Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds June 1, 2006 Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Jon Paul Potts

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds I.The Big Idea II.Making a Difference III.The Movement Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 1

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Pilot 50 courses Launch 500 courses Announcement in New York Times The Big Idea

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds “OpenCourseWare expresses our belief in the way education can be advanced — by constantly widening access to information and by inspiring others to participate.” — Charles M. Vest, President Emeritus of MIT The Big Idea — Vision 3

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds MIT OpenCourseWare IS NOT: MIT OpenCourseWare IS: › An MIT education › Intended to represent the interactive classroom environment › Degree-granting › A Web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content › Open and available to world › A permanent MIT activity The Big Idea — What is OCW? 4

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds › Syllabus › Lecture notes › Problem sets › Exams › Reading lists › Simulations › Video lectures The Big Idea — 1400 courses 5

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds The Big Idea — Use requirements › Obliges users to meet three use requirements Use must be non-commercial Materials must be attributed to MIT and original author or contributor Publication or distribution of original or derivative materials must be offered freely under identical terms, or “share alike” 6

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Choose your language: The Big Idea — Translations — 110 Simplified Chinese — 25 Traditional Chinese — 15 Thai — 95 Spanish and 95 Portuguese 7

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds The Big Idea — Mirror sites MIT OCW mirror sites — 78 in all around the globe 8

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds The Big Idea — Use of mirror sites 9 Traffic to MIT OCW mirror Sites in Africa

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Mirror sites Translation partners Pilot 50 courses Launch 500 courses 900 courses 1250 courses Announcement in New York Times Making a Difference

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Making a Difference — Access 11 Total Traffic to MIT OCW Content

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 39.8 M M 5.1 M M 30.1 M M 6.8 M 53.4 M 11.3 M Traffic by Geographic Region (in Web hits, since 10/1/03) Region Hits Since 10/1/03 Hit % North America362,084, East Asia173,006, Western Europe125,340, South Asia53,408, Latin America43,134, Eastern Europe and Central Asia 39,756, MENA30,726, Pacific11,327, Sub-Sah. Africa6,840, TOTAL HITS845,625,261 Making a Difference — Access 12

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Countries with most hits in April 2006 (outside of U.S.) Source: Akamai Country Web Hits 11Singapore517,299 12France492,073 13Italy473,554 14Australia460,426 15Iran445,182 16Vietnam432,427 17Spain383,650 18Algeria312,688 19Mexico283,265 20Netherlands271,260 CountryWeb Hits 1China3,682,020 2India1,765,327 3Brazil1,673,308 4Canada1,498,334 5South Korea1,151,370 6United Kingdom1,106,374 7Turkey952,833 8Japan734,278 9Germany714,162 10Taiwan578,846 Making a Difference — Access 13

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds › 66% of visitors hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree › Visitors most frequently interested in courses in electrical engineering, business, physics, and mathematics Making a Difference — Access Educators 17% Self-learners 49% Students 32% 14

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Professor Triatno Harjoko Head of Department of Architecture at University of Depok in Indonesia Making a Difference — Institutional use 15

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds “Critical thinking and creativity demand the liberalization of learning and information. But I also believe that it’s not simply the information that’s valuable, but also the glimpse OCW offers into how MIT has structured its teaching and research.” Making a Difference — Institutional use 15

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Making a Difference — Educator use Professor Richard Hall Recent Ph.D. from LaTrobe University in Melbourne, Australia, now teaching information systems, beginning microprocessors, and advanced computer-aided software engineering 16

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds OCW saved him “an enormous amount of time and stress.” “I was delighted by the way the material is so coherently presented. It is truly inspiring to see this level of excellence.” Making a Difference — Educator use 16

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Kunle Adejumo Engineering student at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria Making a Difference — Student use 17

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds “Last semester, I had a course in metallurgical engineering. I didn’t have notes, so I went to OCW. I downloaded a course outline on this, and also some review questions, and these helped me gain a deeper understanding of the material.” Making a Difference — Student use 17

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Captain Kevin Gannon Self-learner and Leadership Trainer at U.S. Navy’s Southwest Regional Maintenance Center at the San Diego Naval Station Making a Difference — Self-learner use 18

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds “The Leading Organizations course has turned me on to all sorts of useful references. We’ve used a bunch of books mentioned in the syllabus. And the lecture notes are also an important tool. OCW has definitely accelerated our ability to train.” Making a Difference — Self-learner use 18

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Making a Difference — Impact 96% of all users would recommend MIT OCW to others 19

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Making a Difference — Benefits for MIT › Institute-level benefits  Advances MIT’s institutional mission  Enhances MIT’s image around the world  Generates community pride (alumni)  Stimulates collaboration among faculty › Department-level benefits  Showcases individual departments and their curricula  Enhances faculty and student recruitment efforts  Accelerates adoption of the Web 20

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds › More than 263,000 visits from MIT.EDU since 11/1/03 › 35% of Fall 2005 freshmen aware of MIT OCW prior to attending MIT indicate OCW was a significant influence on their choice of school › 71% of all MIT students (undergraduate and graduate) make use of MIT OCW in their research and studies Making a Difference — MIT student use Traffic from MIT.EDU since 9/4/04 21

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds Making a Difference — MIT student use “… OCW was one of the main reasons why I decided to come [to MIT] … I knew the contents of the courses, had a look to the materials, and a good understanding of what I was going to get... that's the reason why I ended [up] here, and not in Stanford or Columbia.” — MIT graduate student “Even before joining MIT last year I started watching and enjoying many of your superb lectures. Needless to say, they were much better and captivating than anything I had attended before on the subject. These lectures have really enhanced my appreciation for physics.” — MIT student in Department of Materials Science and Engineering 22

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds › 74 percent of MIT’s faculty are now participating in MIT OCW › 40% of faculty using MIT OCW report that the site is a helpful tool in revising/updating courses › 38% of faculty use the site for advising students Making a Difference — MIT faculty use 23

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 24 Making a Difference — MIT faculty use Professor Karen Willcox Teaches foundational course to MIT juniors in Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 24 Making a Difference — MIT faculty use “I realized there was this huge disconnect between the math department and the engineering department – who are the downstream users of the material that’s taught in the math classes… I had no idea how or what was being taught.”

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds OCW Consortium Mirror sites Translation partners Pilot 50 courses Launch 500 courses 900 courses 1250 courses 1550 courses Announcement in New York Times The OCW Movement

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds The OCW Movement — Global media coverage 26

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds The OCW Movement — Journal articles 27

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds › Other OCWs are beginning to appear — both in the United States and abroad — 52 in all around the world Utah State University Kyoto University of Japan Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health The OCW Movement — Other OpenCourseWares 28

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds The OCW Movement — Traffic to all OCW sites 29 Traffic to All Projects in “OCW Movement”

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds The OCW Movement — OCW Consortium › Mission: To advance education and empower people worldwide through OpenCourseWare › Members and affiliates in:  Africa  Asia (including OOPS in Taiwan)  Europe  North America  South America 30

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds The OCW Movement — OCW Consortium goals › Goals of OCW Consortium:  Extend the reach and impact of OpenCourseWare  Foster the development of additional OpenCourseWare projects  Ensure long-term sustainability of OpenCourseWare projects 31

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds The OCW Movement — OCWC portal site 32

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds The OCW Movement — What does it mean? › Continues to be tremendous excitement › The vision is achievable › The impact of MIT OpenCourseWare will be significant 33

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