[okfn-discuss] Open University

Wed Dec 5 17:31:12 UTC 2012

Thanks for both your suggestions folks!

Best
Chris

On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Jenny Molloy <jenny.molloy at okfn.org> wrote:

> 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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