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麻省理工「開放式課程」計畫更新日期：2004年四月
每月發行給麻省理工「開放式課程」計畫的使用者及夥伴的電子報
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麻省理工開放式課程電子報 2004年四月號內容：
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麻省理工開放式課程計畫與猶他州立大學教學技術系的開放持續學習機會研究群(OSLO)研究小組開始一項先期研究計畫。7項麻省理工開放式課程計畫的課程現在已提供連結到學習社群，世界各地的人們可以透過研究群組相互連結與協同合作，並利用麻省理工開放式課程計畫中的教學資源獲得正式與非正式的支援。這些連結顯示在下列課程的網頁左邊的導覽區：
這項麻省理工開放式課程計畫與猶他州立大學的聯合研究計畫稱為「 開放式學習支援網 」(OLS)
，是一個著眼於建立「社群軟體」的研究計畫，讓非正規學習社群利用現存公開的教材而組織起來。OLS的基本假設是完整的教育機會需要使用者與其他能回答問題與提供支援的人們有社群互動的機會。由於自由開放的網站教材贊助者無法提供接觸的機會，就必須由來自其他使用者給予社群的支援。因此，OLS：
- 由麻省理工開放式課程計畫獨立運作。
- 閱讀張貼的文章不須註冊，但是要新貼文章則須註冊與登入。
- 是一個供人們將分享、討論、提問、回答、辯論、合作、教學與學習串連起來的空間。
- 並非可授予學位或證書的計畫。
- 並不提供正式與麻省理工學院或猶他州立大學的教授們的聯絡管道。
要了解這些先導學習社群的範例，現在就到「課程 18.06: 線性代數」 的先導學習社群。
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在2004年4月1日麻省理工開放式課程發佈的新增200門課程將課程總數帶到701門並公佈在網站上 http://ocw.mit.edu。隨著從去年秋天所發表的500門課程，這是麻省理工開放式課程的第二個主要的里程碑，開放式課程計畫在2008年以前將所有的課程公佈上線。我們很高興地從新增課程中重點介紹50門課程，包含有：
4.107 - 建築碩士生提案作品研討
4.123 - 建築設計，階段I：觀察和流程
4.302 - BSAD視覺藝術基礎理論
4.303 - 藝術、建築和都市化中的對話
4.614 - 宗教建築和伊斯蘭文化
1.018J - 生態學基礎理論
1.033 - 物質系統的力學：從能量角度分析
1.212J - 智慧運輸系統導論
1.225J - 交通流量系統
11.259J - 運輸管理
12.800 - 大氣與海洋的流體力學
12.820 - 地球物理系統中的擾流
12.864 - 資料和模型推論
12.990 - 大氣和海洋的預測及其可預測性
6.685 - 電機機械
6.780 - 半導體製造
6.828 - 作業系統工程
6.856J - 隨機演算法
6.857 - 網路與電腦安全
21F.039 - 日本流行文化
21F.056 - 影像歷史：德國電影從1945年到現代
21F.106 - 中文VI(基本中文)：探索中華文化與社會
21F.701 - 西班牙語I
21F.714 - 雙語學生的西語課程
21H.580 - 從絲路到大競局：中國、俄國與歐亞中部
21H.907 - 歷史中的審判
21H.931 - 歷史研究方法研討
21H.952J - 自西元1877年以來的美國歷史著作
21H.991J - 歷史研究的理論與方法
21L.001 - 西方文明的基礎理論I：從荷馬到但丁
21L.003 –小說導論
21L.007J - 在哥倫布之後
21L.701 - 文學詮釋：詮釋詩歌
21L.705 - 重要作家：梅爾維爾與莫理森
18.01 - 單變數微積分
18.238 - 幾何與量子場理論
18.310 - 應用數學原理
18.337J - 應用平行運算
18.433 - 組合最佳化
17.042 - 國際關係理論之進展
17.118J - 女性政治思想
17.181 - 永續發展：理論、研究和政策
17.405 - 中東地區的政治與衝突研討
17.410 - 全球化、遷徙與國際關係
17.420 - 國際關係理論之進展
15.063 - 資料解讀
15.311 - 組織發展
15.322 - 領導組織II
15.402 - 15.402 - 財務理論 II
15.414 - 財務管理
要瞭解全部麻省理工開放式課程的完整列表，請造訪 完整課程列表請在往後的 「麻省理工開放式課程」 的電子報中留意新課程的公告。
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每個月，這份電子報將提供訂戶一份針對特定主題的深度指導。本月，我們將探討「課程5.301: 化學實驗技巧」
，由麻省理工學院化學系莎拉．塔巴可(Sarah Tabacco)博士所教的課程。這門課程對實驗化學的技巧有透徹的介紹並給予進入麻省理工學院第一年的學生有機會學習與掌握實驗實作時的基本化學實驗技術。能順利地完成課程並且獲得合格化學家(Competent Chemist)或實驗專家(Expert Experimentalist)等級的同學有機會獲得在麻省理工學院化學實驗室的研究工作。
課程教材的重點是一系列稱為「 數位實驗技巧手冊」的化學實驗教學錄影帶，
做為這門課程與麻省理工學院化學系其他課程的輔助教材。這10支有趣的錄影帶所探討的主題像是滴定法(「在影帶中，詳盡地示範以酚?對酸為基底的滴定，來學習如何控制滴定的藝術」)，反應檢查步驟 I(「萃取、沖洗和乾燥: 還沒到結束不能算結束。藉由分液漏斗示範液相-液相萃取並學習如何用”反應檢查步驟”檢查你的反應。這是一個你不會想錯失的一個純化技巧!」)以及昇華(「從固態到氣態，然後直接回到固態。此純化技巧既漂亮又實用的。找出此影片中為什麼用大氣壓力來昇華二茂鐵(Ferrocene)」)
課程 5.301也包含了 實驗部份的一系列控制化學實驗技巧的課程，
也提供了原有研究專題的資訊與技術指引列表。所有的教材應可從 完整的實驗手冊 中獲得。在
實驗室介紹文件 中也溫習了安全指引以及課程的報到與退出程序。
本課程是麻省理工學院 獨立活動月的課程，是特別在一月整月份的四週課程。
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如果你想要在網頁上使用麻省理工學院開放式課程的資料，你就必須包含一份 麻省理工學院開放式課程的創作共享授權書，或是清楚、顯而易見的連結到 (http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm)，每一份你所使用的麻省理工學院開放式課程和衍生作品都必須要加上這樣的聲明。
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The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: April 2004
A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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The April 2004 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
1. Learning Communities Pilot Project Launches
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MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) has embarked on a pilot research project with the Open Sustainable Learning Opportunities Research Group in the Department of Instructional Technology at Utah State University. Seven MIT OCW courses will offer links to learning communities, where individuals around the world can connect with each other, collaborate, form study groups, and receive support for their use of MIT OCW materials in formal and informal educational settings. These links will appear in the left-hand navigation of the following MIT OCW courses:
This joint MIT OCW/ Utah State University research project, called Open Learning Support (OLS)is focused on building "social software" that enables informal learning communities to form around existing open educational content. The fundamental premise of OLS is that full educational opportunity requires a user to have social access to other human beings who can answer questions and provide support. Since the sponsors of free and open Web-based materials cannot typically provide this access, the social support must come from other users. Therefore, OLS:
- Operates independently of MIT OCW
- Requires no registration to read posts; registration and login are required, however, to post new comments
- Is a space where individuals can connect to share, discuss, ask, answer, debate, collaborate, teach, and learn
- Is not a degree-granting or certificate-granting program
- Does not provide formal access to MIT or Utah State University faculty
To see an example of one of these pilot learning communities, connect to the pilot learning community for "Course 18.06 - Linear Algebra ," now.
2. New Courses Bring Total to 701
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On April 1, MIT OCW published 200 new courses to bring to 701 the total number available at http://ocw.mit.edu. Following the publication of 500 courses last fall, this is MIT OCW's second major milestone on the way to publishing virtually all of MIT's courses by the year 2008. We are pleased to highlight the course materials from 50 of those new MIT course offerings, including:
4.107 - MArch Portfolio Seminar Fall 2003
4.123 - Architectural Design, Level I: Perceptions and Processes
4.302 - BSAD Foundations in the Visual Arts
4.303 - Dialogue in Art, Architecture, and Urbanism
4.614 - Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures
1.018J - Fundamentals of Ecology
1.033 - Mechanics of Material Systems: An Energy Approach
1.212J - An Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems
1.225J - Transportation Flow Systems
1.259J - Transit Management
12.800 - Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean
12.820 - Turbulence in Geophysical Systems
12.864 - Inference from Data and Models
12.990 - Prediction and Predictability in the Atmosphere and Oceans
6.685 - Electric Machines
6.780 - Semiconductor Manufacturing
6.828 - Operating System Engineering
6.856J - Randomized Algorithms
6.857 - Network and Computer Security
21F.039 - Japanese Popular Culture
21F.056 - Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present
21F.106 - Chinese VI (Regular): Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies
21F.701 - Spanish I
21F.714 - Spanish for Bilingual Students
21H.580 - From the Silk Road to the Great Game: China, Russia, and Central Eurasia
21H.907 - Trials in History
21H.931 - Seminar in Historical Methods
21H.952J - Readings in American History Since 1877
21H.991J - Theories and Methods in the Study of History
21L.001 - Foundations of Western Culture I: Homer to Dante
21L.003 - Introduction to Fiction
21L.007J - After Columbus
21L.701 - Literary Interpretation: Interpreting Poetry
21L.705 Major Authors: Melville and Morrison
18.01 - Single Variable Calculus
18.238 - Geometry and Quantum Field Theory
18.310 - Principles of Applied Mathematics
18.337J - Applied Parallel Computing
18.433 - Combinatorial Optimization
17.042 - Citizenship and Pluralism
17.118J - Feminist Political Thought
17.181 - Sustainable Development: Theory, Research and Policy
17.405 - Seminar on Politics and Conflict in the Middle East
17.410 - Globalization, Migration & International Relations
17.420 - Advances in International Relations Theory
15.063 - Communicating With Data
15.311 - Organizational Processes
15.322 - Leading Organizations II
15.402 - Finance Theory II
15.414 - Financial Management
For a complete list of all MIT OCW offerings, visit the complete course list. Look for notice of new courses in subsequent issues of "The MIT OpenCourseWare Update " email newsletter.
3. Digging Deeper: Course 5.301
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Each month, this newsletter offers subscribers an in-depth guide to one particular subject. This month, we delve into "Course 5.301: Chemistry Laboratory Techniques," a course from the MIT Department of Chemistry taught by Dr. Sarah Tabacco. This course is an intensive introduction to the techniques of experimental chemistry and gives MIT first-year students an opportunity to learn and master the basic chemistry lab techniques for carrying out experiments. Students who successfully complete the course and obtain a Competent Chemist (CC) or Expert Experimentalist (EE) rating are likely to secure opportunities for research work in a chemistry lab at MIT.
The centerpiece of the course materials are a series of chemistry laboratory instructional videos called the Digital Lab Techniques Manual (DLTM), used as supplementary material for this course as well as other courses offered by the MIT Department of Chemistry. These 10 fun videos explore subjects such as Titration ("Learn how to master the art of titration in this video with a detailed demonstration of an acid/base titration using phenolphthalein."); Reaction Work-Up I ("Extracting, Washing and Drying: It ain't over 'til it's over. Learn how to "work up" your reaction using a separatory funnel to perform a liquid-liquid extraction. This is one purification technique you don't want to miss!"); and Sublimation ("From solid to gas, and then straight back to solid. This purification technique is both beautiful and useful. Find out why by watching the atmospheric pressure sublimation of ferrocene in this video.").
Course 5.301 also includes a section on Labs, course modules for mastering a series of chemistry laboratory techniques. Information on the original research project assignment and a listing of techniques guides are also provided. All materials may be found in the complete laboratory manual. And the Laboratory Introduction document reviews safety guidelines as well as check in and check out procedures for the course.
This course is offered during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP), a special four-week term that runs the full month of January.
4. A Frequently Asked Question
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QUESTION: How do I properly cite my reuse of MIT OCW materials?
ANSWER: If you choose to reuse or repost MIT OCW materials you must give proper attribution to the original MIT faculty author(s). Please utilize the following citation: "This material was created by or adapted from material created by MIT faculty member, (Name), (Title), (Year). Copyright © (Year) (Faculty Member's Name)." If you want to use the materials on your Web site, you must also include a copy of the MIT OCW Creative Commons license, or clear and reasonable link to its URL (http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm), with every copy of the MIT materials or the derivative work you create from it.
