The elephant in the room?

1. The elephant in the room?

2. For example… • Getting university and faculty on board • Access to, communication with, and responsiveness of faculty contributors • Support from other sources, financial and otherwise • Dealing with intellectual property • What courses to add – why some don’t work • Meeting launch deadlines • Addressing staffing • Assuring sustainability

3. It’s worthwhile… Some Tufts faculty comments: • “The final product is wonderful and I am proud to have my name associated with it.” • “…OCW has provided us two wonderful assets: (1) as bridge to many other campuses, scholars, and internet users around the world: and (2) the chance to work with the OCW staff whose professionalism and end-product have made our courses even better than they already were.” • “…I’m glad I did it and would do it again…the main reason I support it is that it takes knowledge out of the marketplace and makes it freely accessible to all…this is as it should be…”

4. It’s worthwhile… Some user comments about Tufts OCW: • “…Tufts OCW impacted my learning by making available other non-traditional sources of information at my fingertips…” • “…I think that this is a good way to share the resources of a nonprofit institution. Tufts cares about the people of the world, and shows its social responsibility to the world through projects such as this...” • “…I’m a South African medical student who’s struggling with an epidemiology assignment and this information you made available helped me tremendously.”

5. It’s worthwhile… A great university constantly expands its reach — working across traditional boundaries to grasp and meet the global community's most critical needs. This begins with sharing knowledge among colleagues, students, and self-learners between departments, among schools and finally across countries and continents. Tufts University