Presentation that covers:* Problems of Access and Quality of Academic Content* Basic Strategy and Assumptions including Theory of Action* Hewlett Grantees and Demonstrations* Challenge

Catherine M. Casserly

Marshall S. Smith

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1Creating A Foundationfor Open KnowledgeTechnology Assessment ofWeb-based LearningCatherine M. CasserlyMarshall S. SmithThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundationwww.hewlett.orgFebruary 6, 2003The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation2OverviewaProblems of Access and Quality ofAcademic ContentaBasic Strategy and Assumptionsincluding Theory of ActionaHewlett Grantees & DemonstrationsaChallengesThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation3UNESCO’s Deputy Asst Director Generalfor Communication and Informationa“Knowledge has become a principal force of social transformation.  Knowledge-based and -led development holds the promise that many of the problems confronting human societies could be significantly alleviated if only the requisite information and expertise were systematically and equitably employed and shared.”The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation4ProblemaLack of Access`Technical -- Reliability, Bandwidth, Search Engines, Interoperability`CostaLack of Quality`Not Harnessing Power of Technology`Little Quality Control`Few Mechanisms to EvaluateThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation5Basic StrategyaFocus on high quality exemplars to enhance teaching and learning`Courseware, full courses, modules, learning objects, library collections, journal related data, etc.aMake free, accessible and reusableaExamine and address problems in useaDevelop sustainable modelsThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation6Operating HypothesisaEstablish standards of practiceaStimulate other institutions to freely shareaMaterials are intended to support the improvement of teaching, learning and researchaHelp to equalize accessThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation7Theory of ActionFund and promote exemplars of high-quality open contentEncourage content sharing among colleges and universitiesCreate a web-based consumer guideCreate networks of builders and users to share and collaborateSupport R&D analyses of ways to increase effective-ness and strong evaluationEstablish quality benchmarks for various forms of contentFree access to high quality content and use for colleges and individuals in the U.S. and developing worldsIncrease in human capitalThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation8Funding ExamplesaMIT OpenCourseWare, ocw.mit.eduaHarvard, Open CollectionsaCarnegie Mellon, Open Learning Initiativecmu.edu/cmoliaRice U, Connexions, cnx.rice.eduaMeetings - national and international, learning objects and intellectual property.aOECD, UNESCO ci-cairo.org/opencoursewareThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation9DemonstrationaMIT OpenCourseWare`ocw.mit.eduaInternet Archive`archive.orgaCarnegie Mellon`cmu.edu/cmoliThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation10Challenges to Open KnowledgeaIntellectual PropertyaCultural - Adaptations, translationsaAcademic - Institutional IncentivesaUnderstanding UseaTechnological - interoperability, searchstrategies, structure of knowledgeaFinancial - initial capital, sustainability11Appendix12Funding for Carnegie Mellon’s OLI has been provided by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation13Learning Environments that Engage the Student in Active Learning Practice with Frequent Opportunities for FeedbackThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation14Mental Scaffolding Supports Students’ Knowledge as Constructed Through PracticeThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation15The Student is a Participant as well as an ObserverThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation16Tools that allow Instructors to Create Interactive Student ActivitiesThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation17Data-driven Iteration Mitigates The Expert’s Blind Spot:  All OLI courses are instrumented to collect data about student use to inform the next iteration of course design.0102030405060708090100ElementaryTeachersMiddle SchoolTeachersHigh School Teachers% Making CorrectRanking (equations hardest)

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