Idea Bank: Physical spaces

4/12/13
IN-PERSON LECTURES are essential.
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Average: 4 (1 vote)

**Submitted by the MIT Alumni Association on behalf of donferguson@ieee.org, Class of 1957.**

IN PERSON LECTURES are essential, I believe. A live person who is expert on the topic can add emphasis on...

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A New Financial Model, Improving accessibility and affordability, Revenue opportunities, Cost reduction strategies, Financial models and pricing structures, Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Academic year, Physical spaces, Global Implications of EdX, Global implications of edX, Beyond the residential campus
4/12/13
Rethink the 4-year system of education, but do not kill its warmth and personal attention to students and young instructors
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**Submitted to the MIT Alumni Association on behalf of owenmtz@alum.mit.edu, Class of 1960.**

Thanks for your courtesy in requesting my opinion about MIT education. I studied City and Regional...

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A New Financial Model, Improving accessibility and affordability, Revenue opportunities, Cost reduction strategies, Financial models and pricing structures, Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Academic year, Physical spaces, Global Implications of EdX, Global implications of edX, Beyond the residential campus
4/11/13
Use scientific approaches to study various options
4.5
Average: 4.5 (2 votes)

I think whatever is done to enhance the education through media and technology, the phsycial presence in Cambridge (or satellite locations) where people experience labs, camus life and build strong bonds with fellow classmates is irreplaceable. It is...

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Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Physical spaces, Global Implications of EdX, Beyond the residential campus, pilots, experiment, head-to-head, scientific
4/5/13
Don't neglect hands-on labs!
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Average: 5 (1 vote)

Right now, the idea of MOOCs and distance learning is the new hotness. I've seen many people (here and in the media at large) blithely assert that MOOCs, in an edX / Khan / Coursera style, can replace traditional pedagogy. That claim is dubious...

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Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Physical spaces, Global Implications of EdX, Global implications of edX, Beyond the residential campus
4/4/13
"CostCo University"
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I would model my proposed college, which I call “CostCo U”, after a law firm. Just as senior lawyers own the firm and delegate out various administrative responsibilities, I would have a college where faculty own the institution, and administrators...

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A New Financial Model, Improving accessibility and affordability, Cost reduction strategies, Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Physical spaces, CostCo university
4/4/13
Is there a better way to share experts knowladge
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Through my academic and medical life I observed that the subject matter experts are not necessary the best teachers or speakers.

We have the opportunity to transform the academic experience of the students and the faculty if we give each one...

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A New Financial Model, Improving accessibility and affordability, Cost reduction strategies, Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Physical spaces, Global Implications of EdX, Global implications of edX, Beyond the residential campus, serious games, AI, Knowledge Management System
4/4/13
Future of the Classroom
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Average: 4.5 (2 votes)

Much of what is "taught" can be taught online. But much of what is "learned" is learned in person - through the face-to-face interaction of researching, discussing, debating, exploring and comprehending, with individuals, in groups, and in classrooms...

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Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Academic year, Physical spaces, Global Implications of EdX, Global implications of edX, online, classroom, teaching, learning, social skills, relationships, networks
4/3/13
Campaign
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Average: 1 (1 vote)

Everyone knows that the old, single-pane windows in the main group are energy sinks, yet replacement is not cheap. I would like to propose a fund raising campaign to fix this. At Brown University, sections of the fence surrounding the campus are named...

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A New Financial Model, Revenue opportunities, Cost reduction strategies, Education & Facilities, Physical spaces
4/3/13
8.02 & TEAL
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Average: 4 (1 vote)

Just yesterday I sat in on a TEAL-based 8.02 lecture, and it was fantastic. Integration of the classroom technology with presentation and student participation was superb. More of this, please!...

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Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Physical spaces
4/3/13
Engineering the Future of Education
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The next 10 years will see dramatic changes in the future of education. The concept of the classroom will be adaptable to different learning environments and content. Inside the classroom of the future, you will have a blend of real and virtual...

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Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Physical spaces, Global Implications of EdX, Global implications of edX, Beyond the residential campus, education, virtual classroom, Massive Open Online Courses, MOOC, open standards, engineering education, international challenges, future education, education technology