Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Open Sharing, Global Benefits (making the case with mid-level administration) August 20, 2015 Presenter—Your University

Open Sharing, Global Benefits Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. September 13, 2008 I.What is OCW? II.What about intellectual property? III.Why OCW at our University? IV.Where can we start? V.Will it work?

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. The OCW Story —How it Started Two Questions: How is the internet going to change education? What is MIT going to do about it? Open Sharing, Global BenefitsAugust 20, 2015

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. The OCW Story —How it Started The Report No Business Model Mission Model: “to advance knowledge in ways that will best serve the nation and the world” Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. The OCW Story —How it Started Supporting The Vision “OCW expresses MIT's goal of advancing education around the world through a global community in which knowledge and ideas are shared openly for the benefit of all.” — Susan Hockfield, President of MIT Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

The OCW Story—The OCW Consortium 200+ institutions ~100 live OCW sites ~6,000 courses http: ocwconsortium.org

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. What is OpenCourseWare? An Opencourseware (OCW) is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners throughout the world. OCW is not a distance-learning initiative: there are no degrees granted, no student/faculty interactions and no transcripts. OCW is a collection of high-quality learning materials presented in the form of courses. OCW materials are there for the taking and for transformation. Open Sharing, Global BenefitsAugust 20, 2015

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Syllabi Readings Lecture notes Tests/quizzes Lectures (video, audio) etc… It can be fully instructional, but does not need to be. But OCW does not: Provide access to faculty Grant credit, a certificate, or a degree. Open Sharing, Global BenefitsAugust 20, 2015 OCW is composed of…

Open Sharing, Global Benefits Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. August 20, 2015 I.What is OCW? II.What about intellectual property? III.Why OCW at our University? IV.Where can we start? V.Will it work?

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Intellectual Property—Culture of Open  Open Source  Open Standards  Open Access Publishing  Open Educational Resources  Open CourseWare Open Sharing, Global BenefitsAugust 20, 2015

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Intellectual Property—Overview The OpenCourseWare approach works in harmony with national and international copyright law to allow authors to retain copyrights in their intellectual property while giving users and re-mixers permission to use, adapt, and redistribute those teaching materials. Open Sharing, Global BenefitsAugust 20, 2015

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Intellectual Property—Reuse Academia thrives upon the idea that one’s work builds upon the foundation laid by others. OpenCourseWare harnesses the power of licensing that works to feed the creative and collaborative knowledge building process. Open Sharing, Global BenefitsAugust 20, 2015

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Intellectual Property—The Basics IP Law and OCW—Grab-bag of Creative Commons Licenses o Attribution o Non-Commercial o Share-Alike o No Derivatives Intellectual Property Rights must be determined before they can be shared Relative Values of Licensing Consistency and Content Richness Open Sharing, Global BenefitsAugust 20, 2015

Open Sharing, Global Benefits Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. August 20, 2015 I.What is OCW? II.What about intellectual property? III.Why OCW at our University? IV.Where can we start? V.Will it work?

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Your University was founded with a Mission to—Insert your mission statement here An OCW site will help us serve that mission by increasing the reach and effectiveness of name one or more mission-oriented activities. Open Sharing, Global BenefitsAugust 20, 2015

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Benefits to Faculty, Students, Learners, Your University Lifelong learning Prospective students, current students, alumni A catalyst for academic improvement Collaboration; organization; use of technology A tool for resource development and international engagement Fundraising; faculty, department reputation; global collaboration Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Connecting with Your University’s Goals —Administration Enrollment: OCW being used for recruiting purposes Campus Reputation: OCW can serve as a showcase for the institution Retention: Students can review material before or after they take a class Advising: Students can see entire course to help them decide in which courses they want to enroll Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Connecting with Your University’s Goals —Recruitment A 2005 Poll showed that 50% of incoming MIT students were aware of MIT OCW. 35% of those students based their choice of MIT at least in part on their experience of MIT OCW By mid-October of their first year, 95% of those students had visited the OCW site. Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Your University's Existing Processes Educational materials “lifecycle” IP management Faculty support teams Research and communication Open Sharing, Global BenefitsAugust 20, 2015

Open Sharing, Global Benefits Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. August 20, 2015 I.What is OCW? II.What about intellectual property? III.Why OCW at our University? IV.Where can we start? V.Will it work?

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Structuring your OCW Team—Considerations Size and Structure of Institution Institutional Culture Flow of OCW Support Existing E-learning Resources Financial Resources Financial Sustainability Project Goals Work Flow Open Sharing, Global BenefitsAugust 20, 2015

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Structuring your OCW Team—Sustainability Cost-Benefit Models o Reduce costs o Increase benefits Third-Party Funding Models o Foundations, Government o Sponsorships o Donations o Endowment Value-Added Models o Fees for goods and services o Membership Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Next Steps—Assembling a Team: Work Flow Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Next Steps—Assembling a Team: Proposed Participants OCW Core Staff, located in department N Course Design provided by... Intellectual Property Management Provided by... Web Hosting Provided by... Technical Support Provided by... Faculty Outreach provided by... Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Next Steps—Assembling a Team Our Chosen Team Reflects These Considerations: o Size and Structure of Our Institution o Our Institutional Culture o The Flow of OCW Support o Our Existing E-learning Resources o Our Financial Resources o Our Financial Sustainability o Our Project Goals Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Open Sharing, Global Benefits Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. September 13, 2008 I.What is OCW? II.What about intellectual property? III.Why OCW at our University? IV.Where can we start? V.Will it work?

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Social Benefits of OCW—Overview Free Consistent with higher education mission Serves many users and uses Distributes academic knowledge and expertise to remote areas of the world Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Social Benefits of OCW—Free Materials Free to end users who want to… o Learn something without attending class o Use instructional materials in their own classes o Complete projects in underdeveloped countries Breaks down barriers o Political o Corporate o Others Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Social Benefits of OCW—Mission Consistent with higher education mission… o Education for all o Social responsibility o Create and disseminate knowledge Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Social Benefits of OCW—Users and uses OCW serves many users and uses: MIT 2005 evaluation summary Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. Social Benefits of OCW—Knowledge dissemination Distributes academic knowledge and expertise to remote areas: MIT 2005 evaluation summary Open Sharing, Global BenefitsSeptember 13, 2008

March 24, 2008Open Sharing, Global Benefits Universities working together to advance education and empower people worldwide through opencourseware. March 24, 2008Open Sharing, Global Benefits Thank You! Visit The OpenCourseWare Consortium portal at Contact the Consortium at: