<div dir="ltr">Definitely. That would be a great help. Thanks.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 7:06 PM, Greg Grossmeier <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:greg.grossmeier@gmail.com">greg.grossmeier@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Kevin (or anyone else),<br>
<br>
If you are interested in learning more about Michigan's method I could<br>
put you in contact with the right people.<br>
<br>
Greg<br>
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Kevin Donovan wrote:<br>
> Greg, that's great to hear. I'd look at open.michigan but didn't realize<br>
> the method in which you were doing it. I've already circulated my draft<br>
> proposal, but think the ideas you guys are using are great.<br>
><br>
> All, since this seems to be something supported fairly widely, let's get<br>
> a session on it at the Conference. (btw, I notice that UAEM is having a<br>
> conference at Berkeley the weekend after us:<br>
> <a href="http://www.essentialmedicine.org/" target="_blank">http://www.essentialmedicine.org/</a>)<br>
><br>
> Kevin<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Kevin Donovan<br>
> Georgetown '11: SFS<br>
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> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Greg Grossmeier<br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">> <<a href="mailto:greg.grossmeier@gmail.com">greg.grossmeier@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:greg.grossmeier@gmail.com">greg.grossmeier@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Kevin Donovan wrote:<br>
> > I'm working to bring OpenCourseWare to Georgetown (tips appreciated!)<br>
> > and hopefully it will focus on the role of open educational<br>
> resources to<br>
> > help developing countries. I'd love to help out with any projects<br>
> > regarding this dev+FC and imagine the folks at<br>
> <a href="http://freedomforip.org/" target="_blank">http://freedomforip.org/</a><br>
> > would, as well.<br>
><br>
> I would point you to what the University of Michigan is doing. And not<br>
> only because I am a part of the group working on it.<br>
><br>
> The difference between what Michigan is doing and what others like MIT<br>
> are doing is that Michigan's is sustainable WITHOUT gobs of money.<br>
><br>
> At MIT, they have a full time staff that the profs send their materials<br>
> to, if the staff can't clear copyright on a image or something they send<br>
> a request out to someone in India to make a replacement.<br>
><br>
> What Michigan is doing (just started this past year) is to elicit the<br>
> help of students. A student who is enrolled in the class will be the<br>
> one vetting the material, asking the prof for citations, and even<br>
> redrawing a flow diagram if need be. They will be "paid" in class<br>
> credits or a nominal fee (for the Business school students mainly, who,<br>
> at least at Michigan, won't do anything without a monetary reward... but<br>
> I digress).<br>
><br>
> For more information see: <a href="http://open.umich.edu" target="_blank">http://open.umich.edu</a> and<br>
> <a href="https://open.umich.edu/projects/oer.php" target="_blank">https://open.umich.edu/projects/oer.php</a> in particular.<br>
><br>
> Hope that helps.<br>
><br>
> Greg<br>
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