[ed-tech] The MIT OpenCourseWare Update -- Vol. 2, Issue 4
Jon Paul Potts
jpotts at MIT.EDU
Mon Apr 26 08:58:10 EDT 2004
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?
Thanks!
Jon Paul
At 10:43 AM -0400 4/21/04, ocw-mail at MIT.EDU wrote:
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>The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: April 2004
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>A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
>and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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>The April 2004 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
>1. Learning Communities Pilot Project Launches
>2. New Courses Bring Total to 701
>3. Digging Deeper: Course 5.301
>4. A Frequently Asked Question
>5. Comments
>
>
>1. Learning Communities Pilot Project Launches
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>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:
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-00Introduction-to-Computers-and-Engineering-Problem-SolvingFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm>Course
>1.00 - Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-046JIntroduction-to-AlgorithmsFall2001/LearningCommunity/index.htm>Course
>6.046J - Introduction to Algorithms
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-02Electricity-and-MagnetismSpring2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm>Course
>8.02 - Electricity and Magnetism
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-431JReal-Estate-Finance-and-InvestmentFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm>Course
>11.431J - Real Estate Finance and Investment
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-03Intermediate-Applied-MicroeconomicsFall2000/LearningCommunity/index.htm>Course
>14.03 - Intermediate Applied Microeconomics
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-053Introduction-to-OptimizationSpring2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm>Course
>15.053 - Introduction to Optimization
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-06Linear-AlgebraFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm>Course
>18.06 - Linear Algebra
>
>This joint MIT OCW/ Utah State University research project, called
><http://ols.usu.edu>Open Learning Support (OLS) 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:
>Operates independently of MIT OCW
>Requires no registration to read posts; registration and login are
>required, however, to post new comments
>Is a space where individuals can connect to share, discuss, ask,
>answer, debate, collaborate, teach, and learn
>Is not a degree-granting or certificate-granting program
>Does not provide formal access to MIT or Utah State University faculty
>
>To see an example of one of these pilot learning communities,
>connect to the pilot learning community for
>"<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-06Linear-AlgebraFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm>Course
>18.06 - Linear Algebra," now.
>
>
>2. New Courses Bring Total to 701
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>On April 1, MIT OCW published 200 new courses to bring to 701 the
>total number available at <http://ocw.mit.edu>http://ocw.mit.edu.
>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:
>
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/index.htm>Architecture
>4.107 - MArch Portfolio Seminar Fall 2003
>4.123 - Architectural Design, Level I: Perceptions and Processes
>4.302 - BSAD Foundations in the Visual Arts
>4.303 - Dialogue in Art, Architecture, and Urbanism
>4.614 - Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures
>
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/index.htm>Civil
>and Environmental Engineering
>1.018J - Fundamentals of Ecology
>1.033 - Mechanics of Material Systems: An Energy Approach
>1.212J - An Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems
>1.225J - Transportation Flow Systems
>1.259J - Transit Management
>
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/index.htm>Earth,
>Atmospherics, and Planetary Sciences
>12.800 - Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean
>12.820 - Turbulence in Geophysical Systems
>12.864 - Inference from Data and Models
>12.990 - Prediction and Predictability in the Atmosphere and Oceans
>
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/index.htm>Electrical
>Engineering and Computer Science
>6.685 - Electric Machines
>6.780 - Semiconductor Manufacturing
>6.828 - Operating System Engineering
>6.856J - Randomized Algorithms
>6.857 - Network and Computer Security
>
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/index.htm>Foreign
>Languages & Literature
>21F.039 - Japanese Popular Culture
>21F.056 - Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present
>21F.106 - Chinese VI (Regular): Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies
>21F.701 - Spanish I
>21F.714 - Spanish for Bilingual Students
>
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/index.htm>History
>21H.580 - From the Silk Road to the Great Game: China, Russia, and
>Central Eurasia
>21H.907 - Trials in History
>21H.931 - Seminar in Historical Methods
>21H.952J - Readings in American History Since 1877
>21H.991J - Theories and Methods in the Study of History
>
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/index.htm>Literature
>21L.001 - Foundations of Western Culture I: Homer to Dante
>21L.003 - Introduction to Fiction
>21L.007J - After Columbus
>21L.701 - Literary Interpretation: Interpreting Poetry
>21L.705 Major Authors: Melville and Morrison
>
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/index.htm>Mathematics
>18.01 - Single Variable Calculus
>18.238 - Geometry and Quantum Field Theory
>18.310 - Principles of Applied Mathematics
>18.337J - Applied Parallel Computing
>18.433 - Combinatorial Optimization
>
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/index.htm>Political Science
>17.042 - Citizenship and Pluralism
>17.118J - Feminist Political Thought
>17.181 - Sustainable Development: Theory, Research and Policy
>17.405 - Seminar on Politics and Conflict in the Middle East
>17.410 - Globalization, Migration & International Relations
>17.420 - Advances in International Relations Theory
>
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/index.htm>Sloan
>School of Management
>15.063 - Communicating With Data
>15.311 - Organizational Processes
>15.322 - Leading Organizations II
>15.402 - Finance Theory II
>15.414 - Financial Management
>
>For a complete list of all MIT OCW offerings, visit
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm>the complete
>course list. Look for notice of new courses in subsequent issues of
>"<http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/ocw-mail>The MIT
>OpenCourseWare Update" email newsletter.
>
>
>3. Digging Deeper: Course 5.301
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>Each month, this newsletter offers subscribers an in-depth guide to
>one particular subject. This month, we delve into
>"<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course
>5.301: Chemistry Laboratory Techniques," a course from the MIT
>Department of Chemistry taught by Dr. Sarah Tabacco. This course 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.
>
>The centerpiece of the course materials are a series of chemistry
>laboratory instructional videos called the
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/StudyMaterials/>Digital
>Lab Techniques Manual (DLTM), used as supplementary material for
>this course as well as other courses offered by the MIT Department
>of Chemistry. 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.").
>
>Course 5.301 also includes a section on
><http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/Labs/index.htm>Labs,
>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
><http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/C563B6CA-261A-4BA6-894D-24EA9A1C65A8/0/complete_manual_2004_ac.pdf>complete
>laboratory manual. And the
><http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/BF7CB406-9D1E-4821-9620-CFFEC9443B25/0/07_lab_intro.pdf>Laboratory
>Introduction document reviews safety guidelines as well as check in
>and check out procedures for the course.
>
>This course is offered during MIT's
><http://web.mit.edu/iap/>Independent Activities Period (IAP), a
>special four-week term that runs the full month of January.
>
>
>4. A Frequently Asked Question
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>QUESTION: How do I properly cite my reuse of MIT OCW materials?
>
>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 <http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm>MIT
>OCW Creative Commons license, or clear and reasonable link to its
>URL
>(<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm),
>with every copy of the MIT materials or the derivative work you
>create from it.
>
>
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><http://ocw.mit.edu>MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) 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.
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