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MIT student Clinton Blackburn MIT student Clinton Blackburn introduced students to OCW introduced students to OCW during his travels in Africa. during his travels in Africa.

"Through OCW, I am part of a "Through OCW, I am part of a movement to help make movement to help make education free and available to education free and available to the world."the world."

In between studying for In between studying for classes and working at the classes and working at the MIT Computing Help Desk, MIT Computing Help Desk,

MIT senior Clinton Blackburn MIT senior Clinton Blackburn volunteers as an volunteers as an

ambassador for OCW during ambassador for OCW during his travels to Africa.his travels to Africa.

(Photo courtesy of Rana Banerjee.)(Photo courtesy of Rana Banerjee.)

Maria Karamitsou, a civil Maria Karamitsou, a civil engineering student in engineering student in Greece, used OCW as she Greece, used OCW as she researched hydraulics.researched hydraulics.

"I found lecture notes, handouts "I found lecture notes, handouts and slides from presentations, and slides from presentations, and some problem sets. It helped and some problem sets. It helped me a lot."me a lot."

A fifth-year civil engineering A fifth-year civil engineering student at Aristotle University student at Aristotle University

of Thessaloniki in Greece, of Thessaloniki in Greece, Maria Karamitsou spent the Maria Karamitsou spent the

summer of 2005 working at an summer of 2005 working at an institute of seismology, institute of seismology,

studying earthquake-resistant studying earthquake-resistant construction techniques. As construction techniques. As

she began work on the she began work on the project, Karamitsou realized project, Karamitsou realized

that she needed outside that she needed outside sources to bolster her sources to bolster her

research, and recalled that research, and recalled that she had once heard that she had once heard that academic and research academic and research

information was available on information was available on an MIT web sitean MIT web site

Shirley Harrell, an assistant professor at Cambridge College, motivates her students by exposing them to MIT's academic standards.

"It's an important way to ensure "It's an important way to ensure the quality of my courses."the quality of my courses."

Shirley Harrell, an assistant Shirley Harrell, an assistant professor in the School of professor in the School of

Management at Cambridge Management at Cambridge College in Cambridge, MA, College in Cambridge, MA,

speaks with pride of the speaks with pride of the educational environment of educational environment of her institution. As an open-her institution. As an open-

enrollment school, she enrollment school, she explains, Cambridge has "a explains, Cambridge has "a

gate at the end, not the gate at the end, not the beginning," and welcomes beginning," and welcomes

students from a wide range of students from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, backgrounds, experiences,

and abilities.and abilities.

(Photo courtesy of Rana Banerjee.)(Photo courtesy of Rana Banerjee.)

When François Viruly began When François Viruly began to plan a course using a to plan a course using a graduate-level real estate graduate-level real estate text, he was excited to text, he was excited to discover a course on OCW by discover a course on OCW by the author.the author.

"OCW opens up knowledge across "OCW opens up knowledge across the world and allows universities the world and allows universities to benchmark teaching."to benchmark teaching."

As director of Viruly As director of Viruly Consulting – a leading South Consulting – a leading South

African real estate analysis African real estate analysis firm – property economist firm – property economist

François Viruly has acquired François Viruly has acquired extensive experience in the extensive experience in the

South African commercial real South African commercial real estate market over the past estate market over the past

decade. One of Viruly's decade. One of Viruly's regular courses is a property regular courses is a property

investment module for investment module for graduate students at the graduate students at the

University of the University of the WitwatersrandWitwatersrand

Enersa employs 18 full-time Enersa employs 18 full-time solar technicians drawn from solar technicians drawn from the communities they serve, the communities they serve, and Enersa’s products affect and Enersa’s products affect the daily lives of thousands of the daily lives of thousands of Haitians.Haitians.

"MIT OpenCourseWare was "MIT OpenCourseWare was different because it explained different because it explained things step by step."things step by step."

Entrepreneurs Jean-Ronel Noel Entrepreneurs Jean-Ronel Noel and Alex Georges are working and Alex Georges are working to bring renewable energy to to bring renewable energy to

communities throughout Haiti. communities throughout Haiti. Through their company, Through their company,

Enersa (enersahaiti.com) they Enersa (enersahaiti.com) they planned to create solar panels planned to create solar panels

to serve the needs of their to serve the needs of their country, but in their research country, but in their research

and development process, and development process, they required guidance in they required guidance in

electrical engineering. Noel electrical engineering. Noel found the materials he found the materials he

needed on MIT needed on MIT OpenCourseWare. “I was able OpenCourseWare. “I was able

to use the OpenCourseWare to use the OpenCourseWare to learn the principles of to learn the principles of

integrated circuits.integrated circuits.

OCW user Harry Crissy

"Without question, OCW courses "Without question, OCW courses have helped me in my have helped me in my professional life."professional life."

As an expert in community As an expert in community development in South development in South

Carolina, Harry Crissy does Carolina, Harry Crissy does much of his job on his feet. By much of his job on his feet. By

combining his shoe-leather combining his shoe-leather commitment to improving commitment to improving

underserved areas with OCW underserved areas with OCW courses in systems analysis, courses in systems analysis,

Crissy has helped Crissy has helped entrepreneurs get projects off entrepreneurs get projects off

the ground and collaborated the ground and collaborated to transform a vacant building to transform a vacant building

into a facility for a minority-into a facility for a minority-based technical school's based technical school's

culinary program.culinary program.