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Idea Bank: Global implications of edX
4/5/13
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I am writing as an alum, an employee at Lincoln Laboratory, and as a parent with 5 children--all of whom hope to afford college.
The information age has been defined by technology improving the ability to communicate and understand information...
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4/5/13
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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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4/5/13
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The MIT Apprenticeship Program
We need to determine what value we must offer our students and the
world, now and in the future, that is worth their considerable
investment of time and money in us. It will turn out that this is...
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4/4/13
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Really loved IAP (Independent Activities Period) way back when. Would love to see a version of this that extends outside of MIT, much like an abbreviated MOOC.
Some of the reasons to do it include:
- fascinating and crazy topics that...
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4/4/13
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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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4/4/13
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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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4/4/13
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I could not imagine my MIT career without any sort of study group or psetting partners. I think there should be an online source for people to find others in their area who are studying the same subject as they are so they can possibly meet up and...
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4/4/13
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Currently, junior faculty are evaluated for promotion to tenure based on two ingredients: research and teaching. However, these two ingredients are not equally weighted. The vast majority of the tenure case is determined by research accomplishments...
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4/4/13
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The edX model has a lot of promise for the future, but so far it does not completely replace an on-campus MIT education. I see at least three crucial areas where the on-campus approach still holds a major advantage:
1) Student-to-student...
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