A GREAT article (including video) on OpenCourseWare. Includes the OCW Consortium, MIT OCW, Hewlett OER, and U.C. Berkeley (video and iTunes sites).
Very fun to see OCW get so much good press.
Monthly Archive for May, 2007
This video explains what Creative Commons is all about, and why it is so important.
It takes some work to really grasp, but it is oh so important.
At the conference yesterday, Youtube discussed a new category for “Howto and DIY (Do it yourself)”, that in their minds, might be a good place for OCW and OER-related materials to reside.
Here’s just one example in this nascent category. Let me know if you can find better examples.
I thought I’d s
hare my presentation from the “Video, Education and Open Content” Conference generously hosted by the Columbia University, and sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett foundation OER initiative.
This has been a fun conference, and thanks to all of those who inspired my presentation. 
Case Western University seems to be really pushing the envelope for open video with a project called Case TV.
Check it out, and give them some positive feedback if you like what they’re doing.
Creative Commons is launching a new initiative called CCLearn “to break down the barriers - whether legal, technical or cultural - between different collections of open educational content.”
For those of us involved in OER/OCW, this is a very important initiative. They are also looking for a new Executive Director, so fire up your resumes!!!
Anyway, check it out when you get chance.
One of the biggest challenges/opportunities of OER/OCW is that of “Fair Use” — which involves both:
- Educating people about what types of creative content can be used for “criticism, news, educational, reporting, teaching and parody” (and how), and
- Educating them about what CAN’T or SHOULDN’T be done
Here’s a video that attempts to illustrate these issues in a creative way. Pay special attention to the FBI warning at the beginning.
Hello OpenCourseWare fans everywhere.
My name is John Dehlin. I work for MIT under a generous grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation OER Initiative, and am currently serving as Director of the OpenCourseWare Consortium.
I have created this blog to chronicle my journeys through the worlds of Open Educational Resources and OpenCourseWare. The idea is to unlock learning and knowledge on the Web, for the benefit of all. “Equalizing access to knowledge” is our mantra.
Please stop by often. I look forward to journeying with you.
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