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<div>Howdy! Jon Paul Potts, the Communications Manager for OCW,
here... I just got this back to me from the ed-tech mailing list...
Are you guys forwarding this? That's great, just curious who might get
it?</div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
<div>Jon Paul</div>
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<div>At 10:43 AM -0400 4/21/04, ocw-mail@MIT.EDU wrote:</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: April
2004</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for
Users</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>and Friends of MIT
OpenCourseWare</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>The April 2004 MIT OpenCourseWare Update
Contains:</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>1. Learning Communities Pilot Project
Launches</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>2. New Courses Bring Total to
701</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>3. Digging Deeper: Course
5.301</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>4. A Frequently Asked
Question</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>5. Comments</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>1. Learning Communities Pilot Project
Launches</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) has embarked
on a pilot research project with the Open Sustainable Learning
Opportunities Research Group in the Department of Instructional
Technology at Utah State University. Seven MIT OCW courses will offer
links to learning communities, where individuals around the world can
connect with each other, collaborate, form study groups, and receive
support for their use of MIT OCW materials in formal and informal
educational settings. These links will appear in the left-hand
navigation of the following MIT OCW courses:</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>
<ul>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-00Introduction-to-Computers-and-Engineering-Problem-SolvingFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 1.00 - Introduction to Computers and Engineering
Problem Solving</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-046JIntroduction-to-AlgorithmsFall2001/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 6.046J - Introduction to Algorithms</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-02Electricity-and-MagnetismSpring2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 8.02 - Electricity and Magnetism</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-431JReal-Estate-Finance-and-InvestmentFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 11.431J - Real Estate Finance and Investment</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-03Intermediate-Applied-MicroeconomicsFall2000/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 14.03 - Intermediate Applied Microeconomics</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-053Introduction-to-OptimizationSpring2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 15.053 - Introduction to Optimization</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-06Linear-AlgebraFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 18.06 - Linear Algebra</a></ul>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>This joint MIT OCW/ Utah State University
research project, called <a href="http://ols.usu.edu">Open Learning
Support (OLS)</a> is focused on building "social software"
that enables informal learning communities to form around existing
open educational content. The fundamental premise of OLS is that full
educational opportunity requires a user to have social access to other
human beings who can answer questions and provide support. Since the
sponsors of free and open Web-based materials cannot typically provide
this access, the social support must come from other users. Therefore,
OLS:</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>
<ul>
<li>Operates independently of MIT OCW
<li>Requires no registration to read posts; registration and login are
required, however, to post new comments
<li>Is a space where individuals can connect to share, discuss, ask,
answer, debate, collaborate, teach, and learn
<li>Is not a degree-granting or certificate-granting program
<li>Does not provide formal access to MIT or Utah State University
faculty</ul>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>To see an example of one of these pilot
learning communities, connect to the pilot learning community for "<a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-06Linear-AlgebraFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 18.06 - Linear Algebra</a>," now.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>2. New Courses Bring Total to
701</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>On April 1, MIT OCW published 200 new
courses to bring to 701 the total number available at <a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu">http://ocw.mit.edu</a>. Following the
publication of 500 courses last fall, this is MIT OCW's second major
milestone on the way to publishing virtually all of MIT's courses by
the year 2008. We are pleased to highlight the course materials from
50 of those new MIT course offerings, including:</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br>
<a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/index.htm">Architecture</a
></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>4.107 - MArch Portfolio Seminar Fall
2003</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>4.123 - Architectural Design, Level
I: Perceptions and Processes</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>4.302 - BSAD Foundations in the
Visual Arts</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>4.303 - Dialogue in Art,
Architecture, and Urbanism</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>4.614 - Religious Architecture and
Islamic Cultures</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/index.htm"
>Civil and Environmental Engineering</a></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>1.018J - Fundamentals of
Ecology</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>1.033 - Mechanics of Material
Systems: An Energy Approach</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>1.212J - An Introduction to
Intelligent Transportation Systems</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>1.225J - Transportation Flow
Systems</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>1.259J - Transit
Management</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/index.htm"><span
></span>Earth, Atmospherics, and Planetary Sciences</a></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>12.800 - Fluid Dynamics of the
Atmosphere and Ocean</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>12.820 - Turbulence in Geophysical
Systems</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>12.864 - Inference from Data and
Models</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>12.990 - Prediction and Predictability in
the Atmosphere and Oceans</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/index.htm"><span
></span>Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</a></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>6.685 - Electric
Machines</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>6.780 - Semiconductor
Manufacturing</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>6.828 - Operating System
Engineering</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>6.856J - Randomized
Algorithms</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>6.857 - Network and Computer
Security</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/index.htm"
>Foreign Languages & Literature</a></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21F.039 - Japanese Popular
Culture</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21F.056 - Visual Histories: German
Cinema 1945 to Present</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21F.106 - Chinese VI (Regular):
Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21F.701 - Spanish I</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21F.714 - Spanish for Bilingual
Students</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/index.htm">History</a></blockquote
>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21H.580 - From the Silk Road to the
Great Game: China, Russia, and Central Eurasia</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21H.907 - Trials in
History</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21H.931 - Seminar in Historical
Methods</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21H.952J - Readings in American History
Since 1877</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21H.991J - Theories and Methods in
the Study of History</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br>
<a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/index.htm">Literature</a
></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21L.001 - Foundations of Western
Culture I: Homer to Dante</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21L.003 - Introduction to
Fiction</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21L.007J - After
Columbus</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21L.701 - Literary Interpretation:
Interpreting Poetry</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>21L.705 Major Authors: Melville and
Morrison</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/index.htm">Mathematics</a
></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>18.01 - Single Variable
Calculus</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>18.238 - Geometry and Quantum Field
Theory</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>18.310 - Principles of Applied
Mathematics</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>18.337J - Applied Parallel
Computing</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>18.433 - Combinatorial
Optimization</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br>
<a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/index.htm">Political
Science</a></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>17.042 - Citizenship and
Pluralism</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>17.118J - Feminist Political
Thought</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>17.181 - Sustainable Development: Theory,
Research and Policy</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>17.405 - Seminar on Politics and
Conflict in the Middle East</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>17.410 - Globalization, Migration &
International Relations</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>17.420 - Advances in International
Relations Theory</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/index.htm"
>Sloan School of Management</a></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>15.063 - Communicating With
Data</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>15.311 - Organizational
Processes</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>15.322 - Leading Organizations
II</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>15.402 - Finance Theory
II</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>15.414 - Financial
Management</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>For a complete list of all MIT OCW
offerings, visit <a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm"><font
color="#000000">the complete course list</font></a><font
color="#000000">. Look for notice of new courses in subsequent issues
of "</font><a
href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/ocw-mail"><font
color="#000000">The MIT OpenCourseWare Update</font></a><font
color="#000000">" email newsletter.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>3. Digging Deeper: Course
5.301</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Each month, this newsletter offers
subscribers an in-depth guide to one particular subject. This month,
we delve into "<a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/CourseHome/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 5.301: Chemistry Laboratory Techniques</a>," a
course from the MIT Department of Chemistry taught by Dr. Sarah
Tabacco. This course<font color="#000000"> is an intensive
introduction to the techniques of experimental chemistry and gives MIT
first-year students an opportunity to learn and master the basic
chemistry lab techniques for carrying out experiments. Students who
successfully complete the course and obtain a Competent Chemist (CC)
or Expert Experimentalist (EE) rating are likely to secure
opportunities for research work in a chemistry lab at
MIT.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
color="#000000"><br></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font color="#000000">The centerpiece of
the course materials are a series of chemistry laboratory
instructional videos called the</font> <a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/StudyMaterials/"
><font color="#000000">Digital Lab Techniques Manual
(DLTM)</font></a><font color="#000000">, used as supplementary
material for this course as well as other courses offered by the MIT
Department of Chemistry.</font> These 10 fun videos explore subjects
such as Titration ("Learn how to master the art of titration in
this video with a detailed demonstration of an acid/base titration
using phenolphthalein."); Reaction Work-Up I ("Extracting,
Washing and Drying: It ain't over 'til it's over. Learn how to
"work up" your reaction using a separatory funnel to perform
a liquid-liquid extraction. This is one purification technique you
don't want to miss!"); and Sublimation ("From solid to gas,
and then straight back to solid. This purification technique is both
beautiful and useful. Find out why by watching the atmospheric
pressure sublimation of ferrocene in this video.").</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Course 5.301 also includes<font
color="#000000"> a section on</font> <a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/Labs/index.htm"
><font color="#000000">Labs</font></a><font color="#000000">,</font>
course modules for mastering a series of chemistry laboratory
techniques. Information on the original research project assignment
and a listing of techniques guides are also provided. All materials
may be found in the <a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/C563B6CA-261A-4BA6-894D-24EA9A1C65A8/0/complete_manual_2004_ac.pdf"><span
></span>complete laboratory manual</a>. And the <a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/BF7CB406-9D1E-4821-9620-CFFEC9443B25/0/07_lab_intro.pdf"><span
></span>Laboratory Introduction</a> document reviews safety guidelines
as well as check in and check out procedures for the
course.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>This course is offered during MIT's <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/iap/">Independent Activities Period
(IAP)</a>, a special four-week term that runs the full month of
January.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>4. A Frequently Asked
Question</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>QUESTION: How do I properly cite my reuse
of MIT OCW materials?</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>ANSWER: If you choose to reuse or repost
MIT OCW materials you must give proper attribution to the
original MIT faculty author(s). Please utilize the following citation:
"This material was created by or adapted from material created by
MIT faculty member, (Name), (Title), (Year). Copyright © (Year)
(Faculty Member's Name)." If you want to use the materials on
your Web site, you must also include a copy of the <a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm">MIT OCW
Creative Commons license</a>, or clear and reasonable link to its URL
(<a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm"
>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm</a>), with every
copy of the MIT materials or the derivative work you create from
it.</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><a href="http://ocw.mit.edu">MIT
OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW)</a> is a large-scale, Web-based publishing
initiative with the goal of providing free, searchable access to MIT
course materials for educators, students, and individual learners
around the world. These materials are offered in a single, searchable
structure spanning all of MIT's academic disciplines, and include
uniform metadata about the contents of the individual subject
sites.</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>"The MIT OpenCourseWare Update"
welcomes your feedback and suggestions about this newsletter and the
MIT OCW Web site. Please send your feedback to Jon Paul Potts, MIT OCW
Communications Manager, at <a
href="mailto:jpotts@mit.edu">jpotts@mit.edu</a>.</blockquote>
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