OCW Consortium update may 2011

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Open Sharing, Global BenefitsThe OpenCourseWare Consortium

www.ocwconsortium.org

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Thank you to our conference planners:

MIT: Judith Leonard and Yvonne Ng

OCW Consortium: Meena Hwang

Tufts University: Mark Bailey, Caroline Campbell McCormick, Mary Lee, Robyn Schwab and Robbin Smith

Umass Boston: Eileen McMahon

Co-Chairs: Steve Carson and Brandon Muramatsu

Platinum Sponsor

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

a snapshot of the Consortium

Members by location

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43 new members since May 2010

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Activities of the OpenCourseWare Consortium are generously supported by:

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Sustaining Members of the OCW Consortium:The African Virtual University China Open Resources for EducationDelft University of TechnologyFundação Getulio VargasJapan OpenCourseWare ConsortiumJohns Hopkins Bloomburg School of Public HealthKorea OpenCourseWare ConsortiumMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNetease Information Technology Co.Open UniversiteitTecnológico de MonterreyTufts UniversityUniversiaUniversidad Politécnica de MadridUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of MichiganUniversity of the Western Cape

And contributions of member organizations

Board members 2010-2011

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Board members 2011-2012

Steve CarsonLarry Cooperman*Yoshimi Fukuhara*Yougsup KimIgnasi Labastida i Juan*Murilo Matos MendoncaAnka MulderPhilipp Schmidt*Joel Thierstein*Edmundo Tovar

*elected in May 2011

OCW Consortium staff members

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

highlights of Consortium work this year

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Bylaws changes approved by the membership:

1. Affiliate members => Organizational members

2. Membership requirements will be based on showing significant support for OpenCourseWare, not production of a minimum number of courses

3. Voters may vote for candidates for all open seats in Board of Directors election

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

Impact & VisibilityProject ShowcaseCase Studies

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

A snapshot of our users

Please choose your age group

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Who Uses OCW: By Age

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To help understand concepts I am studying

To learn something for a specific project or task

To supplement/create teaching mterials

To update my skills or knowledge for work

For my own interest

Other

How do you use OCW materials?

Who Uses OCW: By Age

How Do People Use OCW?

advancing formal and informal learning through the worldwide sharing and use of free, open, high-quality education materials organized as courses.

I want to see a listing of courses by subject, suggestions about which courses to take in which order, etc.

A meta directory of available courses

In what ways can OCW be improved?

The way in which the courses are indexed could be improved.

A nice page of all courses by subject.

Only the searching could be improved.

The problem is browsing becomes a chore and turns me away

List the courses

www.ocwconsortium.org

16-18 April 2012 Cambridge, UK

Mathematical Bridge by Christopher Chan CC-BY-NC-SA www.flickr.com/photos/chanc/1016886822/

Global Conference 2012