The most fun I’ve had in open ed in a long time
My first job out of grad school was as the coordinator of Emerson College’s adult degree program. Without a doubt, the highlight of the job was the daily contact with the amazingly motivated and...
View ArticleHigher Ed Today appearance
Had the pleasure of appearing last week on a DC cable show, Higher Ed Today, along with Candace Thille of CMU’s OLI. Thanks, Steven! For your viewing pleasure:
View ArticleSecond Offering of Python Mechanical MOOC Course to Begin November 26th #mmooc
Innovative model combining open education resources drew 6,000 registrants for first offering CAMBRIDGE, MA, November 8th, 2012 — In August of this year, a group of leading open education projects...
View ArticleWill the world’s most popular professor create the world’s most massive...
MIT Physics Professor Walter Lewin announces massive open online course through edX. CAMBRIDGE, MA, January 23, 2013 – Walter Lewin, the MIT physics professor who has achieved an unparalleled following...
View ArticleJust what I need
Given my ability to keep up on this blog, and the demands of the Mechanical MOOC blog (http://mechanicalmooc.wordpress.com), about the last thing I need is to be responsible for the care and feeding of...
View ArticleNew free course by human genome pioneer Dr. Eric Lander announced
Massive open online course to share how genetics is transforming our understanding of human biology and disease. CAMBRIDGE, MA, January 30, 2013 — In the 1990′s and early ’00s, Dr. Eric Lander led the...
View ArticleSaylor Foundation Executive Director
I recently heard from Alana Harrington that she is leaving her post as Executive Director for the Saylor Foundation. I’ll be sorry to see her take her leave, as she’s made tremendous contributions to...
View ArticleWho really cares about MOOC completion?
This is a really interesting graphic on MOOC completion, showing rates ranging from 20% to 2%. The data points the researcher (Katy Jordan at OU UK) pulls out are: How big is the typical MOOC? – while...
View ArticleWhy the “open” in MOOC matters
Jeff Young has a great piece in the Chronicle of Higher Ed today about what he calls the “bandwidth divide” and how most MOOCs require learners to have persistent high-speed internet access. When we...
View ArticleMore awful AT&T service
Never fails to amaze me how truly bad AT&Ts approach to customer service really is. Was talking with a coworker the other day, and he mentioned signing up for MIT’s discount with AT&T. I...
View ArticleA hima for educational and cultural materials?
I am always interested in ways that the concept of sharing common resources (like open educational resources) does (and does not) translate across cultures. Especially with the recent work we’ve done...
View ArticleThis I did not know: Udacity available under open license
From the Udacity Legal page: Udacity hereby grants you a license in and to the Educational Content under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License...
View ArticleMaybe not the lead they wanted for the first Coursera Partners conference
Coursera debates future of monetization – The Daily Pennsylvanian Reports from the actual event indicate the discussion is really not centered on monetization, but the article sure is: “I think the...
View ArticleNextGenU launch
One of the projects I have been advising, NextGenU, just launched globally. My congratulations to the team! Here is the press release: World’s First Free, For Credit, University-Level Training Portal...
View ArticlePlease help us support pediatric cancer research
As many of you know, my son Daniel is a cancer survivor. He was diagnosed with a kidney tumor at the age of 2 1/2, underwent surgery to remove the kidney and was treated with chemotherapy for 18...
View ArticleA professional transition
With profound gratitude for the opportunities I’ve been given at MIT, I want to share that I have accepted a new position as Operations Director for the OPENPediatrics program at Boston Children’s...
View ArticleAnother (less profound) transition
As I move to a new professional chapter in my life, I am also moving to a new blogging home, and retiring OpenFiction. Please follow my (probably occasional) bloggings about my new professional...
View ArticleMore awful AT&T service
Never fails to amaze me how truly bad AT&Ts approach to customer service really is. Was talking with a coworker the other day, and he mentioned signing up for MIT’s discount with AT&T. I...
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