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Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It's Just So Darn Hard) - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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STEM attrition education college

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Professor Chang says that rather than losing mainly students from disadvantaged backgrounds or with lackluster records, the attrition rate can be higher at the most selective schools, where he believes the competition overwhelms even well-qualified students.
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Peter Hopkins: Great Big Ideas for the Future of Higher Education - 0 views

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Coursera Announces Big Expansion, Adding 17 Universities - Wired Campus - The Chronicle... - 0 views

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Chris Dede on 19 Sep 12

A major competitor to the Harvard-MIT-Berkeley Edx consortium

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What You Need to Know About MOOC's - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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Emerging Technology technology education 'MOOC'

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Emily Watson on 23 Sep 12

Provides a nice overview and timeline of MOOC history since last summer.

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A four-year university computer science curriculum using only Coursera - 1 views

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Arthur Josephson on 26 Sep 12

A step forward in comprehensive online ed, and also an example of "mashing up" existing offerings by a third party. This guy "thought it would be an interesting exercise to see if it was possible to design a reasonable computer science curriculum using just Coursera courses (a MOOC)."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A step forward in comprehensive online ed, and also an example of "mashing up" existing offerings by a third party. This guy "thought it would be an interesting exercise to see if it was possible to design a reasonable computer science curriculum using just Coursera courses (a MOOC)."</div>

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Cole Shaw on 26 Sep 12

I think that's a really interesting exercise--especially the one comment about "you could take all these in about six months." Thanks for the link!

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As Online Courses Grow, Sites Offering Unauthorized Academic Help Get More Brazen - Wir... - 0 views

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Emily Watson on 29 Sep 12

Discusses the increase of agressive marketing that facilitates cheating that is being coupled with the growing of opportunities for online learning.

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Essay on MOOC platforms and the payoff for professors | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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Benefits of teaching online.

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MIT announces two MOOC sequences as edX strategy begins to take shape | Inside Higher Ed - 1 views

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MIT mini-MOOCS

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A step to explore models for MOOCs

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A Google E-Learning Ecosystem? | Inside Higher Ed - 1 views

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shared by Mirza Ramic on 26 Sep 13 - No Cached

Mirza Ramic on 26 Sep 13

Interesting article on the steps that Google has taken toward building an e-learning ecosystem.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology names edX key component in educational strategy |... - 1 views

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MOOCs educational_technology learning Education online

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Mirza Ramic on 25 Nov 13

MIT considering its future vis-a-vis edX: "An education from MIT may soon involve a freshman year spent completing online courses, two years on campus and a fourth "year" of continuous education. While students pursue their careers, they could access a growing library of online courses to refresh their knowledge."access a growing library of online courses to refresh their knowledge."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MIT considering its future vis-a-vis edX: "An education from MIT may soon involve a freshman year spent completing online courses, two years on campus and a fourth "year" of continuous education. While students pursue their careers, they could access a growing library of online courses to refresh their knowledge."access a growing library of online courses to refresh their knowledge."</div>

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Editing Wikipedia Pages for Med School Credit - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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shared by Mirza Ramic on 30 Sep 13 - No Cached

Mirza Ramic on 30 Sep 13

Quite an interesting move by University of California, SF - med students will now be able to receive academic credit for editing Wikipedia articles about diseases.

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Tools v. Toys | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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Mirza Ramic on 09 Dec 13

In support of technological possibilities, not inevitabilities.

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Despite new studies, flipping the classroom still enjoys widespread support | Inside Hi... - 1 views

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Still in Favor of the Flip

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What It Takes: More Than High School: Disrupting Higher Ed - 1 views

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Researchers Push MOOC Conversation Beyond 'Tsunami' Metaphors - Wired Campus - Blogs - ... - 0 views

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Mirza Ramic on 11 Dec 13

Trying to move the MOOC conversation beyond hype and toward more careful analysis.

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Have MOOCs hurt public perception of online education? (essay) | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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Mirza Ramic on 13 Dec 13

"The advent of this so-called "lousy product" - the MOOC - may be triggering a change, however. Indeed, recent survey evidence suggests that the acceptance of online learning among certain constituencies may be plateauing. Is it possible that a backlash against MOOCs could even precipitate a decline in the broader acceptance of online learning?"

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Helping Faculty Members Use Technology Is Top Concern in Computing Survey - Technology ... - 0 views

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Degrees Based on What You Can Do, Not How Long You Went - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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competency-based higher education

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consistent with our discussion in class.

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As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry - 0 views

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Harley Chang on 01 Nov 13

Is the rise of technology the downfall of humanities? The article also talks a bit about new tech tools used in humanities classes on page 2.

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Josh Tappan on 01 Nov 13

I thought it was interesting to note the shift in focus and interest from a broad "knowledge-based" education to a "career readiness" and skills-based education over the past 10 or so years (probably due to the recession) from students AND higher ed. institutions. Do you think this shift is from student demand for more "practical" majors in STEM fields or policy/institution push to enroll more students in STEM majors?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I thought it was interesting to note the shift in focus and interest from a broad "knowledge-based" education to a "career readiness" and skills-based education over the past 10 or so years (probably due to the recession) from students AND higher ed. institutions. Do you think this shift is from student demand for more "practical" majors in STEM fields or policy/institution push to enroll more students in STEM majors?</div>

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A Virtual Revolution Is Brewing for Colleges - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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When this happens -- be it in 10 years or 20 -- we will see a structural disintegration in the academy akin to that in newspapers now. The typical 2030 faculty will likely be a collection of adjuncts alone in their apartments, using recycled syllabuses and administering multiple-choice tests from afar.
- Xavier Rozas on 13 Sep 09
  
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But within the next 40 years, the majority of brick-and-mortar universities will probably find partnerships with other kinds of services, or close their doors.
- Jennifer Hern on 13 Sep 09
  
  I seriously doubt colleges and universities are going to fall by the wayside into cyberspace. The article is focusing on the cost of education at these institutions instead of the quality of education. Yes, more students will have access to higher ed. degrees because they are more affordable, but setting out on your own at eighteen years of age, whether it be going to college or entering the workforce, is a long-held tradition in society. Students at universities aren't just learning about academics, they're learning about social dynamics as well. Based on my personal experience, I probably learned more about why and how people, groups, teams, and large organizations operate and interact (especially in informal settings) than I did about Milton's 15th century Morte D'Arthur. If the author is proposing that MOST high school graduates stay home for an additional two to four years before entering the real world, I think it would create a whole new set of rammifications that would negatively impact our society as a whole.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I seriously doubt colleges and universities are going to fall by the wayside into cyberspace. The article is focusing on the cost of education at these institutions instead of the quality of education. Yes, more students will have access to higher ed. degrees because they are more affordable, but setting out on your own at eighteen years of age, whether it be going to college or entering the workforce, is a long-held tradition in society. Students at universities aren't just learning about academics, they're learning about social dynamics as well. Based on my personal experience, I probably learned more about why and how people, groups, teams, and large organizations operate and interact (especially in informal settings) than I did about Milton's 15th century Morte D'Arthur. If the author is proposing that MOST high school graduates stay home for an additional two to four years before entering the real world, I think it would create a whole new set of rammifications that would negatively impact our society as a whole.</div>
  
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Jennifer Jocz on 13 Sep 09

This article talks about online-learning and the ways it may change the college experience. While I agree that new technology is affecting the way our courses are run, I don't see it leading to the complete shut down of Universities. While it is wonderful that people have access to courses and resources that they may not otherwise have, I believe that there will always be a need for face-to-face interactions that one can only get from a University setting.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article talks about online-learning and the ways it may change the college experience. While I agree that new technology is affecting the way our courses are run, I don't see it leading to the complete shut down of Universities. While it is wonderful that people have access to courses and resources that they may not otherwise have, I believe that there will always be a need for face-to-face interactions that one can only get from a University setting.</div>

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