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Category Archives: Lectures
Sebastian Thrun on Flipping the Classroom
In this video, Sebastian Thrun speaks out about why he put his Stanford class online. A must see. A bit of a long winded intro. Skip ahead to 2:20.
Posted in Lectures, Videos
Tagged Education, Flipping the Classroom, online education, Sebastian Thrun, Stanford, tech and ed
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June 11th, 2012: Noah Smith says college isn’t just a signaling method
Here’s a good post by Noah Smith. Economists have dedicated untold numbers of papers to showing that college doesn’t produce useful skills. But I think that this is missing the point; useful skills, which you mostly learn on the job, are … Continue reading
Posted in Lectures
Tagged Education, Higher Education, Is College worth it, Noah Smith, Screening and Signaling, Vivek Wadhwa
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Education Needs To Be Reinvented Not Reformed
TED talk by Tony Wagner.
Affirmative Action: Michael Sandel and his class at Harvard discuss
If you missed the video leading up to this discussion, watch it here.
Posted in Lectures, Videos
Tagged affirmative action, diversity, Education, Harvard, Justice, legacy admissions, Michael Sandel, university admissions
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Once Upon a School…
Dave Eggers’ Once Upon a School (TED Feb 2011) Whenever You Are, We’re Already Then
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Tagged Creativity, Dave Eggers, Education, Pirates, TED, Tutoring
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Michael Sandel on Distributive Justice: What’s a Fair Start?
If you’re interested in philosophy and you haven’t watched these, you should watch the entire series on Youtube. If you’re just interested in the part about equal access to education, fast forward to 14:15 in this video.
Posted in Lectures, Videos
Tagged college admissions, difference principle, Education, equality, Harvard, John Rawls, Justice, Michael Sandel, philosophy
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MOOCs 101
What is a MOOC? MOOC stands for massive open online course, so basically, a MOOC is an online course open to anybody who has access to the internet. It’s slightly more nuanced than that, so you can read the Wikipedia … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, education revolution, Education Technology, MOOC, Online Learning, Technology and Learning
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Andrew Delbanco on “What’s right about our colleges”
Delbanco makes three arguments in favor of American colleges: 1. We need college graduates in order to be economically competitive. 2. We need an educated citizenry to maintain our democracy. 3. College helps you enjoy life by making ‘the inside … Continue reading
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Tagged advantages, Andrew Delbanco, books, College, College: What it was, Education
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Peter Thiel’s 20 under 20 on 60 Minutes
Peter Thiel tells students to “Think hard about going to college.” The co-founder of Pay Pal has started a program for young entrepreneurs. He grants his 20 under 20 $100,000 to skip college and dive straight into business building instead. Watch … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 under 20, 60 minutes, Education, education revolution, entrepreneurship, innovation, Peter Thiel, Tuition
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