Uof Houston OCW Presentation

The Value of OpenCourseWare

Tom Caswell

Center for Open and Sustainable Learning

http://cosl.usu.edu/projects/start-an-ocw

Presentation adapted from work created by Shelley Henson

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What we will cover

What is OpenCourseWare?

Who is doing it?

Who will see it?

What are the benefits?

What about copyright?

Producing an OCW course

Getting started with OpenCourseWare

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OpenCourseWare Is…

SyllabiReadingsLecture notesTests/quizzesLectures (video, audio)etc…

Can be full instruction, but doesn’t have to be

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But OpenCourseWare…

Is not for-credit coursework

Does not provide access to professors

Does not include materials normally protected under “fair use” in a classroom setting

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Who is involved in OpenCourseWare?

CORE (China)Johns HopkinsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyParisTechTufts UniversityUniversia (Spanish/Portuguese)University of Notre DameUtah State UniversityAnd many more (see ocwconsortium.org)

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Who sees it?

Self-Learners (48%)

Students (31%)

Other Faculty (15%)

½ are from US, Western Europe

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Why Participate?

• Increase your reputation as a leader in your field

• Showcase excellent work to a vast group

• Leave an academic legacy for others long after your time

• Benefit learners without impacting your schedule

• Make your work a pillar for others to build on

• Magnify your institution

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USU OCW

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Usage Statistics for USU OCW

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How do you build your reputation?

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Using OCW To Build Reputation

Brett Shelton

Assistant Professor

Instructional Technology

Utah State University

Research Interest:

Instructional Games

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USU OCW - Instructional Games

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Google Search

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USU OCW - Course Content

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Notre Dame OCW course

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Notre Dame OCW - Lectures

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Notre Dame OCW - Assignments

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What about copyright?

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http://creativecommons.org/license/

Attribution

Noncommercial

Share-alike

Licensing for Reuse

dansays, flickr

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Parenting Course Example

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Parenting Course - Course Materials

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Choose License

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Example Creative Commons License

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USU OCW - Theater Arts Home

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USU OCW - Theater Arts - Readings

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When IP isn’t clear…

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Use Open Materials

OpenCourseWares

flickr CC

Internet Archive

OCW Finder

CC Finder

Project Gutenberg

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Born Sleepy, flickr

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Bombardier, flickr

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Owen B. flickr

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Faculty

OpenCourseWare Community

Administration

Online Learning Team

Building Support

seanich, flickr

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Workflow for Faculty

FinalReviewMeeting

PreliminaryContent Meeting

CopyrightClearance &

Upload

30-60 min As Needed 30-60 min

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Starting an OpenCourseWare: A Loose Pattern

pilot OCW site

find keyfaculty

3-5courses

policies &standards

internal outreach

morecourses

additional resources

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An invitation for the University of Houston…

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Thank You For Your Time

Questions?

Tom Caswell

caswell.tom@gmail.com

http://cosl.usu.edu

Baba Steve, flickr

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eduCommons: A Great OCW Management System

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eduCommons Publication Workflow