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Richard Baraniuk, Joel Thierstein, Garrett Dolan Rice University

Building Global Networks for Sharing Knowledge. Richard Baraniuk, Joel Thierstein, Garrett Dolan Rice University. signal processing. signal processing. motivation – 1999. difficult to connect across concepts, courses, curricula

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Richard Baraniuk, Joel Thierstein, Garrett Dolan Rice University

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  1. Building Global Networks for Sharing Knowledge Richard Baraniuk, Joel Thierstein, Garrett Dolan Rice University

  2. signalprocessing

  3. signalprocessing

  4. motivation – 1999 difficult to connect across concepts, courses, curricula • ex: mathematics <> engineering <> technology <> policy • curricular stove-piping • disintegration of ideas difficult to build communities, collaborationsamong faculty, students • many potential authors shut out • inefficient: no economies of scale • glacial time scales of development and updating high cost and limited access of high-quality learning materials and experiences

  5. open access movement democratization – knowledge should be freeand open to use and re-use draws inspiration from open-source software Linux, Apache, Seismic Un*x Mozilla, Firefox enabled by recent developments in info tech

  6. how open is open? knowledge open and free to everyone in the “world” the “world” can mean unlimited for everyone (Internet) limited to BP employees (Intranet) combination of both

  7. createripmixburn vibrant interactivecommunityconnectedinnovativeup-to-dateinexpensive

  8. createripmixburn vibrant interactivecommunityconnectedinnovativeup-to-dateinexpensive

  9. 1. liberate course materials book shelf closed $ slow >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> page [XML modules] interconnected global repository open free fast

  10. Connexions repository

  11. textbook / course

  12. personalized courses

  13. reuse materials

  14. 2. invite participation inclusive communities grassrootsnetworks english français Українська தமிழ لعربية 日本語 español

  15. knowledge ecosystem english français Українська தமிழ لعربية 日本語 español

  16. create rip mix burn

  17. who are we?createripmixburn

  18. Connexions founded in 1999 at Rice University most used open educational content management system on the web mission 1: provide free access to all world’s knowledge anytime, anywhere mission 2: enable organizations and corporations to efficiently and rapidly capture, keep current, and distribute educational and training content worldwide supported by the Hewlett Foundation, NSF, Rice University, industrial partners ($6m+ to date) staff of ~20 FTE in Houston

  19. createripmixburn anyone can become an author…

  20. create stanford illinois michigan wisconsin berkeley ohio state ga tech utep rice cambridge norway italy[NSF P4I support]

  21. create Catherine Schmidt-Jones 600,000+ page views per month many byUS teachersand facultybut alsoMongolia…

  22. create Sunil Kumar Singh

  23. create Seismic Attribute Extraction Fundamentals integrate knowledge from subject matter experts from both inside and outside BP output of a KMS

  24. createripmixburn anyone can translate, customize, …

  25. rip Univ. Texas-El Paso

  26. rip

  27. rip

  28. rip Seismic Attribute Extraction Fundamentals BP learning materials and courses can be translated into all languages of import to BP

  29. createripmixburn assemble a customized course, …

  30. Vietnam opencourseware MOET

  31. mix Teachers Without Borders “For our teachers, one size never fits all” Jane Goodall International Spokesperson for TWB

  32. mix Seismic Attribute Extraction Fundamentals rapidly construct and efficiently maintain courses and learning materials that integrate inputs from all partners of the consortium and beyond

  33. mix

  34. mix

  35. mix Foothill-De Anza Community College

  36. growth • 220+ textbooks/courses/collections • 4000+ Lego modules (March 2007) • 3650 in Science, Technology, Mathematics • 1350 in Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, Business • from authors worldwide • in English, Spanish, French, German Italian, Portuguese, Finnish Chinese, Japanese, Thai Vietnamese … UsageMarch 2007 600k+ users20 million hits2.4m page viewsfrom 198 countries

  37. createripmixburn anyone can print their own textbook

  38. Well Completion 101

  39. print customized textbooks modular authored by community continuously updated personalized on assembly published on demand low costex: 300 page hardbound textbook for $25, not $125(under $15 for 1000+) sustainability revenue disintermediation “Craig’s List-ization”

  40. rice university press Rice University Press re-starts as all digital press using Connexions(2007) RUP now exploring joint publications • University of Michigan Press • Stanford University Press • Chicago University Press • Columbia University Press • Texas Medical Center • National Academies • Carnegie Foundation • Central European University Press

  41. $10 + shipping

  42. qualitycreateripmixburn

  43. quality control Connexions: inclusive open-contribution policy how to find high quality materials? what is quality? who decides? who is the expert? must be scalable peer review Wikipedia bloggers

  44. lenses • social software for peer review • inspiration: BP downstream BP upstream BP R&D

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