1. First Steps.
Promoting OCW
in a New Context
Jan Marković
Karolina Grodecka
AGH - University of Science and Technology

2. The context
• We are not alone
• OCW as marketing tool vs OCW as
education development tool

3. Openness in Poland

4. Flickr CC BY NC SA Ravages

5. Flickr CC BY Horia Varian

6. Flickr CC BY no3rdw

7. Flickr CC BY NC SA A. Diez Herrero

9. 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

10. Open AGH

11. 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

12. Promoting Open AGH
3 groups of interest:
• university authorities
• potential authors of OER
• potential recipients of OER

13. Promoting Open AGH
Internally:
• university authorities: positive
attitude; higher prestige in local
context; member of OCWC

14. Promoting Open AGH
Internally:
• Potential authors - AGH employees:
presentation before Council of
Deans; brochures; letter from Rector;
reaching authors directly

15. Promoting Open AGH
Internally:
• Potential authors - AGH students:
annual competition ‘Notes of the
Internet’

16. Promoting Open AGH
Externally:
• 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)

17. Potential OER authors
are the bigest challenge

18. Open AGH: http://open.agh.edu.pl
Contact:
jan.markovic@agh.edu.pl
karolina.grodecka@agh.edu.pl