Monday, February 6, 2012

Week 5: Guest Speaker Dr. Kumiko Aoki on OER

Technology provides many opportunities and ways to communicate with others.  Our guest speaker was speaking to us all the way from Japan.  Dr. Kumiko Aoki explained Open Educational Resources to us.  I was not aware of OER prior to this class. Some things I've learned:

  • OCW= (Open CourseWare)
  • Some OCW classes from MIT were translated to Chinese for Chinese Universities
  • There are OCW movements in China, Taiwan, India, Korea
  • Open University in Japan is the ONLY open university in Japan
In my opinion, OCW seems to be a great way for people to learn especially if they are unable to pay for a college education or if they are restricted from traveling to a college (disabilities, no transportation, lack of funds etc.).


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  1. gavonw44February 19, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    Aloha Chelsea,

    It is nice to see OER and OCW to be more readily available for those who can not afford a formal college education. I have friends with disabilities that find it very difficult to participate in a F2F class room. They actually prefer to research OER and learn things on their own and at their own pace.

    I would like to experiment more with the OCW available to see what kind of learning tools can be created from this.

    Mahalo for the post,

    Gavon

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  2. alia thompsonApril 21, 2012 at 8:04 PM

    I agree OER and OCW are such a great service. I think it is fantastic that people who love learning do not have to be hindered by things like tuition and rigid schedules. I did browse the MIT site for OCW courses and they have some really interesting stuff available. After being in school for so many years (most of my life), I just can't imagine not continuing to educate myself and seek out new knowledge. This was a great unit. Here is another OCW site I found, it lists a lot of MIT courses but others as well. This one is for people interested in science http://onlineradiologytechnicianschools.com/2009/top-50-free-open-courseware-classes-for-aspiring-scientists/
    Aloha,
    Alia

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