Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds June 19, 2006 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds OpenCourseWare Secondary Education 1 1 › OpenCourseWare › OCW SE – The Motivation › OCW SE – The Idea › OCW SE – Discovery and Design › OCW SE – Deliverables and Funding

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 2 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education OpenCourseWare – What is it? › A Web-based publication of virtually all of MIT course content › Open and available to the world › A permanent MIT activity › Features:  Lecture notes  Syllabi  Assignments  Labs  Problem sets and solutions  Selected video lectures

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 3 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education › 1400 courses out of 1800 › Translations in more than a dozen languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai, Arabic…) › More than 100 OCW projects underway at other universities › MIT OCW Use  71% of students  59% of faculty  42% of alumni › More than 75% of MIT faculty have participated OpenCourseWare – Value and impact

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 3 › American STEM degrees:  – 32%  – 27% › Survey of university faculty in 2006 *  32% thought HS students are “somewhat well prepared” for college studies in mathematics and science  5% thought HS students are “well prepared” * Source: January 2006 survey from The Chronicle of Higher Education 4 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education OCW SE – The Motivation

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds “When I compare our high schools to what I see when I’m traveling abroad, I am terrified for our workforce of tomorrow. In math and science our fourth graders are among the top students in the world. By eighth grade, they’re in the middle of the pack. By 12th grade, U.S. students are scoring near the bottom of all industrialized nations.” — Bill Gates, speaking in February OpenCourseWare Secondary Education OCW SE – The Motivation

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds “I attend an all girls high school so, much to my dismay, physics is not exactly emphasized. Only a scant introductory physics course is offered. I've learned more physics by reading the course notes of the physics section of OpenCourseware than in class. Thank You.” — Jennifer Schuler, high school student from Illinois “This year in my science class we have been using OCW. The videos made science more interesting to me and helped me to realize that what we are learning right now is actually used in real life… I love OCW and just wanted to thank you for opening a whole new door of possibilities and ideas for me.” — Sofia Hossain, eighth-grade student in New Jersey 6 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education OCW SE – The Motivation

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds “In consideration of your generosity and homage to free thought everywhere, thank you. You inspire me in my AP Calculus curriculum for seniors!” — Charlotte Meuwissen, HS teacher in Beaverton, OR “I have been using Walter Lewin's physics lectures with my AP students at Msgr. Donovan High School in Toms River, NJ. He and his lectures are an inspiration to us. What an awesome experience to be allowed to enter MIT's lecture halls by way of video. I always knew that MIT was great academically, but your generosity touches me to my depths…” — John Navarra, Chairman of the Science Department 7 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education OCW SE – The Motivation

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 8 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education The Steering Committee Thomas Magnanti (Chair)Dean, College of Engineering Dick YueAssociate Dean, College of Engineering Kim VandiverProfessor of Ocean Engineering / Dean for Undergraduate Research / Director, Edgerton Center Steve LermanClass of 1992 Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering/ Director, Center for Educational Computing Initiatives/ Chair, OCW Faculty Advisory Committee Shigeru MiyagawaProfessor of Linguistics, Kochi-Manjiro Professor of Japanese Language and Culture Catherine DrennanAssociate Professor, Chemistry Eric KlopferAssociate Professor, Urban Studies and Planning/Director, Teacher Education Program Karl ReidAssociate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Assistant to the Chancellor Anne MarguliesExecutive Director, OpenCourseWare Dan CarchidiSenior Publication Manager, OpenCourseWare Rana BanerjeeResearch Analyst, OpenCourseWare OCW SE – The Motivation

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 9 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education › Project to apply the OpenCourseWare model › Focus on mathematics, science, and engineering › Target grades 7-12 OCW SE – The Idea

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds OpenCourseWare SE IS NOT: OpenCourseWare SE IS: › A replacement for teachers or teacher/student interaction › Diploma granting › A virtual middle or high school › A Web-based publication of exemplary math, science and engineering resources for Grades 7-12 › Open and available to the world 10 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education OCW SE – The Idea

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 11 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education › Inspire students to pursue degrees, and eventually careers, in STEM fields › Prepare students to excel in STEM fields  Provide materials and support for teachers that help them enrich their science and math classes  Provide resources and materials for students that help them to more easily and deeply learn STEM concepts Provide compelling content and create excitement and exuberance! Provide compelling content and create excitement and exuberance! OCW SE – The Goals

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 12 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education › math, science and engineering secondary education courses  Significant video component  Innovative multimedia applications  Hands-on, project based learning › Teachers-in-residence program, with potential funding for teacher sabbaticals › Certificate programs in areas of science, math, and engineering › National mentors corps, a la Peace Corps? OCW SE – Key Components

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 13 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education ›MIT’s commitment to public service ›MIT branding and content for engineering and science ›Home of proven OCW concept ›Neutral convener ›History of educational impact in high school physics  MIT and Physical Science Study Committee transformed high school and college physics education in 1950s ›Significant commitment to K-12 Education  High priority for MIT President  Currently over 30 MIT K-12 programs OCW SE – Why MIT?

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 14 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education › Standards-based teaching and learning is the reality in today’s schools › Teaching is very textbook-dependent › Little integration of concepts across STEM fields in grades 7-12 › Very little engineering presence in grades 7-12 › Many Web-based STEM resources are fragmented, difficult to use, and/or not openly available › Teachers don’t have the time to locate, or aren’t aware of, STEM resources Discovery and Design – Preliminary Findings

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 15 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education › To complement MIT expertise, OCW SE will need to engage experts in secondary education › To inspire students, OCW SE should be inquiry based and show the application of science and math in engineering › To be useful to teachers, OCW SE must link to standards and be both modular and comprehensive › To be used by both educators and students, the OCW SE Web site must be designed differently for each audience › To make teachers aware of and able to use OCW SE, an active and exhaustive outreach campaign is required Discovery and Design – Design Considerations

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 16 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education › Damage to MIT’s reputation  Low impact  Poor implementation › Financial Burden  Don’t raise enough money to implement the program  Not sustainable Discovery and Design – Risks to MIT

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds ›Phase 1: Discovery and Design ($100K)  Extensive interviews, focus groups, Web and document research  Initial goals, scope, design, risks, and budget  Recommendations for MIT President and Provost ›Phase 2: Proof of Concept Pilot (~$ K)  Comprehensive math and science courses with embedded hands on engineering component  High school teachers on campus  Detailed proposal and work plan for Phase 3 ›Phase 3: Expansion (~$50M or more)  Full Grade 7-12 curricula in STEM fields  Active dissemination and outreach program Discovery and Design – Deliverables and Funding 17 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education

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