A New Model for Open Sharing Anne H. Margulies November 5, 2003 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference

2 I.Vision II.Implementation III.Impact Agenda Copyright Anne H. Margulies and Jon Paul Potts, This work is the intellectual property of the authors. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non- commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.

3 Fall 1999 — Faculty committee appointed Fall 2000 — OCW concept recommended to MIT President Charles M. Vest April 2001 — MIT OCW announced in The New York Times Vision Institutional Decision-Making

4 “OpenCourseWare looks counter-intuitive in a market-driven world. But it really is consistent with what I believe is the best about MIT. It is innovative. It 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 of MIT Vision Institutional Decision-Making

5 June 2001 — Funding partnership with the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation September 2002 — MIT OCW Pilot site opened to the public – 50 courses from 23 academic disciplines September 2003 — OCW officially launched – 500 courses from all five MIT schools and 33 academic disciplines Vision Vision to Reality

6 An MIT education Intended to represent or replace the actual interactive classroom environment A distance education initiative A Web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content Open and available to the world A permanent MIT activity MIT OpenCourseWare IS NOT: MIT OpenCourseWare IS: Vision What Is MIT OCW?

7 Furthers MIT’s fundamental mission Embraces faculty values – Teaching – Contributing to their discipline Counters the privatization of knowledge and champions the movement toward greater openness Vision Why Is MIT Doing This?

8 Provide free access to MIT course materials for educators and learners Create a model other universities may use to publish their own course materials Vision Dual Mission

9 9/07 Steady State Phase I: Pilot Publish hundreds of courses Offer complete curriculum tracks Work with like-minded institutions on “opencoursewares” Publish courses from five schools, 33 disciplines Publish 2,000 courses Foster consortium 9/02 Proof-of- Concept Pilot 50 courses Phase II: Expansion /03 Launch 500 courses Phase III: Steady State Vision Publication Timeline

10 Implementation

11 Implementation Scaling Up to 500 Courses

12 Managing a Course Through the OCW Process Recruit faculty and courses Plan Transcribe, convert materials Identify IP Design layout Publish Test site Final QA Faculty signoff Stage for publish Support Edit/add Respond to inquiries Troubleshoot Build Input content Add metadata Scrub content Clear IP Initial QA Implementation Publication Process OCW = Snapshot of Completed Course

13 OCW Publishing Environment MIT Facilities Content Distribution Network (Akamai) Thousands of servers around the world deliver MIT OCW course materials Implementation Technology Origin Server Search, Feedback

14 PROGRAMAccessUseImpact Web analytics Online intercept surveys Supplemental surveys Interviews Site feedback analysis PROCESSEfficiencyEffectiveness Financial reports Level of effort tracking database IP operations tracking database Content audit Faculty survey Implementation Planning and Evaluation

15 Impact

16 Impact Data Over Time OCW Monthly Traffic – Launch 2002 to October 2003 Page Views

17 Top 15 User Countries Outside the United States * *Web hits as of Sept. 30, 2003 Impact Geographic Data NATION# OF HITS 1. Canada6,495, United Kingdom5,466, Germany4,769, Brazil3,929, Japan3,870, South Korea3,824, India3,640, France3,361, Hong Kong2,960, China2,193, Taiwan2,143, Australia2,074, Spain1,825, Italy1,816, Singapore1,511,503

18 9,800 s to – Majority (60+ percent) are grateful or congratulatory – Other inquiries How to register Technical questions Inquiries from other educators Vendors – Negative responses (less than 3 percent) 17,500 subscribers to monthly newsletter Impact User Feedback Data

19 24 courses in Spanish and Portuguese site through Universia.net partnership Individual courses in 10 languages Impact Translations

20 Enables faculty to contribute to their discipline – Providing a common repository of educational materials – Making their materials visible to colleagues Leads to collaboration – Extending relationships between MIT faculty, students and the world – Stimulating interdisciplinary teaching and research Impact Benefits for MIT Faculty

21 Impact Benefits for MIT Faculty Musical composition by Jonathan Foust, from “A Touch of Grace” MIT Reaction: Faculty

22 Facilitates curriculum development – Establish or revise course offerings Enables pedagogical development – Develop or enhance methods for teaching a particular course – Establish or revise course syllabi and calendars Contributes to course content development – Integrate new materials into an existing course – Add elements (e.g. simulations, problem sets, exams) Impact Benefits for Educators

23 World Reaction: Educators Impact Benefits for Educators Musical composition by Jonathan Foust, from “A Touch of Grace”

24 Offers reference material and learning activities – Explore new areas and gaining new insights – Stay current in a particular area of interest – Review and update previous educational experiences – Utilize reading lists, resource lists as research tool Impact Benefits for Learners

25 Impact Benefits for Learners Musical composition by Jonathan Foust, from “A Touch of Grace” World Reaction: Self-learners

26 Other OCWs are beginning to appear Some using the materials, some using the format, some using the idea Impact Emerging “OpenCourseWares”

27 Continues to be tremendous excitement The vision is achievable The impact of MIT OCW will be significant Impact What Does It Mean?

28 Share evaluation findings Develop and implement outreach “how to” Web site to assist other institutions Host an annual conference, workshops, and meetings Provide advice as needed and able Impact Extending OCW Beyond MIT

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