FTA News

SURVEY: Peer Enhanced Learning

The Free Technology Academy is designing on a new peer-based model for online courses: the Enhanced Peer Learning (EPL) model. EPL courses can be delivered in an online campus using forums and other asynchronous communication tools to be as flexible as possible for learners. Read more»

FTA Announce #19: GNU Linux Advanced

Permanent link: http://ftacademy.org/announce/19

Since January 2012 the FTA courses are organised in a bottom-up fashion: courses will take off if a sufficient number of participants have expressed their interest in a specific course and a minimum amount of tuition fees has been collected. The number of learners influences the degree of interaction, necessary to provide a fruitful learning experience. Read more»

FTA Announce #18: FTA 2012 courses focus on GNU/Linux skills

Permanent link: http://ftacademy.org/announce/18

The Free Technology Academy expects to run two course modules for users and systems administrators who want to get started with GNU/Linux systems. Skills in this area are increasingly demanded and hard to find for employers, making these topics very interesting for any IT professional. Read more»

Basic GNU/Linux

FTA Announce #17: GNU/Linux Basic and Advanced open for registration

Permanent link: http://ftacademy.org/announce/17

Since January 2012 the FTA courses are organised in a bottom-up fashion: courses will take off if a sufficient number of participants have expressed their interest in a specific course and a minimum amount of tuition fees has been collected. Read more»

FTA Announce #16: Learners take the lead

1. A Community-based FTA

Following the announcement about rebooting the FTA, quite a few people have sent us encouraging emails, some willing to take courses, complete masters, others to teach courses, offer company training through the FTA campus or help otherwise. Though the first reaction for many of us was that of surprise and sadness, now we are also seeing this as an opportunity! Read more»

The Free Technology Academy Consortium decides to reboot the FTA

Amsterdam, 22 November 2011

The Free Technology Academy will stop its current activity in January 2012 to restart in a new form. Instead of following a fixed study programme, learners can join a group of peers with similar interests and demand courses to be organised in the way they'd like most. This bottom-up, community based approach is expected to be more in line with the current demand. Read more»

FTA Announcement #15: Programme 2012 published

The tentative programme for 2012 is published and registrations are open!

The Free Technology Academy intends to offer at least four modules during the first term starting on January 9th, 2012.

As the degree of interaction, necessary to provide a fruitful learning experience, depends on the number of participating learners, the scheduled modules will only take place if they reach or surpass a minimum threshold of 10 participants. Read more»

FTA Announcement #14: Early Bird discount until August 1st

1. Early Bird cut-off date extended!

Deadline Early Bird discount: August 1st, 2011

On September 12th the next round of courses will start! The FTA is aiming to offer eight different modules in this term. A 10% Early Bird discount is available until August 1st, register now and enrol yourself to one of these modules! Enrol here!

Module highlights of two upcoming courses: Read more»

The "Association of Greek Users and Friends of Free Software" joins the FTA

Amsterdam, Netherlands/Thessaloniki, Greece -- May 2011 --

The Free Technology Academy (FTA) and the Association of Greek Users and Friends of Free Software / Open Source Software (Greek Linux User Group - Greek.LUG), announced today their partnership, joining the FTA's International Associate Partner Network. The Network aims to expand the availability of professional educational courses and materials covering the concepts and applications of Free Software and the Open Standards. Read more»

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki joins the FTA

The Free Technology Academy is pleased to announce the inclusion of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) in the FTA Partner network.

The Aristotle University will participate through its Programming Language and Software Engineering Lab and will contribute to the FTA curriculum by co-developing new courses in the fields of Mobile Development, Data Analysis, Intelligent Systems, Reuse Methods and others. Read more»