An interesting interview with Andrew Ng
Stanford professor and Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng chats with Neil Conan about Coursera’s recent successes and upcoming challenges.
An interesting interview with Andrew Ng
Stanford professor and Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng chats with Neil Conan about Coursera’s recent successes and upcoming challenges.
Students’ perspectives on their Udacity experiences
Recently, I’ve been stumbling into numerous blog posts written by students who’ve taken classes at Udacity about their experiences with the site. Let’s see what some of them have to say.
Students’ perspectives on their Udacity experiences
Recently, I’ve been stumbling into numerous blog posts written by students who’ve taken classes at Udacity about their experiences with the site. Let’s see what some of them have to say.
Reading list for Week 23
A collection of interesting links from the archive for Week 23.
Reading list for Week 23
A collection of interesting links from the archive for Week 23.
Salman Khan challenges MIT grads to resist cynicism
The founder of Khan Academy told MIT graduates Friday that they still face a world filled with cynicism and pessimism, and he challenged them to resist those attitudes.
Salman Khan challenges MIT grads to resist cynicism
The founder of Khan Academy told MIT graduates Friday that they still face a world filled with cynicism and pessimism, and he challenged them to resist those attitudes.
Online classes see cheating go high-tech
“Tech-savvy students are finding ways to cheat that let them ace online courses with minimal effort, in ways that are difficult to detect.”
Online classes see cheating go high-tech
“Tech-savvy students are finding ways to cheat that let them ace online courses with minimal effort, in ways that are difficult to detect.”
What kinds of students take courses online?
Early demographic data is out on the number and kinds of students who’ve been enrolling for recent courses online—and how many actually finish.
What kinds of students take courses online?
Early demographic data is out on the number and kinds of students who’ve been enrolling for recent courses online—and how many actually finish.
What can the U.S. learn from other successful education systems?
Stanford University’s Linda Darling-Hammond voices her opinions on Dan Rather Reports.
What can the U.S. learn from other successful education systems?
Stanford University’s Linda Darling-Hammond voices her opinions on Dan Rather Reports.
Digital learning boosts achievement
“A reader commented that he wanted to get on board with digital learning but had been told there wasn’t much evidence of links to achievement. That’s dead wrong.”
Digital learning boosts achievement
“A reader commented that he wanted to get on board with digital learning but had been told there wasn’t much evidence of links to achievement. That’s dead wrong.”
A ‘disruptive’ look at competency-based education
A report on how the innovative use of technology will likely transform the college experience.
A ‘disruptive’ look at competency-based education
A report on how the innovative use of technology will likely transform the college experience.
Can mind-reading robots help students pay attention?
Even the best teachers have moments where their students start to lose focus in class. But what if they had a robot that could help them keep kids engaged?
Can mind-reading robots help students pay attention?
Even the best teachers have moments where their students start to lose focus in class. But what if they had a robot that could help them keep kids engaged?
Smarterer raises $1.75 million and continues to grow rapidly
The Boston-based company announced yesterday that they’ve raised $1.75 million in Series A funding from True Ventures, Google Ventures and a number of angel investors.
Smarterer raises $1.75 million and continues to grow rapidly
The Boston-based company announced yesterday that they’ve raised $1.75 million in Series A funding from True Ventures, Google Ventures and a number of angel investors.
Future learning
Students are the future, but what’s the future for students? To arm them with the relevant, timeless skills for our rapidly changing world, we need to revolutionize what it means to learn.
Future learning
Students are the future, but what’s the future for students? To arm them with the relevant, timeless skills for our rapidly changing world, we need to revolutionize what it means to learn.
Bring back home economics!
Parents don’t have time to teach kids basic cooking and housekeeping, so schools must do it instead.
Bring back home economics!
Parents don’t have time to teach kids basic cooking and housekeeping, so schools must do it instead.
Just putting up lectures on an LMS does not a MOOC make
High quality interactive content, scaleable grading systems and big data collection. Few of the things I find absolutely interesting about the current crop of online learning efforts.
Just putting up lectures on an LMS does not a MOOC make
High quality interactive content, scaleable grading systems and big data collection. Few of the things I find absolutely interesting about the current crop of online learning efforts.