An International Workshop
Creating the Information Commons for e-Science:
Toward Institutional Policies and Guidelines for Action
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
1-2 September 2005

Stephen Carson - Biography

Stephen Carson is Senior Strategist for MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW). He coordinates MIT OCW's support of opencourseware projects at other institutions; manages special initiatives in priority areas; and plans and executes evaluation data collection, integration and reporting for MIT OCW. Stephen was previously a member of the MIT OCW publication team, working with faculty in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Prior to joining the MIT OCW team, Stephen served as Associate Director of Emerson College's Division of Continuing Education in Boston, where - in addition to managing core academic activities of the division - he developed and taught Emerson's first asynchronous, Web-based distance learning course. Stephen earned his MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, and taught creative and expository writing there for five years.