翻譯：姜凱文(簡介並寄信)
修正校定：朱學恒
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麻省理工「開放式課程」計畫更新日期：2004年十一月
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年十一月號內容：
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做為新聞與資訊傳遞的世界級領導者的CNN(美國有線新聞網)在2004年9月及10月分別在CNN與CNN國際頻道中播放麻省理工開放式課程特別報導，這對麻省理工開放式課程拓展潛在使用者來說是一個大好機會。
假如你錯過了這個機會，到麻省理工開放式課程網站上查看CNN節目的影音串流檔案。這些檔案為Real Player格式，分別有(220K 80K) 56K)的下載速度。在麻省理工開放式課程網站的課程列表以及媒體報導網頁上也會特別將這些檔案標示出來。
這段由CNN國際頻道「全球挑戰」(Gloable Challenges)單元所製播的關於麻省理工開放式課程的6分鐘影像片段在9月12日、19日、26日以及10月3日、10日播出。 這段節目也會於9月底在CNN美國頻道的Next@CNN節目中播出。「全球挑戰」這個節目單元是報導世界各地的可能改變世界的永續發展計劃，從社群營造到創新觀念：麻省理工開放式課程就是其中一個例子。
2.麻省理工學院校長，前普林斯頓大學(Princeton University)校長對開放式共享的看法
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誰猜得到佛羅倫斯蛋卷(Florentine omelet)在麻省理工開放式課程的由來中起了作用？
在具體化「開放式課程計畫」概念的時候，在紐約一家小餐館的早餐會成為了關鍵性的一刻，根據Andrew W. Mellon基金會主席William G. Bowen所說，在2000年的一個早上與麻省理工學院校長查爾斯 M．衛斯特(Charles M. Vest)用餐時討論到基金會對創新計畫的支援。這個軼事是從麻省理工開放式課程網站中的「Bowen的回憶」所傳出，也在2004年10月4日在麻省理工學院所舉辦的教授論壇中公開分享。
歡迎世界各地的麻省理工學院使用者一起來聆聽Bowen的評論，除了衛斯特及麻省理工學院教務長Robert A. Brown以外，還有透過MIT WORLD觀看網路轉播的觀眾。MIT WORLD 是麻省理工學院重要的一個自由公開的公共事務影像網站。這個網站陳列了每天舉辦的研討會與論壇中各式演講者的的內容，也是一個教育性的檔案庫，收存了從2001年迄今的230重要活動的影像檔。（包括微軟、戴爾電腦、亞瑪遜書店的負責人等。請至http://mitworld.mit.edu觀看資料。）
Bowen從1988年起擔任Andrew W. Mellon基金會主席。在此之前，他是普林斯頓大學校長及經濟與公共事務方面的教授。Bowen著重在資訊科技應用的知識領導了許多的創新的計畫，包含麻省理工開放課程。 他同時也是19本著作的作者或共同作者，包含與James Shulman合著的《人生競賽：大學運動競賽與教育的價值》。
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麻省理工開放課程免費開放了914門課程，同時每個月，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 18.03：微分方程，由麻省理工學院數學系教授Haynes Miller與Arthur Mattuck所講授的精彩課程。
微分方程式是用來表達自然法則的語言。瞭解微分方程式解法的特性是當代許多科學與工程的基礎。常微分方程式(Ordinary differential equations, ODE's)是用來處理單變數函數，你可以把變數想像為時間。這門課程在麻省理工開放課程網站上以創新的方式展示了麻省理工學院正在教授的微分方程式。
在課程講稿的部份有38個PDF格式的講稿，這些提供給學生的單純文字檔案，幾乎將Miller教授生動的講課內容逐字抄錄下來。 這門課程遵詢著「主動學習」的方法，在課程期間，幫助學生獲得有關微分方程式的瞭解、建構、解答以及詮釋上專業知識。
還有24組實習問題與解法，8組作業與解答及綜合測驗部份，還包含了練習與實際考試及解答。
這個課程的網站同時也以完整的Mattuck教授的課程錄影為號召，主要是以麻省理工學院2003年春季課程教學的實況錄影。Mattuck教授以他動人的講課給與了麻省理工學院的學生許多啟示。從1970年代起，Mattuck教授就著手進行一項協助教學及博士後研究生的錄影教學計畫來改善教學。這些完整的錄影帶由d'Arbeloff Fund所資助的麻省理工學院卓越教育計畫(Excellence in MIT Education)提供。
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問：我是否可以在我的個人網頁與麻省理工學院「開放式課程網頁」做網路連結？
答：根據麻省理工學院「開放式課程網頁」創作共享理念授權同意書(MIT OCW Creative Common License) 的條款，只要是這些網頁內容和連結是允許自由使用(例如不受限制，或是免費使用)；並且沒有聲明、表達、暗示這些網頁與麻省理工學院有合作關係或是受到麻省理工學院背書推薦，網路連結到麻省理工學院「開放式課程網頁」主頁、課程索引或是課程內容網頁是被允許的。
麻省理工學院「開放式課程網頁」除了保證連結麻省理工學院「開放式課程網頁」的首頁外，無法為任何特殊連結的持續成功性作保證。因為新課程的公佈及使用者要求而新增的連結，會使某些連結可能會改變，因此，我們建議有設連結到麻省理工學院開放課程網頁的網站要經常檢查他們所建立的連結是正確的。/div>
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The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: November 2004
A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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The November 2004 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
1.See CNN Video About MIT OCW
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CNN is among the world's leaders in news and information delivery, and so it was a great opportunity for outreach to potential users when MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW), was featured on CNN and CNN International television in September and October 2004.
In case you missed it, check out the streaming video file of the CNN program on the MIT OCW Web site. These videos are in Real Player format at speeds of ( 220K) ( 80K) ( 56K). The videos are also highlighted on the MIT OCW homepage , and on the Media Coverage page.
The six-minute segment about MIT OCW was produced by the CNN International program Global Challenges that aired September 12, 19 and 26, and October 3 and 10. The segment also aired on CNN United States on the program Next@CNNin late September. "Global Challenges" travels around the world to bring feature reports on sustainable development, focusing on everything from small-scale community projects to innovative ideas -- such as MIT OCW -- that could change the world.
2.MIT President, Former Princeton President On Open Sharing
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Who could have guessed that a Florentine omelet would play a role in the origins of MIT OCW?
A breakfast meeting in a New York "greasy spoon" was one of the seminal moments in shaping the "opencourseware" concept, according to William G. Bowen, the President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, who dined with MIT President Charles M. Vest one morning in 2000 to discuss foundation support for the initiative. This anecdote came during Bowen's reflections on MIT OCW and open sharing that he shared at an MIT Faculty Forum on Open Sharing that was held at MIT on October 4, 2004.
Users of MIT OCW around the world are invited to see and hear Bowen's remarks, along with those of Vest and MIT Provost Robert A. Brown, by watching a video of the event on MIT World . MIT World is a free and open video streaming Web site of significant public events at MIT. It is a showcase for the diversity of speakers, panels and symposia held every day on MIT's campus, offering an educational archive of more than 230 videos of significant events from 2001 to the present. Users are invited to view a virtual "Who's Who" of great thinkers, from Nobel Laureates to a wide range of corporate leaders (including Bill Gates, Carly Fiorina, Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos). Check out MIT World at http://mitworld.mit.edu.
Bowen has been president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation since 1988. Before that, he was President of Princeton University where he also served as a professor of economics and public affairs. Bowen's interest in the applications of information technology to scholarship has led to a range of initiatives, including MIT OCW. He is also the author or co-author of 19 books, including The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values (2001) with James Shulman.
3.Digging Deeper: Course 18.03
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MIT OCW offers free and open access to 914 courses, and each month, this newsletter offers subscribers an in-depth guide to one particular subject. This month, we dig into Course 18.03: Differential Equations , a wonderful course taught by Professors Haynes Miller and Arthur Mattuck from the MIT Department of Mathematics .
Differential equations are the language in which the laws of nature are expressed. Understanding properties of solutions of differential equations is fundamental to much of contemporary science and engineering. Ordinary differential equations (ODE's) deal with functions of one variable, which can often be thought of as time. The MIT OCW Web site for this course showcases the innovative ways in which differential equations are now being taught at MIT.
The Lecture Notes section feature 38 PDFs of lecture notes. These are simple text files that were provided to the students containing nearly verbatim transcripts of Professor Miller's lively lectures. The lectures follow an "active learning" approach. The lecture periods are used to help students gain expertise in understanding, constructing, solving, and interpreting differential equations.
There are 24 sets of Recitationproblems and solutions, eight sets of Assignments and Solutions , and a comprehensive Exams section, including practice examsand actual exams with solutions.
The course site also features a complete set of Professor Mattuck's Video Lectures , recorded live in MIT's spring 2003 semester. Professor Mattuck has inspired and informed generations of MIT students with his engaging lectures. Starting in the 1970s, Professor Mattuck began a video program for teaching assistants and post-docs to improve their teaching. These complete videotapes were made possible by the d'Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in MIT Education .
4.A Frequently Asked Question
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QUESTION: Can I link to the MIT OCW Web site from my Web site?
ANSWER: Links to MIT OCW or to courses or pages within the MIT OCW Web site are permitted so long as the use of the materials associated with the link is permitted under the terms of the MIT OCW Creative Commons license ; that the link is freely accessible (e.g., no restrictions or fee for access); and that there is no claim, appearance, or implication of an affiliation with or endorsement by MIT.
MIT OCW cannot guarantee the persistence of any specific link other than those to the MIT OCW homepage . As new courses are published and new user features are added to the MIT OCW site, some links may change, so Web sites that link into MIT OCW are advised to check on a regular basis that they have provided the correct URL in their links.
