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...
Idea Bank: Beyond the residential campus
4/5/13
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I am taking the liberty of describing my vision of the future of MIT, within the framework of teaching, research and service. My comments are directed more to MIT's external relations and the role it can (should) play on the regional, the national and...
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4/5/13
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Everyone interested in the future of our residential system should go
back and read Edwin Land's 1957 lecture "Generation of Greatness".
This lecture was the genesis of UROP, which was the last great
transformative idea in MIT...
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4/4/13
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Having recently completed work as co-chair of an innovation task force at my university, I'll toss out a few things that didn't make it into the task force's report:
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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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As a member of the Sloan Fellows class of 1960 I have fond memories of the days at MIT. Those of us who are left still get together each year to renew our friendship. Our ages while at MIT ranged from 32 to 42. We and our families (mine was a wife and...
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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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