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August 18, 2006 OpenCourseWare Brainstorming Lunch

August 18, 2006 OpenCourseWare Brainstorming Lunch. The Global Movement OCW and OER in the US Understanding value to US Schools. OpenCourseWare Brainstorming Lunch. 1. I. The Global Movement II. OCW and OER in the US III. Understanding value to US Schools.

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August 18, 2006 OpenCourseWare Brainstorming Lunch

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  1. August 18, 2006 OpenCourseWare Brainstorming Lunch

  2. The Global Movement • OCW and OER in the US • Understanding value to US Schools OpenCourseWare Brainstorming Lunch 1

  3. I. The Global Movement II. OCW and OER in the US III. Understanding value to US Schools OpenCourseWare Brainstorming Lunch 2

  4. The Global Movement — Kyoto, April 2006 • Representatives of over 100 institutions worldwide • China (CORE) • France (ParisTech) • India • Japan (Japan OCW Consortium) • Spain (Universia) • Thailand • United States • Vietnam (VOICE) • 50 have OCW content published; 50 more are in process

  5. The Global Movement — Mission and Goals • Mission: To advance education and empower people worldwide through OpenCourseWare • Goals of Consortium • Ensure long-term sustainability of OpenCourseWare projects • Extend the reach and impact of OpenCourseWare • Foster the development of additional OpenCourseWare projects • An identified priority: Formation of regional recruitment groups

  6. I. The Global Movement II. OCW and OER in the US III. Understanding value to US Schools OpenCourseWare Brainstorming Lunch 5

  7. OCW and OER in the US — Some Dates • 2000 - Rice Connextions site launched • 2001 April - MIT OCW announced • 2002 - Term “Open Educational Resources” adopted at UNESCO’s 2002 forum on the Impact of OpenCourseWare for Higher Education • 2002 - Harvard University Library Open Collections initiative launched • 2002 September - MIT Pilot site launched • 2004 eduCommons OCW Content Management System • 2005 February - First meeting of OCW Consortium • 2005 September - Second meeting of OCW Consortium • 2006 April - Third meeting of OCW Consortium

  8. OCW and OER in the US — The OER Landscape The World of Open Educational Resources Tools Software for developmentand delivery of resources Content Materials published for learning or reference Standards Shared conventions for digital publishing of open resources Learning • Reference • Collections • UTOPIA • Library of Congress • Internet Archive • Google Scholar • Wikis • PLoS and other open journals Content Management Systems (CMS) • USU’s EduCommons DevelopmentTools • Rice Connexions Licensing Tools • Creative Commons Best Practices • CMU (design principles) • Courseware • MIT OCW • JHSPH OCW • Notre Dame • Tufts OCW • UMich OCW • Utah St. OCW • Japan OCW Groupware • H20 (at Harvard) • Wikis • USU’s OSLO research Learning Management Systems (LMS) • Sakai • Moodle Interopability • OKI • IMS • Learning Objects • Rice Connexions• Merlot • UC-Berkeley videos Note: I don’t think this is the most up-to-date version.

  9. I. The Global Movement II. OCW and OER in the US III. Understanding value to US Schools OpenCourseWare Brainstorming Lunch 8

  10. Understanding US Value — No US group so far • No natural group forming in the US • First step for US recruiting--exploring OCW value • We’d like to learn more about views of OCW on your campus

  11. Understanding US Value — Discussion Questions • Is OCW/OER on your radar at all? • What about the OCW is attractive to your institution? What is not? • What systems and resources on your campus might make OCW publication easier? More difficult? • What external factors might influence your interest in OCW?

  12. Thank You! Visit MIT OpenCourseWare online at http://ocw.mit.edu Visit the “Opencourseware How To” site on the Web at http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/HowTo/index.htm

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