Curriki vs Open Michigan
Curriki
curriki.orgOpen Michigan
open.umich.eduSide by side
| Figure | Curriki | Open Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 0 |
| Spec score · Open Educational Resource Platforms | 7.6 (#12) | 7.4 (#19) |
| Audience | Curriki’s privacy policy describes its services as directed to adults such as educators and parents, and not to children under 13. | Open Michigan encourages scholars and students to share their work and describes its service as supporting the university community, Michigan residents, and the broader public. |
| Founded | 2006 | 2007 |
| Privacy | Curriki’s privacy policy says registered users may provide personal information including name, email, city, state, ZIP code, and gender. | The privacy page says personally identifiable information is collected only when voluntarily provided, and contact information is not shared outside Open Michigan or its service providers unless legally required. |
| Support | The Curriki AI launch announcement directs inquiries to [email protected]. | The site directs visitors to a contact form or [email protected] for accessibility requests and says it will provide an alternate format promptly. |
In their own words
Open Michigan
Open Michigan is a University of Michigan initiative for sharing research, teaching and creative work beyond campus. It offers services and expertise in open educational resources, open data and open publications, and lets visitors search for material from within and outside the university for teaching and research. Its collection includes course materials, videos, lectures, student work and other educational resources from U-M faculty, students, staff and partner institutions. Nearly all of its educational resources are openly licensed for reuse under Creative Commons. The initiative can help publish syllabi, courses and learning modules, promote educational resources, and make data publicly available. It describes open data as publicly available for use, reuse and distribution, and open access scholarship as available to read online for free. Open Michigan is a partnership of the University Library and Health Information Technology and Services, and began in 2007. It notes that older resources may not work well with screen readers and many videos lack sufficient captions; remediation is underway. Hosted content published after January 1, 2017 receives accessibility reviews, with a goal of WCAG 2.0 AA compliance.