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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have decided to make all their
course materials available to the public. They formed a committee to decide how
to distribute it, either as a package, to sell it by course, or by other means.

One member had a brilliant suggestion: "Let's give it away."

http://www.ocw.mit.edu/index.html

You can read and download the entire program of almost every single course
available in their curriculum, all for free. You won't receive course credit
for reading or using it, but you can effectively obtain an education from one
the world's foremost science and technology universities for free.

Especially of note to USW are the courses on Earth, atmospheric, and planetary
sciences.

This is what the internet should be about, the corpus of human wisdom available
free to all - Met Office take note (although they are on the right track).

My thanks to Bob Dog of the newsgroup alt.atheism for bringing this to my
attention.

Martin (JPG)

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have decided to make all

their
course materials available to the public. They formed a committee to

decide how
to distribute it, either as a package, to sell it by course, or by other

means.

One member had a brilliant suggestion: "Let's give it away."

http://www.ocw.mit.edu/index.html

You can read and download the entire program of almost every single course
available in their curriculum, all for free. You won't receive course

credit
for reading or using it, but you can effectively obtain an education from

one
the world's foremost science and technology universities for free.

Especially of note to USW are the courses on Earth, atmospheric, and

planetary
sciences.

This is what the internet should be about, the corpus of human wisdom

available
free to all - Met Office take note (although they are on the right track).

My thanks to Bob Dog of the newsgroup alt.atheism for bringing this to my
attention.

Martin (JPG)



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Works fine here

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"CK" wrote in message
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Can't get anywhere with that address -

CK
"JPG" wrote in message
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have decided to make

all
their
course materials available to the public. They formed a committee to

decide how
to distribute it, either as a package, to sell it by course, or by other

means.

One member had a brilliant suggestion: "Let's give it away."

http://www.ocw.mit.edu/index.html

You can read and download the entire program of almost every single

course
available in their curriculum, all for free. You won't receive course

credit
for reading or using it, but you can effectively obtain an education

from
one
the world's foremost science and technology universities for free.

Especially of note to USW are the courses on Earth, atmospheric, and

planetary
sciences.

This is what the internet should be about, the corpus of human wisdom

available
free to all - Met Office take note (although they are on the right

track).

My thanks to Bob Dog of the newsgroup alt.atheism for bringing this to

my
attention.

Martin (JPG)





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Try surfing around a little bit.

Lecture notes on Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere at
http://www.ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth-.../LectureNotes/
Lecture notes on Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling at
http://www.ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth-...otes/index.htm

.....are just a few I have found so far.

Joe


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Try surfing around a little bit.


Not a weather course but a rather fine lightning photo at

http://www.ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-07Electromagnetism-IIFall2002/CourseHome/index.htm
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This is what the internet should be about, the corpus of human wisdom

available
free to all - Met Office take note (although they are on the right track).


The Met Office College staff were heavily involved with the freely available
EUMETCAL ( http://www.eumetcal.org/ )
learning packages. Admittedly the US efforts have more 'bells and whistles'
but given the massive difference in budgets for these things I think they
did a good job.

Jon.


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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have decided to make all their
course materials available to the public.


http://www.ocw.mit.edu/index.html


Especially of note to USW are the courses on Earth, atmospheric, and planetary
sciences.


I don't think it is such a big deal. The OU output is readily available
on the TV for anyone with a free time table and a video recorder to
access. Have you seen the number of search engines that are available as
add-ons for the Firefox browser?

Most largish libraries carry university courses for those who want to
trouble themselves with an education. The biggest problem with all these
things is not the availability of tutors to help you understand, that
can be catered for on the net at any amount of newsgroups. Nor is it a
problem working alone. Well it is, but at least you are not distracted
by college life.

The biggest problem is that you don't get the cachet that "going to MIT"
ads to your CV.

This is what the internet should be about, the corpus of human wisdom
available free to all - Met Office take note (although they are on the
right track.)


The MetO are constrained by Thatcherism are they not? They have to make
money by law, on the public info they have. Or has that changed under
Blairlessness?




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Most largish libraries carry university courses for those who want to
trouble themselves with an education. The biggest problem with all these
things is not the availability of tutors to help you understand, that
can be catered for on the net at any amount of newsgroups. Nor is it a
problem working alone. Well it is, but at least you are not distracted
by college life.

The biggest problem is that you don't get the cachet that "going to MIT"
ads to your CV.


And of course, although many of the MIT courses have lecture notes
available, the notes I've looked at were not really designed for independent
study, but to be viewed in conjunction with the lecturer speaking.

Reminds me of when you used to miss a lecture at Uni and try and make sense
from the handouts!

- Michael


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On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:56:48 +0100, MichaelJP wrote in

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Reminds me of when you used to miss a lecture at Uni and try and make sense
from the handouts!


And then want the lecturer to explain it all over again in his free time.
I recall such students well:-)

Also reminds me of when student assessment of teaching came in. The major
criticism of me was the time of my lectures - always at 0915 as that is
when I preferred to teach. I pointed out I was in charge of time tabling
and nothing would move me from that slot:-)

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"JPG" wrote in message


The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have decided to make all their
course materials available to the public.


http://www.ocw.mit.edu/index.html


Especially of note to USW are the courses on Earth, atmospheric, and planetary
sciences.


I don't think it is such a big deal. The OU output is readily available
on the TV for anyone with a free time table and a video recorder to
access. Have you seen the number of search engines that are available as
add-ons for the Firefox browser?


How many people live in Oklahoma? Fifty? Most live elsewhere,
if you weren't aware.

Second, which is more widely available for third-world internet
users, e-mail or T-1 lines? Guess which is easier for them to
access, OU by live connection or MIT emails and FTP downloads?

Third, there are more than two browsers. Plain text works on
all browsers and computers.


Most largish libraries carry university courses for those who want to
trouble themselves with an education. The biggest problem with all these
things is not the availability of tutors to help you understand, that
can be catered for on the net at any amount of newsgroups. Nor is it a
problem working alone. Well it is, but at least you are not distracted
by college life.


Some people are never satisfied, even when what's given is
more than could ever be hoped for.


Bob Dog


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