Transcript Open CourseWare Presentation (ppt)

University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
OPEN.EAU CLAIRE
OVERVIEW OF TOPICS:
What
is Open.Eau Claire?
The OCW Story: where did OCW come
from?
Who uses OCW?
Allaying faculty concerns
Why should you participate?
Questions
WHAT IS OPEN.EAU CLAIRE?
 OpenCourseWare
A free
and open digital publication of
high quality educational materials
organized as courses.
A preview of what UW-Eau Claire has to
offer.
Multimedia focused web resource.
WHERE DID OCW COME FROM?

OpenCourseWare and MIT (2003)
 OpenCourseWare

Consortium
Student initiative
 Student
Senate(2007)
 Project Team(2009)

Consensus building
 Administration
 Faculty
 Students
WHO USES OCW?
Prospective Students
 Current Students
 Self-learners
 Colleagues
 Community members
 Media

ALLAYING FACULTY CONCERNS
Drain on faculty time
 Students will skip class
 Erosion of distance education revenue
 Cost
 Intellectual property

WHY SHOULD YOU PARTICIPATE?
Improves web resources
 Improves openness and visibility
 Publicity for University, faculty
 Improves global learning

 We
will do the work!
QUESTIONS?