OCWC Global Conference 2006

International Conference on Opencourseware 2006

April 20, 2006

Clock Tower Centennial HallKyoto University, Japan

OPENCOURSEWARE

Proceedings of the


OPENCOURSEWARE

Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University, Japan April 20, 2006

Organized by: Japan Opencourseware Alliance (http://www.jocw.jp/)

Hokkaido University, Keio University, Kyoto University, Kyushu University, Nagoya University, Osaka University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, The University of Tokyo, and Waseda University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cosponsored by: National Institute of Multimedia Education

Sponsored by: Japanese Society for Information and Systems in Education, Society for Art and

Science, Information Processing Society of Japan, The Institute of Electronics,

Information and Communication Engineers Japan, Society for Educational

Technology, Nippon WebCT User Society, Japanese Society for Engineering

Education, and Japanese Association of Higher Education Research

Foreword Welcome to the International Conference on Opencourseware 2006 in Kyoto, Japan. Early spring

is one of the best seasons of Kyoto and many tourists enjoy experiencing traditional culture of Japan.

We have two purposes of this conference. One purpose is to exchange information among

universities providing OCW. The other purpose is to encourage other universities to start up their

OCW project. Owing to the effort made by MIT OCW team, the number of universities that

provide OCW is gradually increasing. At this time, it is honorable to have this conference at Kyoto

University, Japan.

The purpose of OCW, to my understanding, is to create human knowledge repository available to all

the people in the world without any cost. Since all the people have right to get educated, OCW

contributes for the people all over the world. Kyoto University joined this activity with other five

universities in Japan, and formed Japan Opencourseware Consortium (JOCW). Since then, we

made effort to make up the system that covers all the work flow of the OCW activities, including the

intellectual property right, the way to make up the OCW from the materials obtained from professors

and the software system to open the digitized courseware. As a result, we have published 40

courses now.

For the first day, we plan to have the audience from universities, in which we discuss our experience

to OCW project. We have an invited talk form MIT, and two panel discussions, one is from Japan

and the other is from the other countries. From these discussions, you may find out what the OCW

situation now, and which direction we proceed. Please enjoy yourself in this new world created by

OCW, a new media for knowledge.

I would like to thank all the members of organizing committee, particularly Executive Director Anne

H. Margulies, Dr. Steve Carson, and Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa from MIT for their continuous

contribution to prepare the conference, and I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Prof.

Yoshimi Fukuhara, Secretary general of JOCW, Keio University, Prof. Haruo Takemura, Osaka

university, and Prof. Naoko Tosa, Kyoto university for their efforts to make the conference happen.

Michihiko MINOH General Chair, International conference on Opencourseware 2006

Director, Academic Center for Computing and Media studies, Kyoto University

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Conference Organization Conference Chair: Michihiko MINOH (Kyoto University) Steering Committee Chairs: Yoshimi FUKUHARA (Keio University) Haruo TAKEMURA (Osaka University) Naoko TOSA (Kyoto University) Steering Committee: Shigeto OKABE (Hokkaido University) Masayuki AIKAWA (Hokkaido University) Hitoshi AIDA (The University of Tokyo) Jun NAKAHARA (The University of Tokyo) Emi YAMAMOTO (The University of Tokyo) Masahiro MOCHIZUKI (Tokyo Institute of Technology) Takaya YAMAZATO (Nagoya University) Miyuki KAWAGUCHI (Osaka University) Hitoshi INOUE (Kyushu University) Megumi DOSHITA (Keio University) Rie SUZUKI (Keio University) Chiharu KOGO (Waseda University) Tsuneo YAMADA (National Institute of Multimedia Education)

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Table of Contents April 20, 2006 (Thu) 1. Opening Session (10:00 – 11:30)

Opening Address of the President at Kyoto University (10:00 – 10:15) ............. 3

Introduction of OCW by MIT (10:15 – 11:15) ..................................................... 5

2. Lunch / Demonstration Session I (11:30 – 13:30)

3. Panel Session I (13:30 – 15:30) Panel Discussion of Japanese OCW................................................................. 11

Coffee Break (15:30 – 16:00)

4. Panel Session II (16:00 – 18:00) Panel Discussion of OCW by Europe, Asia, and United States ......................... 37

5. Reception / Demonstration Session II (18:00 – 20:30)

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Opening Session

Kazuo OIKE (President, Kyoto University)

Anne H. Margulies (Executive Director, MIT OpenCourseWare)

Opening Addressby

Kazuo OIKE, President of Kyoto University

Biographical Sketch for Kazuo OIKE

BORN: 1940, at Tokyo, Japan; Male.

EDUCATION: B.Sc. in Geophysics, Kyoto University (1963). D.Sc. in Geophysics, Kyoto University (1972).

POSITIONS: Research Associate, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University (1963-1973). Associate Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University (1973-1988). Professor of Seismology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (1988-2003). Dean, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (1997-1999). Director, Former Research Center for Sports Science (2001-2003). Vice President, Kyoto University (2001-2003). President, Kyoto University (2003-).

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Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds

Anne H. Margulies, Executive Director MIT OpenCourseWare

Abstract

MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW), available online at http://ocw.mit.edu, makes the MIT Faculty's

course materials used in the teaching of almost all of MIT's undergraduate and graduate subjects

available on the Web, free of charge, to any user anywhere in the world. MIT OCW is a large-scale,

Web-based publication of educational materials. Educators in the U.S. and the developing world

utilize the materials for curriculum development, while students and self-learners around the globe

draw upon the materials for self-study or supplementary use. With 1350 courses now available, MIT

OCW is delivering on the promise of open sharing of knowledge.

Sharing concise data and case studies from real users of MIT OCW materials from around the globe,

Anne Margulies will demonstrate how MIT OCW, and the "OpenCourseWare" concept, is gaining

momentum around the world. She will explain the origins of the OCW project from an MIT faculty

committee, how a simple but powerful idea has benefited people all over the globe, and how the

burgeoning OpenCourseWare Movement and the OpenCourseWare Consortium promise to

transform global education.

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April 13, 2006

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering MindsAnne H. Margulies


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767,880,797TOTAL HITS

0.86,068,554Sub-Sah. Africa1.310,184,134Pacific3.426,041,359MENA

4.635,647,543Eastern Europeand Central Asia

5.138,748,917Latin America6.247,950,584South Asia15.0115,185,921Western Europe20.6157,994,658East Asia43.0330,059,127North America

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Making a Difference — Access

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DemonstrationSession I

John Dehlin (USU eduCommons: OpenCourseWare system)

Marion Jensen (USU OCW)

Sukon Kanchanaraksa (JHSPH OCW)

Steve Carson (MIT OCW)

Cec d’ Oliviera (Consortium Web site)

Majid Daci (Paris Tech)

Mary Y. Lee (Tufts U OCW)

OOPS

Open University (UK) (Tentative)

Keio University (Keio OCW)

Kyoto University (KYOTO-U OCW)

Osaka University (OU OCW)

Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech OCW)

The University of Tokyo (UT OCW)

Waseda University (Waseda OCW)

Nagoya University (NU OCW)

Kyushu University

Hokkaido University

National Institute of Multimedia Education

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Panel Session I

A Brief History of Japan OCW Alliance:

Nobuyasu MAKOSHI (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Current Status of OCW in Japan:

Yoshimi FUKUHARA (Keio University)

Current Issues:

Moderator: Haruo TAKEMURA (Osaka University)

Shigeto OKABE (Hokkaido University)

Hitoshi AIDA (The University of Tokyo)

Takaya YAMAZATO (Nagoya University)

Naoko TOSA (Kyoto University)

Issues in Near Future:

Moderator: Michihiko MINOH (Kyoto University)

Yoshimi FUKUHARA (Keio University)

Chiharu KOGO (Waseda University)

Haruo TAKEMURA (Osaka University)

Hitoshi INOUE (Kyushu University)

Nobuyasu MAKOSHI (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Panel Discussion of Japanese OCW


A Brief History of Japan OCW Alliance

Prof. Nobuyasu Makoshi

Global Scientific Information and Computing Center (GSIC)

Tokyo Institute of Technology


Introduction

In this presentation, we introduce a brief history of Japan OCW Alliance, made up of loosely coupled multiple universities, focusing on how such an alliance is organized

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A bit of History (1/2)Press Conference on MIT OpenCourseWare

April 4, 2001Visited MIT (Joined the NIME’s study tour to MIT OCW)

May 2002GSIC held an International Symposium, whose main theme was MIT OCW

June 2002Asked to be an early tester of MIT OCW (by the recommendation of Prof. Miyagawa)

September 2002Had a telephone interview from MIT OCW (by the recommendation of Prof. Miyagawa)

January 2003


A bit of History (2/2)Invited Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa as a visiting professor at GSIC

June 1 – August 31, 2004GSIC and School of Engineering of Tokyo Tech coheld an invited lecture by Prof. Miyagawa

July 2004GSIC Invited Lecture No .1, 2004

MIT OCW Consortium WG (later became JOCW Alliance), which consists of four candidate universities, was held at Tokyo Tech

Keio University, University of Tokyo, and Waseda UniversityAugust 2004

Prof. Miyagawa contacted candidate universities during his stay in Japan

President and four executive vice presidents successively meet Prof. Miyagawa during his visit at Tokyo Tech President and some executive vice presidents meet Anne H. Margulies, the executive director of MIT OCW, at Tokyo Tech

August 2004GSIC Invited Lecture No .2, 2004

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How Japan OCW Alliance is inaugurated? (1/2)

MIT initially thought selected US universities,CORE (Chinese Open Resource for Education), and some organizations from Europe as founding members of OCW consortium

Japanese universities were not considered as initial partners!

So, why Japan OCW Alliance exists now?


How Japan OCW Alliance is inaugurated? (2/2)

Prof. Miyagawa, a MIT OCW advisory board member, suggested to consider Japanese leading universities as OCW consortium members, and the suggestion was accepted

His initial plan was to incorporate Japanese four universities

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Initial Contact Points of Candidate Universities (1/2)

Keio UniversityAcquainted with Prof. Sugiyama (Director，Information Technology Center)

Tokyo Institute of TechnologyAcquainted with Prof. Makoshi

The University of TokyoCharles M. Vest (President Emeritus, MIT) was acquainted with Prof. Sasaki (Former president)

Waseda UniversityDirectly contacted key persons


Initial Contact Points of Candidate Universities (2/2)

Osaka UniversityKyoto University

Prof. Sakai, Director of GSIC, mediated between Prof. Miyagawa and both university key persons

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Difference between MIT OCW and Japan OCW Alliance

MIT OCW Need to publish all courses Time schedule is limited (by 2008)

Japan OCW Alliance Need to publish at least 10 coursesDo not have any obligations to publish all courses both in the mid- and long-term


Japan OCW Alliance Founding Members

The Japan OCW Alliance (JOCW) was founded on May 13, 2005 by six top-ranking Japanese universities

Keio Universityhttp://ocw.dmc.keio.ac.jp/

Kyoto Universityhttp://ocw.kyoto-u.ac.jp/

Osaka Universityhttp://ocw.osaka-u.ac.jp/

Tokyo Institute of Technologyhttp://www.ocw.titech.ac.jp/

the University of Tokyohttp://ocw.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Waseda Universityhttp://www.waseda.jp/ocw/

(in alphabetical order)

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Japan OCW Alliance Websitehttp://www.jocw.jp/


Japan OCW Alliance ActivitiesJOCW Alliance held a joint press conference at Hotel New Otani in Tokyo

May 2005Having regular meetings

The first meeting was held at Tokyo TechThe second meeting was held at Keio UniversityThe third meeting was held at University of TokyoThe fourth meeting was held at Keio University…

Participated in the 2nd OCW Consortium meeting at Utah State University

September 28 – 29, 2005

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New Members to Come

More members are ready to launchKyushu University

http://ocw.kyushu-u.ac.jp/

Nagoya Universityhttp://ocw.nagoya-u.jp/

Hokkaido UniversityComing soon!


Summary

We have introduced a brief history of Japan OCW Alliance

Current status, issues, and future directions of Japan OCW Alliance will be discussed in the following sessions

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Thank you very much for your attention!

Thank you very much for your attention!

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International Conference on Opencourseware 2006 in Kyoto

CurrCurrent statusent statusof OCW in JAPANof OCW in JAPAN

Prof. Prof. YoshimiYoshimi FukuharaFukuharaKeio UniversityKeio University



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Characteristics/ ChallengesCharacteristics/ Challengesof each Univ.of each Univ.

•• Keio UniversityKeio University– All of the first published courses are in

humanity and social science disciplines– Japanese/Asian related courses has been

mainly selected– Every course is published in both English and

Japanese– One unique course about Keio founder, Yukichi

Fukuzawa, is about to be published



•• Kyoto UniversityKyoto University–More than 60 courses will be launched

newly within 2006–System by which faculty members can

launch their lecture directly should be developed

–To handle the copyright of the quoted contents.

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•• Nagoya UniversityNagoya University– All courses (25 Japanese, 3 English) are primarily

selected on the recommendation of deans of faculties.– Feature contents:

• Teaching tips– the instructor's thoughts and insights on teaching the course,

being a testament to his or her dedication.• One-minute Video Summary

– a quick rundown of the course on video, given by the instructor

– Integration with • Nagoya University Portal (MyNu.jp)• Nagoya University Academic Knowledge Factory (NU AKF)• Content Management System [under consideration]



•• Osaka UniversityOsaka University– Planning to Integrate OU-OCW with OU’s

Student Information System, Online Syllabus and Course Management System by the end of FY 2006.

– OU-OCW Project is now a part of Osaka University’s Campus Wide e-Learning Infrastructure Development Project To guarantee a sustainable operating structure without increasing cost for OU-OCW.

– It is necessary to increase presence or awareness of OU-OCW among OU faculty.

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•• Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo Institute of Technology– 300 courses will be launched within 2006.

(currently more than 120)– Weighted course listing mechanism based on

the access counts and the fulfillment of content requirements- e.g., "syllabus-only courses" get lower weight

– Smart contents-registration support system which enables faculty members launch their course materials through the authentication process using IC cards



•• The University of TokyoThe University of Tokyo– Our policy: Quality matters more than quantity– Strategic selection of distinguished lectures

• “University Lecture: Global Focus on Knowledge (GFK) series --- Science of Matter” by Novel Prize winner Prof. Koshiba and the President Komiyama

• “Gender Theory” by Prof. Chizuko Ueno, etc.– 26 courses - Japanese:24, English:22 - (April, 2006)– Lecture materials of 10 courses provided every year– 7 million hits and 200,000 visits (May, 2005 - April,

2006)– Technology

• The installation of MIMA Search which enables us to get a panoramic view of our educational resources

• Todai Podcast

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•• Waseda UniversityWaseda University– To negotiate with the oversea professors who

were involved in multi-point distance learning courses

– The system which allows faculty members to launch their lectures by themselves will be in operation this April.

– All faculty members will be requested to select from internal disclosure, limited disclosure and/or OCW-disclosure.


ConclusionConclusion•• Now we have more 2 member universitiesNow we have more 2 member universities

– Hokkaido University– Kyusyu University

•• In near future we will welcome new In near future we will welcome new membermember– In detail to be announced shortly

•• NextNext session: Panel Discussionsession: Panel Discussion– 1: Current Issues– 2:Future Vision

•• ThaThank you for your attentionnk you for your attention


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Challenges of JOCWChallenges of JOCW

Haruo TakemuraOsaka University

JOCWJOCWImplementation of OCW using each universities’own budgets.Glass roots movement / Top down decision.Not Necessarily aiming for publishing all courses of participating universities.

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Problems to be solvedProblems to be solvedIncreasing presence of OCW internally and externallySearching for Financial SupportSome technical challengesCopyright Issues based on the difference of legislationIncreasing Incentive for faculty to provide course materials

Searching for Financial SupportSearching for Financial SupportDifficult to search for external funding source

No Hewlett Foundation nor Melon Foundation Personal Donation to University is not so common.

Higher priorities are give to e-Learning systems and/or SIS.

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Technical ChallengesTechnical ChallengesIntegration with on-campus e-learning system and other student information systemAccess analysisSupporting courses in Japanese and in English

Copyright IssuesCopyright IssuesIs Creative Common Copyright enough?Who’s responsibility to clear copyright issue.

OCW Providers, Course Contributors or others?Can we track every usage of OCW materials

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Increasing Faculty IncentiveIncreasing Faculty IncentiveRewardsAcknowledgements

Prize, Certificates etc.Collecting course materials

Top down approachPresident -> Dean -> Professors

Bottom up approachDirectly recruiting volunteers

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Panel discussion :Panel discussion :Issues in near futureIssues in near future

Moderator: Michihiko MINOH (Kyoto University)

Problems in futureProblems in futureWhich direction we will go?What is the motivation to continue?Will the intellectual property right problem be solved?How do we license the OCW?How do we evaluate the OCW projects?

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Cost: Who pay the cost of OCW?Cost: Who pay the cost of OCW?

GovernmentUniversitySocietyContributionVolunteer

Strategy for sustainability Strategy for sustainability What is the benefit of OCW to the Professors, students, and university?Who decides to continue if the president of the university is changed?

Could be a kind of university activitiesHow to make the system for sustainability?

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Software system for OCWSoftware system for OCWDatabase, Web service, etc. EduCommons is a good example

To maintain with less cost

Content quality Content quality To get involved is more important than the quality of the contents?

How to maintain the quality of the courses? How to control the quality of the courses when many university join the JOCW?

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Intellectual Property problem Intellectual Property problem Who owns the course material?

Copy right has to transferred to the universityCopy right is licensed to the university

Who owns the lecture archives in video format?

Relation to publisher Relation to publisher How to handle the legal quotation ?

In Japan, the quotation is allowed to support the main idea of the contents

Publishers are with us or against us?Books are the competitor of OCW?OCW could be a new media between the lecture and the book/e-learing

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Licensing policy Licensing policy Copy right noticeCopy, modify, distribution have to be allowed under OCWWhat happens, if a course ware contains material without copy right but the permission to be included and/or legal quotation?

EndEnd--User supportUser supportAre end-users the customers of OCW?Should the questions be answered?

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EvaluationEvaluationNumber of AccessNumber of coursesNumber of feedback

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Panel Session II

Moderator: Shigeru Miyagawa (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Mary Lee (Tufts University)

David Wiley (Utah State University)

Pedro Aranzadi (Universia)

Andy Lane (Open University UK)

Majid Daci (ParisTech)

Fun-Den Wang (CORE)

Panel Discussion of OCWby Europe, Asia, and United States

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Universities working together to advance education andempower people worldwide through opencourseware.

International OpenCourseWare Panel• OpenCourseWares currently exist in:

– China– France– Japan– United States– Vietnam

• OpenCourseWares to be launched in: – India– Spain– United Kingdom

2006年4月11日 OCW Consortium - Kyoto, Japan 1

Universities working together to advance education andempower people worldwide through opencourseware.

International OpenCourseWare Panel• Panelists:

– Mary Y. Lee (Tufts University OCW), Majid Daci (ParisTech), Pedro Aranzadi (Universia), David Wiley (Utah State University), Andrew Lane (Open University UK), Fun-Den Wang (China Open Resources for Education

• Topics addressed: – How OCW fits with mission of institution/organization– Goal of the project (all courses, exemplary courses, etc)– Status of the project (# published, number to be published)– Unique challenges and features of implementation

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DemonstrationSession II

John Dehlin (USU eduCommons: OpenCourseWare system)

Marion Jensen (USU OCW)

Sukon Kanchanaraksa (JHSPH OCW)

Steve Carson (MIT OCW)

Cec d’ Oliviera (Consortium Web site)

Majid Daci (Paris Tech)

Mary Y. Lee (Tufts U OCW)

OOPS

Open University (UK) (Tentative)

Keio University (Keio OCW)

Kyoto University (KYOTO-U OCW)

Osaka University (OU OCW)

Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech OCW)

The University of Tokyo (UT OCW)

Waseda University (Waseda OCW)

Nagoya University (NU OCW)

Kyushu University

Hokkaido University

National Institute of Multimedia Education

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