[edtech] The MIT OpenCourseWare Update -- Vol. 2, Issue 6
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The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: June 2004
A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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The June 2004 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
1. 21st Century Achievement Awards
2. Improving MIT OCW Learning Communities
3. Digging Deeper: Course 5.301
4. A Frequently Asked Question
5. Comments
6. Newsletter Available Online at
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/newsletter.htm>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/newsletter.htm
1. 21st Century Achievement Awards
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MIT and Sapient Corp., the Cambridge, MA-based business consulting
and technology services firm that helped MIT build the OpenCourseWare
Web site, were jointly honored as the worldwide winner of the
prestigious Computerworld 21st Century Achievement Award in Education
and Academia during a ceremony held June 7 in Washington, D.C. MIT
and Sapient were selected by the Computerworld Honors Foundation for
their work to develop MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW), which was named
as the best application of IT in the field of education. Bill Gates,
Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft, originally
nominated MIT and Sapient as a Computerworld Laureate in recognition
of MIT OCW's contribution to the global information technology
revolution and its positive impact on society.
"Recipients of the Computerworld Honors 21st Century Achievement
Awards represent those organizations whose use of information
technology has been especially noteworthy for the originality of its
conception, the breadth of its vision, and the significance of its
benefit to society," said Daniel Morrow, Executive Director of the
Computerworld Honors Program.
This year's awards, in 10 categories, were presented at a gala event
at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., and were
attended by over 500 guests, including leaders of the information
technology industry, scholars, and diplomats representing more than
50 countries. The 2004 collection of Laureates includes innovative
applications of technology from 36 U.S. states and 26 countries. MIT
Professor Dick K.P. Yue, whose
"<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Ocean-Engineering/13-021Marine-HydrodynamicsFall2001/CourseHome/index.htm>Course
13.021: Marine Hydrodynamics" is available on MIT OCW, accepted the
award with Mike Detjen of Sapient Corp.
"We are extremely honored to be recognized with Sapient for our role
in promoting education through technology," said Anne H. Margulies,
Executive Director of MIT OCW. "Since the launch of our
proof-of-concept pilot in fall 2003, the MIT OCW Web site has
received traffic from users in more than 215 countries, city-states
and territories, making it a truly global initiative. Our partnership
with Sapient enabled us to provide a reliable and user-friendly site
for educators and learners around the world, and it is a wonderful
honor to be jointly recognized with Sapient by the prestigious
Computerworld Honors program."
A panel of distinguished judges selected the winning applications
based on originality of conception, breadth of vision, and
significance to society. A
<http://www.cwheroes.org/his_4a_detail.asp?id=5110>case study on MIT
OCW has been archived in the 2004 Computerworld Honors Collection.
Additional information about the 2004 collection of Laureates is
available at http://www.cwheroes.org, where the entire collection is
available to scholars, researchers, and the general public.
2. Improving MIT OCW Learning Communities
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MIT OCW has embarked on a pilot research project with the Open
Sustainable Learning Opportunities (OSLO) Research Group at Utah
State University. Seven MIT OCW courses now 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 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 OSLO Research
Group is committed to supporting OLS users in their efforts to learn
using MIT OCW materials. Based on feedback from early users of the
pilot communities, some new features have recently been added to OLS,
including:
Link to MIT/OCW Materials -- Forums now contain a convenient link to
the associated MIT OCW educational materials, making it easier for
users of the forums to reference the materials while participating in
active discussions.
RSS Feeds -- RSS feeds are now available for OLS News and Forums to
help keep people up-to-date on the latest postings.
Source Code in the Body of Posts -- It is now possible to include
programming / source code in the body of a post and preserve the
layout by using an HTML <pre> tag.
MIT Course Numbers -- Course numbers have been added to the title of
forums, making it easier to identify and find the particular course
materials on the MIT OCW Web site.
To see an example of one of these pilot learning communities, connect
to the pilot learning community for
"<http://ols.usu.edu/courses/showforum?ForumID=6>Course 18.06: Linear
Algebra" now.
3. Digging Deeper: Course 15.667
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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/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-667Spring2001/CourseHome/index.htm>Course
15.667: Negotiation and Conflict Management," a course from the
<http://mitsloan.mit.edu/indexflash.php>Sloan School of Management
taught by Professor Mary Rowe.
Course 15.667 presents negotiation theory -- strategies and styles --
within an employment context. In addition to the theory and exercises
presented in class, students practice negotiating with role-playing
simulations that cover a range of topics. Students also learn how to
negotiate in difficult situations, which include abrasiveness,
racism, sexism, whistle-blowing, and emergencies. The course covers
conflict management as a first party and as a third party.
Third-party skills include helping others deal directly with their
conflicts, mediation, investigation, arbitration, and helping the
system change as a result of a dispute.
The MIT OCW site for "Negotiation and Conflct Management," includes a
wealth of resources for anyone interested in teaching or learning
about negotiation. The
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-667Spring2001/LectureNotes/index.htm>Lecture
Notes section includes full instructions for role-play simulations,
and class exercises with discussion questions and instructor's notes.
The most essential handouts and ideas from the course have been
assembled into a packet called
<http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-667Spring2001/32E7DD35-656A-4B5E-BBD0-5A33594CF197/0/negotiation101.pdf>Negotiation
101. In addition, a list of useful books on negotiations and conflict
management is included in the
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-667Spring2001/RelatedResources/index.htm>Related
Resources section for those who would like to learn more about some
of the topics in this class.
4. A Frequently Asked Question
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QUESTION: How do I find what courses are available?
ANSWER: MIT OCW offers the educational materials from 701 MIT
courses. There are three ways to access the materials: Utilize the
Search function that can be found in the left-hand corner of every
page on the <http://ocw.mit.edu/>MIT OCW site. Search for specific
text, such as certain academic discipline area, across all courses or
within just one course. To perform a detailed search, use our
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/jsp/AdvancedSearch.jsp>Advanced Search.
A second way to see what courses are available is to click on
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm>Course List that
is listed in the top right-corner navigation of every page on the MIT
OCW Web site. This will allow you to view the list of every available
course, grouped into the 33 MIT academic departments.
Or, view the courses currently available grouped by MIT department.
The departments that have MIT OCW course sites available are listed
in the left-hand navigation bar of the <http://ocw.mit.edu/>MIT OCW
homepage. An example would be the MIT Department of Aeronautics and
Astronautics. Click on the
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/index.htm>Aeronautics
and Astronautics link in the left navigation bar on the MIT OCW
homepage, and you will go to the department page, which includes a
complete list of MIT Aero/Astro courses offered, along with a brief
description of the department and its curriculum goals.
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