[edtech] The MIT OpenCourseWare Update -- Vol. 3, Issue 5

Thu May 19 15:53:17 EDT 2005

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The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: May 2005

A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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The May 2005 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
1. New MIT Courses Bring Total to 1100
2. Top Japanese Universities Launch OCW Projects
3. A Frequently Asked Question
3. Johns Hopkins School of Public Health OCW
4. Utah State University OCW
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. New MIT Courses Bring Total to 1100
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<http://ocw.mit.edu>MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) is pleased to 
announce that with the publication of 175 new courses in the month of 
April, there are now 1101 total courses available at 
http://ocw.mit.edu.

We are pleased to call your attention to the following new MIT 
courses. When looking at the 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm>complete MIT OCW 
Course List, look for the red NEW to indicate courses recently 
published:
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-89Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
1.89 - Environmental Microbiology, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-964Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
1.964 - Design for Sustainability, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-854Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
2.854 - Manufacturing Systems I, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-602Spring2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
4.602 - Modern Art and Mass Culture, Spring 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-491Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
4.491 - Form-Finding and Structural Optimization: Gaudi Workshop, 
Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-270January--IAP--2005/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
6.270 - Autonomous Robert Design Competition, IAP 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-881Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
6.881 - Natural Language Processing, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-892Spring-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
6.892 - Computational Models of Discourse, Spring 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-01TFall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
8.01T - Physics I, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/9-01Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
9.01 - Introduction to Neuroscience, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/9-56JFall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
9.56J - Abnormal Language, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemical-Engineering/10-675JFall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
10.675J - Computational Quantum Mechanics of Molecular and Extended 
Systems, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemical-Engineering/10-492-2Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
10.492-2 - Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I: Introduction to 
Biocatalysis, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-947Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
11.947 - Race, Immigration, and Planning, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-808Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
12.808 - Introduction to Observational Physical Oceanography, Fall 
2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Ocean-Engineering/13-400Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
13.400 - Introduction to Naval Architecture, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-969Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
15.969 - Dynamic Leadership: Using Improvisation in Business, Fall 
2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/16-07Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
16.07 - Dynamics, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/16-322Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
16.322 - Stochastic Estimation and Control, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/17-433Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
17.433 - International Relations of East Asia, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-04Fall-2003/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
18.04 - Complex Variables with Applications, Fall 2003
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-101Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
18.101 - Analysis II, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-435jFall-2003/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
18.435J - Quantum Computation, Fall 2003
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-755Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
18.755 - Introduction to Lie Groups, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/21H-302Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
21H.302 - The Ancient World: Rome, Spring 2005
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-964Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
24.964 - Topics in Phonology, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biological-Engineering-Division/BE-420JFall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
BE.420J - Biomolecular Kinetics and Cellular Dynamics, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biological-Engineering-Division/BE-440Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
BE.440 - Analysis of Biological Networks, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Health-Sciences-and-Technology/HST-542JSpring-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
HST.542J - Quantitative Physiology: Organ Transport Systems, Spring 
2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-712Spring-2001/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
MAS.712 - How to Learn (Almost) Anything, Spring 2001
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-714JFall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
MAS.714J - Technologies for Creative Learning, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-764Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
SP.764 - Practical Electronics, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-036Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
STS.036 - Industrial Landscapes, Fall 2004
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-310Fall-2003/CourseHome/index.htm>Course 
STS.310 - History of Science, Fall 2003

2. Top Japanese Universities Launch OCW Projects
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The top six universities in Japan - Keio University, Kyoto 
University, Osaka University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, the 
University of Tokyo, and Waseda University - have announced the 
formation of the <http://www.jocw.jp/>Japan OCW Collaboration Group.

On Friday, May 13, the presidents of the six universities gathered in 
Tokyo to announce they had joined with MIT to make available, through 
a system compatible with MIT OCW, course content for approximately 10 
courses, contributing to the progress of the information age as 
representatives of Japan. The six universities have created a portal 
page at <http://www.jocw.jp>http://www.jocw.jp. To visit the six 
individual Japanese OCW projects, see the following links:
<http://ocw.dmc.keio.ac.jp/>Keio University
<http://ocw.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/>Kyoto University
<http://ocw.osaka-u.ac.jp/index.php>Osaka University
<http://www.ocw.titech.ac.jp/index.php?lang=EN>Tokyo Institute of Technology
<http://ocw.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/>University of Tokyo
<http://www.waseda.jp/ocw/index.html>Waseda University

MIT OCW and the "opencourseware" concept is a part of the larger open 
knowledge movement that promotes free and unrestricted access to the 
primary teaching materials for courses taught at educational 
institutions. So it is with great excitement that we are pleased 
these six leading Japanese universities are joining with 
<http://ocw.mit.edu>MIT, <http://ocw.jhsph.edu>Johns Hopkins 
University's School of Public Health, and <http://ocw.usu.edu>Utah 
State University in launching OCW-like projects.

3. A Frequently Asked Question
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QUESTION: Will MIT update the courses originally published in the MIT 
OCW pilot project in September 2002?
ANSWER: In April 2005, MIT OCW began archiving some of its older 
courses and replacing them with updated versions of those courses 
(with new years and terms). Some of the courses are substantially 
different in teaching methodology, while some now offer additional 
teaching and learning resources. The updated courses are listed at 
<http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/updatedcourses.htm>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/updatedcourses.htm.

4. Johns Hopkins School of Public Health OCW
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The <http://www.jhsph.edu/index.html>Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School 
of Public Health (JHSPH) in Baltimore, MD, is world-renowned as a 
leading international authority on public health. The 
<http://ocw.jhsph.edu>Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public 
Health's Opencourseware project provides access to the school's most 
popular courses.

5. Utah State University OCW
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<http://www.usu.edu/>Utah State University (USU) is one of the 
nation's premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant 
universities. <http://ocw.usu.edu>USU Opencourseware supports USU's 
institutional mission to serve the public through learning, 
discovery, and engagement.

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