Re: Are in-person lectures a thing of the past?
I certainly hope not. Some lectures could be recorded so that students could listen and watch them at times and places convenient for them, but they would then take on a more preplanned aspect,...
Idea Bank: Global implications of edX
5/27/13
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I applaud the creativity of allowing access to MIT lectures and coursework online. Please ensure that this is used to supplement, not replace, the face-to-face classroom and laboratory experience. We cannot duplicate the serendipitous interactions...
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5/21/13
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Before we can talk about the benefits of online learning to education, it helps to agree on the purpose of education. There are many concepts of what education is for. This article
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5/13/13
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Submitted on behalf of Administrative Council, Discussion Table 14
Brainstorm question - What are the pathways and barriers to extending aspects of the MIT educational experience to learners around the world?
Pathways:
Create ways...
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5/12/13
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Submitted on behalf of Administrative Council, Table Discussion, April 30 event
Brainstorm question - What are the pathways and barriers to extending aspects of the MIT educational experience to learners around the world?
Issues...
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4/20/13
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Hold a competitive process to recruit students from around the world who have displayed clear leadership in energy to attend MIT for a semester or year. Their addition would strengthen the MIT energy community and expand the impact MIT has on solving...
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4/13/13
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I went to MIT from 1992-1997 and graduated with an M. Eng in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. After taking a hiatus from the engineering world after working for five years, I recently had the pleasure of reading through MIT's...
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4/12/13
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**Submitted by the Alumni Association on behalf of wlmlab@ucsf.edu, Class of 1965.**
Undergraduate education consists of three broad areas: 1) Learning factual material (e.g. basic courses in physics,...
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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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4/12/13
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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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