Open-Access Education and OpenCourseWare Shelley Henson and David Wiley Center for Open and Sustainable Learning
What is OpenCourseWare?
OpenCourseWare Is…. Syllabus Readings Lecture notes Tests/quizzes Lectures (video, audio) etc… Can be full instruction, but doesn’t have to be
OpenCourseWare Is NOT…. For-credit coursework Providing access to professors Protected under “fair use”
Why Participate? For your Learners For your Faculty For your Institution
creativecommons.org Attribution Share-alike Noncommercial* Licensing dansays, flickr
Facilitators and Barriers deVos, flickrdrain, flickr The ( )pen Infrastructure Existing Digital Content Lack of Support Intellectual Property Lack of Resources
Faculty The ( ) pen Administration Online Learning Team Garnering Support seanich, flickr
A Loose Pattern pilot OCW site find key faculty 3-5 courses policies & standards internal outreach more courses additional resources
Questions? Shelley Henson David Wiley
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