to promoting software freedom and excellence in education. </li><li>Institutional and commercial leaders driving adoption through enterprise innovation.</li></ul><h2><em><strong>Projects</strong></em>.</h2><ul><li>Open source software initiatives delivering state-of-the-art technologies for academia by academia.</li><li>Communities of interest are dedicated to the advancement of open source–and openness–throughout educational institutions, governments, and industries.</li></ul><h2><em><strong>Practices</strong></em>.</h2><ul><li>Resources for those just discovering the value and quality of open source and those already committed to open communities of practice.</li><li>References to peer communities and partners.</li><li>Activities and events building and extending networks. </li><li>Professional development opportunities providing mentors and mentorship, co-creation, and career advancement.</li><li>Services to support the broad range of needs for sustainable open source software development, implementation, and management.</li></ul><h2><em><strong>Principles</strong></em>.</h2><ul><li><em>Accessible:</em> transparent communication with diverse and inclusive stakeholders.</li><li><em>Collaborative:</em> self-organizing, self-organized, and self-directed groups.</li><li><em>Authentic:</em> honest participation and reflection in behavior and practice.</li><li><em>Agile:</em> evidence-based decision-making, emergent, incremental, and iterative development.</li></ul></div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="apereo-content-middle"> <div id="apereo-content-middle-inner" class="container"> <div class="row g-0"> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="apereo-footer" class="mt-auto "> <div class="container"> <div class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-footerexample" class="block block-block-content block-block-content6d0a7fcd-bb31-40a9-8ec6-954c8310d433"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>© 2024 Apereo Foundation</p> <p>Except where otherwise noted, this site and its content are licensed by the Apereo Foundation under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License.</a> Some of the content on this site has been generated with the help of ChatGPT.</p></div> </div> <nav aria-labelledby="block-apereo-account-menu-menu" id="block-apereo-account-menu" class="block block-menu navigation menu--account"> <div class="visually-hidden" id="block-apereo-account-menu-menu">User account menu (for desktop)</div> <ul data-block="footer" class="nav navbar-nav"> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/user/login" class="nav-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="user/login">Log in</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <script type="application/json" data-drupal-selector="drupal-settings-json">{"path":{"baseUrl":"\/","pathPrefix":"","currentPath":"node\/2","currentPathIsAdmin":false,"isFront":false,"currentLanguage":"en"},"pluralDelimiter":"\u0003","suppressDeprecationErrors":true,"ajaxTrustedUrl":{"\/search\/node":true},"user":{"uid":0,"permissionsHash":"7140f173208da2f9d72ebb26ead5e504affdf19c5bb2c54315eaacded67376b4"}}</script> <script src="/sites/default/files/js/js_HaSedE_P86upkyQLLca0GdU217PhOZFrBiCzrCyto5E.js?scope=footer&delta=0&language=en&theme=apereo&include=eJxLys8vKS4pSiww1U-CM3WzinVzEktSi0t0EgtSi1Lz9SEUAJPIEW0"></script> </body> </html>