[okfn-discuss] Open University

[Jenny Molloy]

Hi Chris

You might be interested in this article which suggests that putting content
online and hosting open courses was beneficial for increasing the profile
of a course at Coventry University at little cost (something university
heads would presumably be keen on).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-20495489

Relevant excerpt:

"[Jonathan Worth] uses Creative Commons licenses (CC) for his classes. "I'd
always been an avid All Rights Reserved user but it just stopped making
sense. The open classes can only work with a CC license, which was a big
deal for the university because it turns out education establishment are
avid All Rights Reserved users too. Much like me thinking I was just an
image maker, the uni thought its product was 'knowledge' and their old
business model relied on keeping a tight grip on that.

Well, I knew it wasn't my product as a teacher. My product is the learning
experience and opening the doors online meant that I turned that product
into an outward-facing asset."

The suggestion is transition from a university's product being knowledge to
being the teaching experience (at least in its educational role).

Jenny

On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Chris Monaghan <chris at metaboliclab.nl>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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