In a recent blog post David Wiley pays tribute to Marion Jensen, who has been the head of USU OpenCourseWare. Due to budget cuts, Jensen is moving to a different employer, and work on USU OCW has stalled. From the blog post:
It’s heartbreaking to see the project come to an end. Hopefully, as Justin’s dissertation demonstrates that universities can provide a significant public good AND generate revenue at the same time through OCW, USU will reconsider its decision to shutter the program.
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jennamcwilliams // July 5, 2009 at 11:34 pm |
Though the OCW project has its weaknesses, the approach itself is wildly radical. I’m a huge fan of opening up academic research and pedagogy, and OCW has moved us toward this goal in productive ways. Part of the problem it tackles is broadening and adjusting how we define “sharing.” I’ve written about this on my blog at http://tinyurl.com/qsj6rk, and I’d love for you to take a look!
USU OCW and Institutional Change « // September 10, 2009 at 7:16 pm |
[...] Comment John Robertson has a new blog post reacting to the discontinuation of funding for USU OCW (reported by OEN back in July, before the article in the Chronicle of Higher Education). Robertson suggests that the institution [...]
USU OCW and “Lowriders” « // September 15, 2009 at 4:35 am |
[...] Siemens has a new post giving commentary on the shutdown of Utah State University OpenCourseWare (reported by OEN). Siemens argues that USU OCW was flawed because openness was done independent of design. From the [...]