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Professor Triatno Harjoko
Head of Department of Architecture atUniversity of Depok in Indonesia
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“Critical thinking and creativity demand the liberalization of learning and information. But I also believe that it’s not simply the information that’s
valuable, but also the glimpse OCW offers into how MIT has structured its teaching and research.”
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Professor Richard HallRecent Ph.D. from LaTrobe University in Melbourne,
Australia, now teaching information systems, beginning microprocessors, and advanced computer-aided software
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OCW saved him “an enormous amount of time and stress.”
“I was delighted by the way the material is so coherently presented. It is truly inspiring to see this
level of excellence.”
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Kunle Adejumo
Engineering student at Ahmadu Bello Universityin Zaria, Nigeria
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“Last semester, I had a course in metallurgical engineering. I didn’t have notes, so I went to OCW. I downloaded a course outline on this, and also some review questions, and these helped me gain a deeper
understanding of the material.”
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Captain Kevin Gannon
Self-learner and Leadership Trainer at U.S. Navy’s Southwest Regional Maintenance Center at the San Diego
Naval Station
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“The Leading Organizations course has turned me on to all sorts of useful references. We’ve used a bunch of books mentioned in the syllabus. And the lecture notes
are also an important tool. OCW has definitely accelerated our ability to train.”
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Professor Karen Willcox
Teaches foundational course to MIT juniorsin Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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“I realized there was this huge disconnect between the math department and the engineering department – who are the downstream users of the material that’s taught in the math classes… I had no idea how or what was being taught.”
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Professor Zhang Wenhua
Teaches electrical technology at Mudanjiang Medical College,
in the Heilongjiang Province of China
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“I realized, watching OCW video clips, that faculty experiments help the students to better understand the theory. This has changed my method of teaching. Since then, I have been trying to provide the students with
more demonstrations.”
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Peteris Krumins
Physics major at the University of Latvia in Riga
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“We had a mechanics course in our university that followed MIT’s Course 8.01 pretty closely. It was great — I
listened to the lectures at our university, and then went home and watched the MIT lecture. It helped me understand some of the difficult concepts, and to get familiar with
the English terms.”
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VR Bill Humes, U.S. Navy Aerospace Engineer
Researcher at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland
Uses lecture notes of Professor David M. Parks from OCW’s “Course 3.35 – Fracture and Fatigue”
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“I work for the U.S. Navy solving real-world problems. I have one project involving how to increase fracture
resistance in F-18 Super Hornet canopies. Pilots have died due to this type of failure. I went
to your site – boom – I found materials on ‘Fracture and Fatigue,’ and this gave me ideas and pointed me in a new
direction.”
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John Navarra
Chairman of the Science DepartmentMonsignor Donovan High School, Toms River, NJ
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“What a service! These videos afford students an in depth perspective into MIT scholarship and it is
INSPIRING. It inspires them because it lets them know that they can understand and appreciate these difficult
concepts on the level of MIT students.”
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