Open Courseware
Thoughts on Open Education
I have mixed feelings on the discussions I often see in academic circles about open education. There is often a very strong sentiment from some to put a sort of framework around this content, to put it within a set of categories and topics that fit within academic standards. I suppose that those that want to do this believe that unless the content is categorized and organized then it isn't of much value. This way of thinking can suppress the organic and self-motivated intentions of people that would contribute to this type of content. I am in that group myself.&nbsClick here to read more »
Submitted by Kevin Hansen on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 5:02pm
NROC's value in collaboration
The second session I attended complimented the first quite well. It focused more on the content itself and about how not all open materials are valuable and collaboration can lead to more valuable content. This is specifically what the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) addresses – how to utilize collaboration to make content stronger. Some of the ideas presented for better material included:Click here to read more »
Submitted by Matthew Bemer on Sat, 09/27/2008 - 11:21am
Yale's piloted open courseware
The first session that I attended showed me how much more popular open education is than I had originally thought. The speaker was presenting just from the standpoint of Yale, and here are some of the facts he gave about their piloted open courseware:
- One-half million users
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USU Rocks! - COSL Conference 2008
I attended a number of classes on Thursday, as I was the room-dude. I learned something from each one. There were two, however, that were especially good.
Yale University and Online Learning
Funded by the Hewlett Foundation, Yale made some very interesting decisions in producing Open Courseware.
First they felt their strength was not in a particular format but in the teacher themselves and their presentations.Click here to read more »
Submitted by Mark Weiss on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 10:27pm
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