Event

Venue

April 23

Registration (8:00-21:00)

Lobby of Bayshore Hotel

12:00-13:30

Lunch

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

17:00-18:00

Reception

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

18:00-19:30

Dinner

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

April 24

OCWC Conference

7:00-8:15

Breakfast

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

7:00-8:15

OCWC Newcomer’s Breakfast:
For those who are new to OCW, please join us to learn more about starting your own OCW. Topics will include: faculty and administration recruitment, structuring your OCW team, intellectual property, OCWC technology resources, marketing your OCW, and OCW sustainability.
Presenters:
Terri Bays (OCWC, Notre Dame OCW)
Meena Hwang (KOCWC and Korea University)
Tom Caswell (COSL) and associates

Guanlan Hall 1, Bayshore Hotel

8:30-10:00

Opening Ceremony:

• Welcome and introductions
• OCWC: Celebrating the Past, Present and Future

Presenters:
Fun-Den Wang (CORE)
John Dehlin (OCWC, MIT)
Terri Bays (OCWC, Notre Dame)
Clay Whipkey (OCWC)

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

10:30-12:00

OCWC Challenges and Opportunities:
OCWC members provide their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing the OCWC (3 minutes each) – followed by open floor discussion.
Presenters: To be announced

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

12:00-13:30

Lunch

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

13:30-14:30

Strategy Breakout Along OCWC Goals:
As a follow-on from the morning “Challenges and Opportunities” session, we will break into 3 groups to prioritize potential priorities and projects for the OCWC Board/Staff to consider in their strategic plan (under development). Recommendations will be formally read to the group in the closing session.

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

Group 1: Extend the reach and impact by encouraging the adoption and adaptation of open educational materials around the world.
Session Leader: To Be Determined

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

Group 2: Foster the development of additional OpenCourseWare projects.
Session Leader: To Be Determined

Guanlan Hall 1, Bayshore Hotel

Group 3: Ensure the long-term sustainability of OpenCourseWare projects by identifying ways to improve effectiveness and reduce costs.
Session Leader: To Be Determined

Guanlan Hall 2, Bayshore Hotel

Group 4: Slot left open for additional breakout
Session Leader: To Be Determined

Bohai Hall, Bayshore Hotel

14:30-15:00

Coffee Break

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

15:00-16:00

OCWC Governance Discussion:
Governance matters, official casting of votes for the OCWC Board of Directors, etc.
Leader: Terri Bays

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

16:00-17:00

Closing Ceremony:

• Reporting back from strategy breakout groups
• Final thoughts and conclusion

Presenters: Strategy breakout leads, OCWC staff

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

17:00-18:00

Reception

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

18:00-19:30

Dinner

April 25

OER Conference

7:00-8:15

Breakfast

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

8:30-9:40

Session 1:Opening Ceremony(8:30-9:10)
Chair: Li Zhiyi, Vice president of Dalian University of Technology, China
Opening Remarks:
Representative from Administrative Department of Education
President of Dalian University of Technology
Fun-Den Wang, CORE
Speaker: (9:10-9:40)
Catherine Casserly, Hewlett Foundation, US

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

9:40-10:00

Photo

At the door of Bayshore Hotel

10:00-10:15

Coffee Break

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

10:15-11:30

Session 2:
Co-Chairs:
Catherine Casserly, Hewlett Foundation, US
Cheng Jiangang, Tsinghua University, China
Speakers:
Cecilia d’Oliveira, MIT, US
The Creation and Usage of Excellent Teaching Materials，Zhang Hongwei, Sichuan University, China
From Open Content to Mobile Content, Andy Lane, The Open University, UK
Ithaka’s Planned Study of Open Courseware Community, Roger C. Schonfeld, Ithaka, US
Pedro Aranzadi, Universia, Spain

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

11:30-13:00

Lunch

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

13:00-14:30

Session 3:
Co-Chairs:
Louis Fox, WCET, US
Shi Mingui, China Central Radio & TV University, China
Speakers:
Steward Cheifet, Internet Archive, US
Open Source Software In OER Movement, Zhao Guodong, Peking University, China
The Vision and Strategy of Korea Open CourseWare, Hye Kyung Yang, Korea Education & Research Information Service, Korea
The Use of OCW& iLab in Teaching, Liu Yunhong, Dalian University of Technology, China
Open Courses: Specifically Designed for Specific Needs, Jia Frydenberg, UC Irvine, US

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

14:30-15:00

Coffee Break

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

15:00-16:50

Session 4:
Co-Chairs:
Steward Cheifet, Internet Archive, US
Zhao Guodong, Peking University, China
Speakers:
An Overall Strategy for Digital Learning Environment, Cheng Jiangang, Tsinghua University, China
Internet 2 and Serving Your Communities at the Speed, Louis Fox, WCET, US
Open Learning System Implemented in Physics Experiments Teaching, Yu Jianbo, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Access Control in OER Management, Tsuneo Yamada, National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan
The Creation and Sharing of Resources, Shi Mingui, China Central Radio & TV University, China
Alan Greenberg, Apple, Inc

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

18:00-20:30

Banquet

International Convention Center, Dalian University of Technology

April 26

OER Conference

7:00-8:15

Breakfast

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

8:30-10:00

Session 5:
Co-Chairs:
Andy Lane, The Open University, UK
Zhang Guixue, Northeastern Agricultural University, China
Speakers:
Construction of Opening Educational Resource Center Based on Web2.0, Xiaojun, Shanghai TV University, China
dScribe: A Participatory, Scalable, and Sustainable Process, Joseph Hardin, Michigan University, US
The Use of CQOCW in Undergraduates Teaching, Wang Shengqing, Peking University, China
Opening the Gate on Learning Pathways, Gary W. Matkin, UC Irvine, US
The Background, Connotation, Current Status, Challenges, Character, and findings of CQOCW Program, Wang Long, Chinese People’s Public Security University, China

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

10:30-12:00

Session 6:
Co-Chairs:
Hye Kyung Yang, Korea Education & Research Information Service, Korea
Xiaojun, Shanghai TV University, China
Speakers:
Linking Credit and OpenCourseWare, Christine Geith, Michigan State University, US
Wang Chunyan, Remin University of China, China
The Strategy of the OCW and its Current Progress at the University of Tokyo, Emi Yamamoto, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Further Improvement of Quality Courses to Promote the Share of Course Resource, Zhang Guixue, Northeastern Agricultural University, China
A Sustainable Model for OER, Ruth Rominger, Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE), US

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

12:00-13:30

Lunch

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

13:30-16:00

Session 7:
Co-Chairs:
Emi Yamamoto, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Liu Yunhong, Dalian University of Technology, China
Speakers:
Knowledge-Hub: Indexing Open Educational Resources, Patricio López & José Escamilla, The Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
The Exploration on Open Educational Resources in China, Song Guandong, Northeast University, China
MIMA Search: Extracting and Visualizing Relationships among Courses Using Natual Language Processing, Hideki Mima, The University of Tokyo, Japan
OpenCourseWare at Delft University of Technology, Willem van Valkenburg, Delft University of Technology, Netherland
Create Globally, Educate Locally, Joel Thierstein, Rice University, US
Current Status of OCW in Japan, Keio University Yoshimi Fukuhara,Japan

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

13:30-15:45

Concurrent Panel Discussion:
Co-Chairs:
Pedro Aranzadi, Universia, Spain
Wang Chunyan, Remin University of China, China
Panelists:
Opening Up Education: OER for Global Education, Vijay Kumar, MIT, US
TREE Project 2008-Remodeling the Educational Environment at the University of Tokyo with ICT, Katsusuke Shigeta, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Erosion of the Cornerstone of the OER Movement: The Problem of Reuse, Larry Cooperman, UC Irvine, US
Jon Philips, Creative Commons, US
OOPS: Four Years On, and Going Strong…, Ma, Peter, OOPS, China
From ‘Special Projects’ to Embedded Institutional Practices, Jerard Bretts, The Open University, UK

Bohai Hall, Bayshore Hotel

16:00

Closing Ceremony
Closing Remark by Li Zhiyi, Vice president of Dalian University of Technology, China

Lijing Hall, Bayshore Hotel

18:00-19:30

Dinner

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

April 27

Study Tour（Optional）

Dalian City

7:00-8:15

Breakfast

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel

18:00-19:30

Dinner

Dining Hall on 25th floor, Bayshore Hotel