Idea Bank: Education & Facilities

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The internet is about decentralization and customization. Web 1.0 decentralized data access by broadening connectivity. Web 2.0 decentralized content creation by providing easy-to-use platforms to share and modify information. Web 3.0 will...

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Move away from the lecture model and use the flipped classroom model where appropriate; the advantage of a physical campus is the opportunity to collaborate and work on research. Focus the time on campus for these efforts, and use the classroom for...

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First, I believe on-line courses to educate on technical material should include videos, graphics, hyperlinks for details, and most important, tests with instant feedback. That will be a big step forward over lectures and textbooks.

Second, I...

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First, the idea of driving the cost of a residential education down via digital media is very compelling. Shortening the time spent in formal "college" would help many families for whom college is not a viable alternative due to financial constraints...

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With Ed X and OCW, MIT shares in developing a platform for online education. Education is evolving rapidly - there are some needs met well by MOOCs at a small cost per student and with maximum flexibility and minimum risk to finances and reputation...

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Alumni, Student living, teaching methodology, academic year, and finances (all that nicely packaged for your eyes only ;-) )

1) Alumni participation:
Alumni are divided in at least two camps, the Devout, and those who really don t care...

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Help Maintain Fraternities

It is true that I was graduated nearly 50 years ago (1967), but a major part of my education was in the fraternity I belonged to (SAE). I learned to live with other folks and to manage my own life. Interpersonal...

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I do not think that remote learning can replace the residential college. My company has tried allowing engineers to work remotely many times without great success except on very narrow and well-defined software development projects. Engineers who...

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My belief is that one of the big missing pieces in the US educational system is providing young people perspectives on all the different professions that are available and what it means to select one. I believe that there needs to be a process,...

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I guess the obvious question is whether an education at Tech has left a lot to be desired. Change solely for the sake of change and boldness isn't much of a virtue, at least to my thinking. If we can do a better job of educating students without...

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