Enriching Scholarship

Enriching Scholarship Brainstorming [[Media:Open.michigan_enriching_scholarship_presentation.pdf|Enriching Scholarship presentation slides (pdf)]]

big open projects or noteworthy items

 * CC, Science Commons, ccLearn
 * Harvard Open Access policy
 * MIT OCW hits 1800 courses
 * iCommons iSummit
 * author's addendum
 * Google book project
 * Encyclopedia of life
 * Nine Inch Nails and cc
 * orphan works legislation
 * students for free culture
 * OCWC and OCW international presence
 * open textbooks

How do you create content for the Open World?

Why do OER?

Michigan’s Goal


 * For Michigan
 * For international / developing country setting

Why it helps individuals in attendance.


 * Increasing access to health education materials.
 * Students can preview materials
 * Supports faculty research

Current Models


 * current projects in the open community
 * Harvard
 * Orphan Works
 * cc learn
 * current publication models in the OER community

Intellectual Property - Why it's such a big deal


 * Copyright - it's a crazy world. it's hard, we're not the only ones doing this.

Our Model


 * Utilizes Open Search
 * Multiple Formats
 * Open Licensing
 * Marking/tagging
 * Pursuing Fair use

Our Process


 * Demonstrating the dScribe Publication Model
 * Start with closed content → Open
 * Talk about finding open sites, etc.

Need for Collaboration – Open.Michigan


 * OCWC
 * Funders
 * ccLearn
 * OpenLearn


 * Deep Blue
 * Blue Stream

People are getting involved, iterating toward Openness

Feedback: What can you do to get involved?

Statements for:


 * Instructors:
 * cite materials. Utilize open resources. Get on board. help us create resources to educate faculty, staff, administrators, others
 * Librarians:
 * Educate yourself about copyright and alternative licensing. help others learn about resources
 * Technology Staff:

Join the Discussion


 * Add to the Blogging
 * Add to the Wiki
 * Give us a phone call
 * Send us an email
 * Start contributing to the mailing list.

Questions for audience members


 * What remains unclear?
 * What areas do you think need most attention by our community?
 * specific questions, but not questions about whether this will "work"
 * questions about how best to communicate, how best to sustain the initiative, how best to sustain the momentum.

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