First Steps. Promoting OCW in a New Context
Jan Marković Karolina Grodecka AGH - University of Science and Technology
The context
• We are not alone
• OCW as marketing tool vs OCW as education development tool
Openness in Poland
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Where we are now?•awareness of open content is low
• there is nothing more liberal than
copyrighted resources
•challenge: not only launched the OER
database but also make people aware of
what we do
Open AGH
Open AGH
• the first institutional OER repository
in Poland
• start: January 2010 with 70 courses;
currently 87 courses
• any kind of educational materials
shared on CC BY-NC-SA
• university authorities
• potential authors of OER
• potential recipients of OER
Promoting Open AGH
3 groups of interest:
• university authorities: positive
attitude; higher prestige in local
context; member of OCWC
Promoting Open AGH
Internally:
• Potential authors - AGH employees:
presentation before Council of
Deans; brochures; letter from Rector;
reaching authors directly
Promoting Open AGH
Internally:
• Potential authors - AGH students:
annual competition ‘Notes of the
Internet’
Promoting Open AGH
Internally:
• traditional media: opening press
conference (Polish Radio, Newsweek.pl)
• social media (Facebook page with 270
fans; e-Learning Centre blog and
microblog with 50 followers)
Promoting Open AGH
Externally:
Potential OER authors are the bigest challenge
Open AGH: http://open.agh.edu.pl
Contact:[email protected]@agh.edu.pl
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