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Research against injustice
Professor Charis Kubrin (Criminology, Law and Society), together with graduate student, Adam Dunbar, have designed a set of three experiments to test assumptions in the criminal prosecution of rap artists based on lyrics. They propose to test stereotypes about rap music, assess the relationship between rap and race in criminal case, and assess the impact […]
UCI OPEN celebrates OpenEducationWeek, releases open-source software
We are pleased to announce OEWeb, #opensource #OER #OCW website software. The software that powers our website and tracks licenses, authors, and more, will be available in GitHub this week. Stay tuned for more details or come to our #OpenEducationWk webinar on Thursday, March 10th, 8am PST. Check on the event here: http://goo.gl/Bg8vGC. https://lnkd.in/bv4q6SX
Announcing UCI OPEN – http://open.uci.edu
When MIT OpenCourseWare began as a project, the announcement that their “materials organized as courses” would be available to the entire world, sent shock waves throughout the world of education. However, today, “open education” is much more than static materials. Some of the biggest advances are in the world of learning sciences, software engineering, […]
OCW Website available on new server
We are happy to announce that the site has transitioned to new servers. While we believe that this will provide longterm scalability, some of you noticed that our database connection went out this morning. Fortunately, we are back up and running. Thanks for your patience during this transition. If you experience any issues, please contact […]
Pardon Our Dust from June 12-19
UCI OpenCourseWare is preparing for bigger things. For this reason, in mid-June we will be switching our hosting. Your browser, depending on your location, may not recognize the new host for a few days. Please make sure you clear your cache and try again in a day. For most of you, the change may be […]
Europe prepares for higher education’s new era
I’m on my way to the HOME conference in Porto, Portugal tomorrow, so I sat down to read the recently released report to the European Commission on “new modes of learning and teaching in higher education.” Two things struck me about the report. First, it addresses all of the issues that are on the table: […]
Big green download button
The download button on course pages provides the opportunity to download the associated files and pages of a course with one big exception: videos are referenced only by URL. The download file has a .imscc suffix, which stands for IMS Common Cartridge format. However, it can be opened with any .zip program, such as 7-Zip […]
Chemistry Department’s Frozen Parody Goes Viral
When academics refer to rock stars, it is usually a reference to professors whose works are frequently cited. The UCI Chemistry Department, already experienced from their OpenChem video lectures, took this approach one step further, producing a music video (!) based on the Disney animated movie, Frozen. [Disclaimer: Since the movie itself came out, my […]
The Global Reach of the UCI OpenCourseWare Website
Besides our YouTube channel, the OpenCourseWare website (http://ocw.uci.edu) continues its steady growth, reaching 30,000 unique users monthly for 46,000 total sessions. However, its global reach is practically universal. Using Google Analytics, in the past year, the website has reached 222 countries and independent or autonomous territories. The top ten countries are: United States (55.2%) India […]