[okfn-discuss] Open University

Wed Dec 5 11:50:08 UTC 2012

Chris,

For one: Everything that is publicly funded should return to the public -
so one argument is to publish research OpenAccess. As OpenAccess will get
more popular they can save millions on journal fees.

The other: Use it to drive advertising for your good teachers/researchers.
Also starting podcasts with people talking about their work can be useful.
Helps to get the word out and people in. This results in more/better
students and improved output of the University as a whole. If they charge
tuition: Profits.

And ad openly licensing: this makes IP regulations even simpler. 

Michael

On Wed, Dec 05, 2012 at 11:41:59AM +0100, Chris Monaghan wrote:
> Hey Michael,
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts. I agree. That NYT article is what started the
> discussion with me and the rector of the university. What I'm more
> interested in is specifically how universities who are not top tier might
> enter into this online content world. For example, I imagine they'd want to
> make some online content for their best program(s) and use the online
> content of others for programs that dont have the best professors. But
> easier said than done. Also regarding open data, university's current IP
> regulations...it's all quite complicated and I'm interesting in different
> types of solutions that would fit well for conservative schools.
> 
> Thanks again for your email man
> 
> Best
> chris
> 
> 
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Michael Bauer <michael.bauer at okfn.org>wrote:
> 
> > Chris,
> >
> > Taking content online is a trend right now (nytimes about it:
> >
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/education/colleges-turn-to-crowd-sourcing-courses.html?pagewanted=all
> > )
> >
> > One thing to keep in mind: it goes even further when metadata and ideally
> > courses are licensed openly (see TED talks for example - releasing their
> > talks with CC license gained them huge popularity with the brand stronger
> > than ever before.)
> >
> > So yes a Universitys role changes: From closed doors to open to everyone -
> > if you produce great open online stuff - students will seek you out in
> > person.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 10:26:54PM +0100, Chris Monaghan wrote:
> > > Hey folks
> > >
> > > I'm a student and work at a systems design company in the Netherlands.
> > Next
> > > week I'm going to meet the head Utrecht University, where I go to school,
> > > and had a lot I want to discuss with him about open data, open courses,
> > and
> > > a university's changing role. But I wanted to condense my thoughts, and
> > > thought this community to be a great source of insight for what I should
> > > focus on when I speak with him.
> > >
> > > Any feedback or suggestions you can provide would be really appreciated,
> > > and I'll keep those who email me informed about the outcome of the
> > meeting.
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > > Chris Monaghan
> > >
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