Idea Bank: Academic year

5/24/13
Why Education should be more like Survival School
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Imagine dropping someone off in the middle of the wilderness to survive in the wild for a week. What are the most important things that person needs to help them survive? Arguably more than anything else, grit—sustained perseverance and passion...

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Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Academic year, Problem Solving, Grit, Passion, active learning
4/17/13
Coops
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Include a 6-12 months stint after sophomore year to help solidify choices for major.

The 6-12 months internships would be under the supervision of MIT alums

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Education & Facilities, Academic year
4/12/13
We should never loose sight of humanity. We cannot learn to be social if we are locked in our rooms.
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**Submitted by the MIT Alumni Association on behalf of david.dinhofer@dinhofer.net, Class of 1975.**

I would like to start by saying that my experience and memories at MIT are centered around...

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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
IN-PERSON LECTURES are essential.
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**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
The idea of a "lectureless" class sounds absurd, depending on implementation.
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**Posted by the MIT Alumni Association on behalf of brad.lichtenstein@verizon.net.**

The idea of a "lectureless" class sounds absurd, depending on implementation - not even high-bandwidth...

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Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Academic year, Global Implications of EdX, Global implications of edX, Beyond the residential campus
4/8/13
Make it all free and as efficiently delivered as possible.
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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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A New Financial Model, Cost reduction strategies, Financial models and pricing structures, Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Academic year, Global Implications of EdX, Global implications of edX, free education
4/4/13
Future of the Classroom
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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
4/4/13
Rising costs
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Average: 3 (2 votes)

I have been in higher education as a professor for >30 yrs and with two teenagers prepping for college, I am an observer from both sides. Even though I consider myself relatively well paid (upper middle class), my main concern regarding college/...

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Education & Facilities, Academic year
4/3/13
How many hours are necessary
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Especially as we leverage both in person and virtual learning, it feels a bit arbitrary to me that we only teach things that require between 30 and 75 hours of instructor led instruction (15 weeks in a semester x 2-5 hours per week). I look at the...

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Education & Facilities, Educational experiences, Academic year