Comments for Tom's Two Cents

Comment on Thinking about a TwHistory dissertation by opencontent

opencontent — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:07:03 +0000

Do it! That's awesome. Let me know if there is anything I can do to support you!

Comment on Reflexions on the 2nd Connexions Conference by kathifletcher

kathifletcher — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:12:06 +0000

We on the Connexions staff always learn so much from the conference. It is fantastic to see the breadth of projects using Connexions and hear the feedback on what we are doing and contemplating. This year, with the release of Enterprise Rhaptos, we are really encouraged that the community using and developing for Connexions and Rhaptos will grow even faster than it has been.

See my full comments on Tom's post on the OCW blog — http://ocwblog.org/2010/02/04/good-things-brewi...

Comment on USU OpenCourseWare is a Virtual Visitor’s Center by Tom Caswell

Tom Caswell — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:31:52 +0000

Thanks for commenting, David, but I don't want to stray too far from the context of my letter, which was directed at a marketing and PR committee. My point is that we have not made a strong enough case to these people. Marketing a university costs money, and the return on this investment is measured in eyeballs, visitors, or hits -- not dollars. An established OpenCourseWare like USU OCW should be a line item because it provides more marketing bang for every buck. Smart organizations like Talis have figured this out and are now using their marketing budgets to fund interesting projects that will enhance their reputation (http://blogs.talis.com/education/incubator/). I realize this is all stuff you know, but I'm just putting it out there for others. There is more I could say about this. Yes, I think I feel another blog post coming on...

Comment on USU OpenCourseWare is a Virtual Visitor’s Center by Tom Caswell

Tom Caswell — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:27:23 +0000

@Marion: I think you meant to say 500,000 visitors a _year_. I still have Google Analytics running for USU OCW, so I am seeing those same numbers. Impressive for an OCW that is not longer adding new content. Imagine if there was funding for new courses!

Comment on USU OpenCourseWare is a Virtual Visitor’s Center by Tom Caswell

Tom Caswell — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:15:34 +0000

Follow up post: http://tomcaswell.com/2010/01/29/usu-opencourse...

Comment on USU OpenCourseWare is a Virtual Visitor’s Center by MarionJensen

MarionJensen — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:56:41 +0000

Great post. Although I've tracked as many as 50,000 unique visitors a month, so the site attracts closer to 500,000 to 500,000 visitors a month.

Well said!

Comment on USU OpenCourseWare is a Virtual Visitor’s Center by Tom Caswell

Tom Caswell — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:31:52 +0000

Comment on USU OpenCourseWare is a Virtual Visitor’s Center by Tom Caswell

Tom Caswell — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:27:23 +0000

Comment on USU OpenCourseWare is a Virtual Visitor’s Center by MarionJensen

MarionJensen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:56:41 +0000

Great post. Although I've tracked as many as 50,000 unique visitors a month, so the site attracts closer to 500,000 to 500,000 visitors a month.

Well said!

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Justifying OpenCourseWare « — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:27:06 +0000

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