Podcasts about massive open online course mooc

In this episode, Michael talks to Professor Barbara Oakley, a McGraw Prize recipient, New York Times bestselling author and creater of the world's largest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with over 5 million students. They discuss evidence-based approaches to mathematics education and the problems with constructivist teaching methods, while outlining their mission to support New Zealand's new knowledge-rich curriculum through workshops for teachers across the country.

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.     This week I'm giving another listen to a conversation I shared with Professor Christian Terwiesch and I'm eager to share it with you! Christian is a Professor in Wharton's Operations and Information Management department, co-director of Penn's Mack Institute for Innovation Management, and also holds a faculty appointment at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine. He is the co-author of Matching Supply with Demand, a widely used textbook in Operations Management. He launched the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in business on Coursera based on the book and since its inception, more than half a million students have enrolled. His first management book, Innovation Tournaments, details a new process-based approach to innovation and has inspired innovation tournaments around the world. His latest book, Connected Strategies, combines his expertise in the fields of operations, innovation, and strategy to help companies take advantage of digital technology leading to new business models. In addition to his teaching and his research, Professor Terwiesch is the host of “Work of Tomorrow,” a national radio show on Sirius XM 132.     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone wanting to become more innovative or bring a culture of innovation to their organization, as well as those wanting to get a pulse on new business models shaping how organizations interact with customers today.    TODAY'S MAIN MESSAGE… we have to find different ways of delighting our customers. How do we do that? Through innovation and continuous connection. Professor Terwiesch maintains that innovation is a cultural process that can be managed. That is the power of the Innovation Tournament, it leaves room for that magic spark to fly while giving it direction and structure. Beyond Innovation Tournaments, it's about becoming continuously connected. This connection enables new ways of delighting the customer and also allows organizations to provide more value to the customer, potentially at a lower cost. The purpose of a connected strategy and a continuous relationship is not only to get data but also to do a better job for the customer.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… I love that Christian has identified these new business models that are fundamentally changing the way organizations interact with their customers.     Running Time: 30:47    Subscribe on iTunes     Find Tiffani Online: LinkedIn Facebook X    Find Christian Online: LinkedIn  Connected-Strategy Website Work of Tomorrow Podcast    Christian's Book:  Connected Strategy Book 

AI GENERATED CONVERSATION So this podcast was created using Google's Notebook LM extracting the course materials from MOOC - Geology Bandung Basin. ABOUT THE COURSE MATERIALS The provided text is from a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) focusing on the geology of the Bandung Basin in West Java, Indonesia. The course explores the geological history of the basin, including its volcanic origins, sedimentary deposits, and potential natural hazards. It also examines the impact of geology on the region's water resources, environment, and urban planning. The course further delves into environmental challenges, such as water contamination and the impact of climate change, and investigates the interactions between human activity, the environment, and public health.

A thousand facets sits with Cristina Villegas from Moyo Gems and we talk about the importance of artisanal miner or small-scale miner (ASM). How she help created an environment of education and empowerment of women miners in Kenya and Tanzania to thrive and the importance of educating oneself in the gemstones and gold we use for our jewelry. This is a truly important conversation. About Cristina Maria Villegas is the Director of Sustainable Jewelry & Strategic Initiatives at Pact, a global nonprofit organization at work in 40 countries worldwide. She is a leading expert on responsible mineral sourcing and on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). With deep experience across Africa, Asia and Latin America, she is best known for her specialty in colored gemstones, diamonds, and gold. Cristina is the co-founder of Moyo Gems, a direct sourcing initiative focused on the women gemstone miners and entrepreneurs of East Africa. She is a member of the Gemstone Knowledge Hub, is on the Board of Directors of Ethical Metalsmiths, is an ASM advisor to the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, and is a technical advisor to the Conservation X Prize's Amazon Grand Challenge. She's been quoted in Vogue, The Financial Times, The Guardian, Reuters, Wired, JCK, among others. She lectures for Columbia University's Executive Course on Extractives and for Columbia University's Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), where she leads the coursework on ASM. In 2021, she won the top prize in jewelry reform: The IAC Award for Leadership in Responsible Practice in Jewelry. You can follow Cristina on Instagram @cristina.rocks and @moyogems, visit her website www.moyogems.com , www.natureswealth.org Please visit @athousandfacets on Instagram to see some of the work discussed in this episode. Music by @chris_keys__ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 82, The Occupational Philosophers chat with the amazing Dr Cyndi Burnett - Author, Academic and Creative on a on a mission to infuse creative thinking into every classroom around the world! Dr Burnett has studied, taught, and written about both the art (expression) and the science (problem-solving) of creativity for the last 25 years. As an academic, she spent 20 years teaching deliberate creativity to undergrad and graduate students at the International Center for Studies in Creativity at SUNY Buffalo State. During her tenure, she was awarded the President's Medal for Excellence in Teaching and co-designed and delivered a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Everyday Creativity to over 60K participants. Three years ago, she left my tenured position to build Creativity and Education, whose mission is to empower educators to infuse creativity into the classroom. Cyndi's goal is to bridge the gap between creativity researchers, practitioners, administrators, and educators and move the conversation about creativity in education forward. She is the co-author of several books including, Weaving Creativity into Every Strand of Your Curriculum, 20 Lessons to Weave Creative Thinking into Your Curriculum, and My Sandwich is a Spaceship: Creative Thinking for Parents and Young Children, and numerous articles. She has also been featured in the NYTimes, Women's Health Magazine, and Woman's World Magazine. She is also the host of the smash hit podcast, Fueling Creativity in Education (Pretty impressive resume!)  In this episode, they explore:  Why creativity is at the heart of managing change How we should look at things that are obvious to you and ask questions Why homework should be about finding questions rather than answers How leaders need to give the space for new ideas Understanding if you want to see creativity you have to model that creativity Why we don't need a script for creativity (think schools and organisations)  The difference between creative thinking and creative problem-solving The importance of staying open to novelty Why we should all be reading “Why you should be orbiting a giant hairball” Why we should all beware of alcoholic pigs As always, there are some great thought experiments. This time it's "Funny or Fake?"  The Occupational Philosophers hope you enjoy the show as much as they did making it.    About Cyndi  Socials https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyndi-burnett/ https://twitter.com/cyndiburnett?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/cyndiaburnett/  https://www.youtube.com/@creativityandeducation  Podcast https://fuelingcreativity.podbean.com/ Company https://creativityandeducation.com/   References: https://dreamachine.world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect   Say Hello to The Occupational Philosophers www.occupationalphilosophers.com Their day jobs JOHN: https://www.bowlandconsulting.com/  SIMON: www.simonbanks.com.au SIMON SHOWREEL: https://youtu.be/YZQdJI6qGvg    

In the second part of this interview, host Dr. Clayton Dyck continues his conversation with family physicians Dr. Samantha Green from Toronto, Canada and Dr. Mayara Floss from Brazil.  They discuss innovative ways of teaching planetary health, including the value of tree planting. They will also share available resources that lifelong learners can access to develop their planetary health expertise. Lastly, don't miss out on their food choices for the Planet Family Doc potluck dinner! If you'd like to learn more:  The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and Case Studies discussed by Dr. Floss: https://www.ufrgs.br/telessauders/saude-planetaria/  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00307-2/fulltext  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.663783/full Planetary health resources discussed by Dr. Green: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00110-8/fulltext https://www.cfpc.ca/CFPC/media/Resources/Education/GIFT-Planetary-Health-one-pager-ENG.pdf https://www.afmc.ca/initiatives/planetaryhealthdeclaration/ https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/75438/56619 A free course on air pollution for health workers developed by the World Health Organization:  https://openwho.org/courses/air-pollution-health-workers A "bonus feature" not mentioned in the podcast! Here is a guide on planetary health in FM education from the CFPC's Section of Residents: https://www.cfpc.ca/CFPC/media/Resources/Education/GIFT-Planetary-Health-one-pager-ENG.pdf  

Electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles (AVs) are here to stay!While the benefits of transforming the transportation industry are undeniable, the true cost of making that transition is still unknown. For instance, what will happen to economies that rely on fossil fuels, and how will data-hungry AVs impact personal data privacy?Getting a full picture of what is required to make and sustain the transition will require a multi-disciplinary approach. Such an approach will help optimize investment to maximize the expected long-term benefits. This is exactly what the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is seeking to do.In this episode, Dora Smith interviews Elisabeth Gerber, Collegiate Professor of Public Policy and Innovator-in-residence at the University of Michigan and Founder of ViewPoint Educational Technologies. She'll help us understand what the MOOC course entails. She'll also share with us the benefits they have leaped from partnering with Siemens.In This Episode, You Will Learn:What Elisabeth's new course, MOOC, entails (02:11)How her expertise in social science helps her in the project (07:16)Why we need to transform electricity generating systems (09:41)Why data privacy is a big challenge in AV development (11:12)How a shift from fossil fuels will impact local economies (16:56)Connect with Elisabeth:LinkedInWebsiteViewPoint Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ariane Cantin, Ph.D., is a scientist, teacher, and outdoor enthusiast. She started her career as a biologist focused on aquatic ecology, studying freshwater ecosystems and fisheries. She now works as an instructor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary where she teaches ecology courses. Her connection with the outdoors guides both her research interests and her teaching approach. She encourages students to be curious about nature to help them develop their own research projects and their identity as scientists. She spends most of her spare time outside, hiking, paddling, and backcountry skiing. We talked about: 1) Teaching ecology at the University of Calgary, and her speciality in aquatic ecology. 2) Equity, diversity and inclusion in the outdoors. 3) How her connection with nature has motivated her to become a biologist. Here's the link to the Mountains 101 course from University of Alberta: https://www.ualberta.ca/admissions-programs/online-courses/mountains-101/index.html This is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), they offer other courses of this type including a great one on Indigenous Canada: https://www.ualberta.ca/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.html. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Tracy Bear is a well-known researcher focusing on Indigenous knowledge, resilience and embedding research in true partnerships with communities. In 2021, she was appointed director of the McMaster Indigenous Research Institute.Hundreds of thousands of Canadians got to know Professor Bear through her role as academic lead of “Indigenous Canada”—a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) designed to help Canadians understand the history of Indigenous Peoples. Since its inception in 2016, the course has grown from twenty thousand to more than four hundred and sixty thousand learners and has been named the most popular online course in Canada.In our conversation Tracy talks about how Canadians need to face the uncomfortable truths of the relationship between Canada and Indigenous Peoples. We also need to understand that the impacts of these uncomfortable truths continue to impact Indigenous families and communities to this day. Ultimately, you will hear that Tracy is optimistic that greater understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing will help us all move forward and enrich our lives.If you're someone affected by residential schools and you need help, the number for the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line is 1-866-925-4419.About our guest:Savage (Tracy) Bear is a rabble-rouser, Nehiyaw'iskwew (Cree woman) and member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation in northern Saskatchewan. She is the Director for the McMaster Indigenous Research Institute (MIRI) and an Assistant Professor for the Indigenous Studies Department at McMaster. She is also the new incoming National Director of Walls to Bridges (W2B) a prison education program in Canada. Before coming to McMaster, Bear worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta, where she was the Director of the Indigenous Women & Youth Resilience Project and the Academic Lead on “Indigenous Canada,” a highly successful online course boasting over 450,000 learners.Additional LinksTake the Indigenous Canada course https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canadaExplore the work of the McMaster Indigenous Research Institute (MIRI) https://miri.mcmaster.ca/   Learn about Walls to Bridges http://wallstobridges.ca/ Learn more about reconciliation at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, https://nctr.ca/ Find our research on Indigenous and Northern communities here: https://conferenceboard.ca/focus-areas/indigenous-northern-communities Listen to our other podcasts at https://www.conferenceboard.ca/insights/podcasts You can find all of our research here: https://www.conferenceboard.ca/ 

The discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former Canadian residential schools have has led to a crisis of identity for the country as it comes to terms with the trauma of the past. For many, these discoveries fit into a pattern of discrimination and demographic replacement with the arrival of European settlers which could be described as genocide. In this episode, Dan speaks to Tracey Bear and Jim Miller about what happened to the indigenous people of Canada at the schools and what this means for modern Canadians if their country is, in fact, the product of Genocide?Tracy Bear Nehiyaw iskwêw is a Cree woman from Montreal Lake First Nation in northern Saskatchewan and the Director of the Indigenous Women's Resilience Project. She is one of the key authors of Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. You can learn more about the course here.Jim Miller is a historian at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Miller is a nationally recognized historian who has studied the relationship between Canada's indigenous population and colonial settlers for decades including on the subjects of residential schools, so-called Indian treaties and law as it pertains to the indigenous people of Canada. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former Canadian residential schools have has led to a crisis of identity for the country as it comes to terms with the trauma of the past. For many, these discoveries fit into a pattern of discrimination and demographic replacement with the arrival of European settlers which could be described as genocide. In this episode, Dan speaks to Tracey Bear and Jim Miller about what happened to the indigenous people of Canada at the schools and what this means for modern Canadians if their country is, in fact, the product of Genocide?Tracy Bear Nehiyaw iskwêw is a Cree woman from Montreal Lake First Nation in northern Saskatchewan and the Director of the Indigenous Women's Resilience Project. She is one of the key authors of Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. You can learn more about the course here.Jim Miller is a historian at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Miller is a nationally recognized historian who has studied the relationship between Canada's indigenous population and colonial settlers for decades including on the subjects of residential schools, so-called Indian treaties and law as it pertains to the indigenous people of Canada. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Miri Shefer Mossensohn sits down with Merle and Lee to talk about Ottoman history of medicines and disease. She begins by discussing the broad contours of medicine and disease in the Ottoman Empire, which lasted for 600 years. Miri reveals the wide variety of medical individuals and institutions that existed in the Ottoman world, with few standardized systems until the 19th century, that meant people who sought treatment had huge numbers of options. During the conversation, she offers numerous examples of how infectious diseases were constantly around and accepted, leading to little proactive government policy. At the end, Miri discusses her time teaching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Islamic history.

What roles are available in the cyber security industry? What qualities do employers look for? Currently, there is a shortage of skilled cyber security workers around the world. In Australia, the pipeline needs to continue to expand to meet the sector's – and the economy's – growth needs. The workforce is estimated to increase to 33,500 by 2024, with around 7,000 workers requiring training over the next four years.In episode ten of ‘OzCyber Unlocked', AustCyber's CEO Michelle Price speaks to Paul Nevin (Co-founder and CTO of Cybermerc), Timothy McKay (Founder and CEO of OK RDY), Matthew Jorgensen (Project Manager at the ACS) and Will Markow (Managing Director at Burning Glass Technologies) about their career journeys, pathways into the sector and how to take advantage of opportunities such as mentoring and certification. This month, our ‘cyber spotlight' features Susie Barber and Rebecca Vivian from the University of Adelaide. The university was awarded a project to the value of approximately $300,000 as part of AustCyber's Projects Fund to develop the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to provide cyber focused resources and challenges to support and encourage Australian schoolteachers in national cyber security education efforts.For more information about the organisations featured, visit:Cybermerc: www.cybermerc.com OK RDY: www.okrdy.com Australian Computer Society: www.acs.org.au Burning Glass Technologies: www.burning-glass.comCyberSeek: www.cyberseek.com.au University of Adelaide MOOC: https://csermoocs.adelaide.edu.au/news/list/2020/06/25/new-moocs-on-teaching-cyber-security-awarenessUseful links:OKRDY Cyber Edition Mini Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8NyXb7MOxw Australian Computer Society's ICT Gateway program: https://qldictgisp.acs.org.au/home.html

In our world with so many diametrically opposed beliefs regarding politics, or policy, or religion, or anything else, is it possible to have too much empathy? Is it possible to connect with those who believe things that appear to be drastically different from our own beliefs? My guest today, Edwin Rutsch, and I talk about how the answer to what we need is, in fact, more empathy in the culture and more support for those practicing empathy. Edwin has created and rolled out a powerful framework for harnessing empathy and getting people from all walks of life to open up, talk, and truly listen to one another with Empathy Circles. Tune in to hear his great stories of putting up empathy tents at the most heated rallies and protests and what magically happened when he did. Key Takeaways:The Empathy Circle is to discuss whatever the group wants to discuss in a safe space.Empathy Circles are not about coming to an agreement about policies, they are about finding understanding and connection, even when we disagree.Empathy burnout comes from too little empathy and support in the system, not from too much empathy.  "Start to build empathy where you can in your environment - in your family, in your work, or in your school.” —  Edwin Rutsch About Edwin Rutsch: Edwin Rutsch is the founding director of the Center for Building a Culture of Empathy. The center's website, CultureOfEmpathy.com, is the internet's most comprehensive portal for empathy-related material. It hosts many empathy-building projects including interviews with over 300 experts on the topic, trainings, and the Empathy Tent.  The Tent goes to public events and offers listening, facilitated dialogue, and conflict mediation.  Edwin is a world traveler, a “seeker,” a documentary filmmaker, and has worked in the computer technology field. His focus now is on developing an online Empathy Circle Facilitation Training Course and Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). From his experience, the Empathy Circle process is the most effective gateway and first step practice for learning, practicing, and deepening empathic listening skills and mindset. The center is looking for collaborators to design and host the training. Connect with Edwin:  Center for Building a Culture of Empathyhttp://cultureofempathy.com Empathy Circle Websitehttp://www.empathycircle.com Check out Edwin and an Empathy Circle in action in the documentary Trumphobia: What Both Sides Fear: trumphobiamovie.com/watch Don't forget to download your free guide! Discover The 5 Business Benefits of Empathy: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria's brand strategy work and books: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaTwitter: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice

In our world with so many diametrically opposed beliefs regarding politics, or policy, or religion, or anything else, is it possible to have too much empathy? Is it possible to connect with those who believe things that appear to be drastically different from our own beliefs? My guest today, Edwin Rutsch, and I talk about how the answer to what we need is, in fact, more empathy in the culture and more support for those practicing empathy. Edwin has created and rolled out a powerful framework for harnessing empathy and getting people from all walks of life to open up, talk, and truly listen to one another with Empathy Circles. Tune in to hear his great stories of putting up empathy tents at the most heated rallies and protests and what magically happened when he did. Key Takeaways:The Empathy Circle is to discuss whatever the group wants to discuss in a safe space.Empathy Circles are not about coming to an agreement about policies, they are about finding understanding and connection, even when we disagree.Empathy burnout comes from too little empathy and support in the system, not from too much empathy.  "Start to build empathy where you can in your environment - in your family, in your work, or in your school.” —  Edwin Rutsch About Edwin Rutsch: Edwin Rutsch is the founding director of the Center for Building a Culture of Empathy. The center's website, CultureOfEmpathy.com, is the internet's most comprehensive portal for empathy-related material. It hosts many empathy-building projects including interviews with over 300 experts on the topic, trainings, and the Empathy Tent.  The Tent goes to public events and offers listening, facilitated dialogue, and conflict mediation.  Edwin is a world traveler, a “seeker,” a documentary filmmaker, and has worked in the computer technology field. His focus now is on developing an online Empathy Circle Facilitation Training Course and Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). From his experience, the Empathy Circle process is the most effective gateway and first step practice for learning, practicing, and deepening empathic listening skills and mindset. The center is looking for collaborators to design and host the training. Connect with Edwin:  Center for Building a Culture of Empathyhttp://cultureofempathy.com Empathy Circle Websitehttp://www.empathycircle.com Check out Edwin and an Empathy Circle in action in the documentary Trumphobia: What Both Sides Fear: trumphobiamovie.com/watch Don't forget to download your free guide! Discover The 5 Business Benefits of Empathy: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria's brand strategy work and books: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaTwitter: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice

I tried Harvard's free programming course CS50 last year and in this video I explain What is CS50, who CS50 is for, what all is covered in the CS50 lectures and where to find CS50's problem sets, and at the end I talk if CS50 is worth it. I think that it is the best course that anyone can take to get introduced to computer science because of 1. the amazing professor David J Malan makes every lecture feel like a movie and 2. the well structured content of the course. CS50 is Harvard University's introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming. CS50 is the largest course at both Harvard and Yale University and the largest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) at edX with lectures being viewed by over a million people on the edX platform. CS50x, Harvard University’s introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming for majors and non-majors alike, with or without prior programming experience. An entry-level course taught by David J. Malan, CS50x teaches students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development. Languages include C, Python, SQL, and JavaScript plus CSS and HTML. Problem sets inspired by real-world domains of biology, cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming. Here's last year's CS50: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Here's the course website: https://cs50.harvard.edu/ ✨ Tags ✨ IS HARVARD'S FREE PROGRAMMING COURSE CS50 Worth it? | CS50 Review 2020 | BEST PROGRAMMING COURSE? harvard university,free online courses,computer science,cs50,cs50 review,cs50 harvard,cs50 2020,cs50 2019,introduction to computer science,harvard free course,cs50 review 2020,cs50 review 2019,how to code,harvard university computer science,yale cs50,cs50 help,cs50 lecture,harvard university free online courses,harvard university lectures,cs50 lecture 1,cs50 tracks,cs50 office hours,cs50 free course,david malan cs50,david malan,david j malan

Today on the podcast, Tom Vander Ark is speaking with Anant Agarwal, the founder and CEO of edX. In 2012, Anant founded edX, which was created in partnership between MIT and Harvard to extend open access to the courses taught by the best professors in the world. On top of this, Anant is also a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. He has also served as the Director of CSAIL, MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. In total, he has worked at MIT for 32 years. Presently, he is also a Commission member on the Education Commission and a member of the Board of Directors of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In this episode, Anant shares more of his story and speaks about the wonderful work he’s doing to extend access to more learners through edX. He shares the genesis of edX, why they chose to be a non-profit, some of the history behind MOOCs, some of the new and interesting courses on edX, the future roadmap for edX, and more.   Key Takeaways: [:10] About today’s episode. [:37] Tom welcomes Anant Agarwal to the podcast. [:44] Anant speaks about his early education. [1:35] Anant shares what led him to the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. [3:07] Anant speaks about the quality of education he felt he received at IIT Madras. [4:45] After IIT, Anant went to Standford to study Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He speaks a bit about his experience there. [5:31] Anant speaks about his 32-year career at MIT and the various positions he has served. [6:42] Anant shares the quick origin story of the Computer Science and AI Lab (or CSAIL as it is better known). [7:07] Anant shares the genesis of edX. [9:34] What does Anant believe to be the first real Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)? [11:20] What does Anant think are the pros and cons of making edX an open, non-profit platform? [15:00] Nate McClennon speaks about Getting Smart’s new book, The Power of Place. [16:09] Would Anant say that MOOCs are very much alive and well today? [18:41] Is moving towards shorter skill-oriented certificates and away from degrees a big future trend? [21:27] Are they creating more corporate partnerships with edX? And are they seeing more corporate employers sponsoring online learning? [23:57] Does Anant see the tech giants (such as Amazon, Google, etc.) as new competitors in technical education, partners, or both? [25:32] As a non-profit, does it make it easier to partner with tech giants in technical education? [26:42] How do professionals continuously build tech skills, success/soft skills, and job skills through edX? [28:41] Does edX have any high school partners or high school students on their platform? [30:06] Anant highlights some of the new and interesting courses on edX. [31:22] Anant shares what’s on the roadmap for edX. [33:41] Tom thanks Anant for joining the podcast and for his leadership in this space.   Mentioned in This Episode: Anant Agarwal edX MIT Harvard University The Education Commission Coursera MOOC MIT OpenCourseWare Khan Academy The Power of Place: Authentic Learning Through Place-Based Education, by Tom Vander Ark, Dr. Emily Liebtag, and Nate McClennon MicroMasters Programs — edX   Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe.   Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include ‘Podcast’ in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!  

In this episode, we talk with Armando Fox, Professor of Computer Science and Faculty Advisor to the MOOCLab at UC Berkeley. With David Patterson, he co-designed and co-taught Berkeley's first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Engineering Software as a Service,” offered through edx.org. It is now a professional certificate in “Agile Development Using Ruby on Rails.” Our conversation touched many topics involving MOOCs. We discussed the history of MOOCs, how he got into it, creating Small Private Online Courses (SPOCs), how MOOCs call into question established teaching habits, some experiments he's planning that break those habits, and how to get student buy-in when using a MOOC in the classroom. When asked about something awesome in computer science, Armando talked about his love for the history of computing. One thing he observed is how much ideas get recycled in computer science. He even has a web page called “Master geek theater” of his recommended documentaries ranging from five minutes to three hours. Armando's Too Long; Didn't Listen (TL; DL) focused on MOOCs' long-term legacy. He does not think they will replace instructors. Instead, they will enable instructors to use their time more creatively because they have well-curated, interactive, battle-tested exercises available to them. Moreover, they will help us think about how to get the non-deep content experts involved in helping the students or their peers in learning the material.

The Glowdown: Today we’re chatting with Jamie Pope, Sloane’s nutrition professor from Vanderbilt! Jamie Pope is an award-winning Instructor of Nutrition at VUSN. She holds a Master of Science degree in nutrition science, and works in the areas of obesity research, weight management, health promotion, and heart disease prevention. Beyond the classroom, she adapted her popular Vanderbilt courses to produce the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for introductory nutrition, attracting more than 175,000 students worldwide. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and served as media representative for the Tennessee Dietetic Association, during which time she was named as Outstanding Dietitian of the Year for the Nashville District. She is currently chair-elect for AND's Nutrition Educators of Health Professionals practice group. Earlier in her career, Jamie co-authored several lay books, such as The T-Factor Fat Gram Counter, which spent over three years on the New York Times best-seller list. She has authored or contributed to numerous other scientific and popular press publications. We also talk about: How to find authentic and true nutrition information The “low fat” craze Is intermittent fasting a good idea? How about the keto diet? Tracking your food Healthful living in college We have a give away running on Instagram and Facebook! Head to our pages to enter now! We have a Facebook group, and we want YOU to join! Grab your adaptogenic lattes and palo santo and head to our Facebook group:  “Get The Glowdown Podcast Babes”. This is a group for health oriented goddesses to freely discuss anything that their hearts desire pertaining to health and wellness. Head to the page and introduce yourself!    Raise your vibration:  Follow Get the Glowdown on Instagram Follow Sloane on Instagram  Follow Anna on Instagram   Join the Facebook group   Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Primally Pure’s new Holistic Skincare Ebook! We are grateful to partner with one of our favorite non toxic beauty companies. Primally Pure is a women owned company founded on the basis of wanting only REAL, CLEAN ingredients in skincare products. Their new guide is holistically curated by a dietitian, wellness coach, and holistic esthetician with the goal of helping you GLOW from the inside out! You can get 10% OFF your purchase at PrimallyPure.com by using the code GLOW at checkout. Shop here!

Os Cursos Online Aberto e Massivo, do inglês Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), é um tipo de curso aberto oferecido por meio de ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem, ferramentas da Web ou redes sociais que visam oferecer para um grande número de alunos a oportunidade de ampliar seus conhecimentos num processo de co-produção.

This week’s episode of Boiling Point features Tim’s interview on location in Launceston with Dr Suzi Claflin on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and the University of Tasmania’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC ) on MS. The full interview is available here. Find out about the March 2020 enrolment for the next MS MOOC here. Subscribe to […]

Here’s the full Boiling Point interview on location in Launceston with Dr Suzi Claflin on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and the University of Tasmania’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on MS. Find out about the March 2020 enrolment for the next MS MOOC here. Subscribe to Boiling Point Science’s podcast at bit.ly/BoilingPointScience

Timestamps: 2:26 - Why Estefania left research to start her own company 10:35 - Growing up in an entrepeneurial family 21:27 - If you're gonna fail, fail fast. 30:18 - How Estefania went about looking for a location 35:19 - How Estefania structures negotiations Biography Estefanía Tapias is the CEO and Co-Founder of WeSpace, a community, workspace and digital platform that nurtures female leadership and innovation, having opened its doors in Zurich in 2018. Estefanía holds a PhD in Information Cities and Urban Climate from ETH Zurich and co-developed the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) series on ‘Future Cities’ available on edX. She was also featured on the BILANZ Top 100 Digital Shapers in Switzerland as well as in Forbes’ 30 under 30. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/swisspreneur/message

Episode 39: Dale Whittington https://sph.unc.edu/adv_profile/dale-whittington-phd/) is a Professor in the Departments of Environmental Sciences & Engineering and City & Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA), and the Global Research Institute at the University of Manchester (UK). He is the author of over 100 scholarly publications, including (with Prof. Duncan MacRae) a graduate textbook on public policy analysis, Expert Advice for Policy Choice: Analysis and Discourse. He has served as an advisor for three environmental economics networks in the Global South: 1) Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA); 2) Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP); and 3) Center for Environmental Economics and Policy Analysis (CEEPA). Since 2014, Prof. Whittington and Dr. Duncan Thomas have offered the two-part Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), “Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries” on the COURSERA platform. Over 25,000 students have participated from 184 countries. This episode's mottos: "Water -- you get far more value than you pay for" and "Service quality rises when public knowledge rises." Links: Dale's paper, Ancient Instincts http://www.kysq.org/docs/Whittington_Ancient_Instincts.pdf David's op/ed on Los Angeles's bad water pricing: https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2014/03/14/if-clean-water-is-a-right-why-have-we-been-so-wrong/ideas/up-for-discussion/

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.  This week I have the absolute pleasure of speaking with Professor Christian Terwiesch on the show. Christian is a Professor in Wharton’s Operations and Information Management department, co-director of Penn’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management, and also holds a faculty appointment In Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. He is the co-author of Matching Supply with Demand, a widely used textbook in Operations Management. He launched the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in business on Coursera based on the book and since its inception, more than half a million students have enrolled. His first management book, Innovation Tournaments, details a new process-based approach to innovation and has inspired innovation tournaments around the world. His latest book, Connected Strategies, combines his expertise in the fields of operations, innovation, and strategy to help companies take advantage of digital technology leading to new business models. In addition to his teaching and his research, Professor Terwiesch is the host of “Work of Tomorrow”, a national radio show on Sirius XM 132. I am absolutely thrilled to be speaking with Christian Terwiesch on the What’s Next! Podcast today!  THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone wanting to become more innovative or bring a culture of innovation to your organization, as well as those wanting to get a pulse on new business models shaping how organizations interact with customers today. TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… We have to find different ways of delighting our customers. How do we do that? Well, we do it through innovation and continuous connection. Professor Terwiesch maintains that innovation is a cultural process that can be managed. That is the power of the Innovation Tournament, it leaves room for that magic spark to fly, but gives it direction and structure. Beyond Innovation Tournaments, it’s about becoming continuously connected. This connection enables new ways of delighting the customer and also allows organizations to provide more value to the customer, potentially at a lower cost. The purpose of a connected strategy and a continuous relationship is not to get data, but to do a better job for the customer.  WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… It’s the perfect timing! I love that Christian has identified these new business models that are fundamentally changing the way organizations are interacting with their customers.      Running time: 30:31    Subscribe on iTunes   Find Tiffani on social: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn    Find Christian on social:  Twitter  LinkedIn    The Connected Strategy Website:  Connected-Strategy    Christian’s Book:  Connected Strategy Book    Work of Tomorrow Podcast  Podcast 

Christian Terwiesch is a professor in Wharton’s Operations and Information Management department and co-director of Penn’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management. He also holds a faculty appointment in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. Christian launched the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in business on the Coursera platform and by now, well over half a […] The post CL218: Strategies For Innovating The Customer Experience – Interview with Christian Terwiesch appeared first on James Taylor.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1928, Andy Warhol's early career began in advertising where he worked as a designer and illustrator. In the 1960s, he began exhibiting the iconic pop art work that we now associate with him, and he soon became one of the world's most famous artists. But what was it about him and his work that was revolutionary, and what effect does he continue to have to the present day? Our guest is Dr Glyn Davis, a Reader in Screen Studies at Edinburgh College of Art. Glyn has researched and written extensively about film and television and has a particular interest in experimental cinema and artists' film and video. He ran a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Andy Warhol in 2014 and 2015 and was co-editor of "Warhol in Ten Takes", published by the BFI. He is currently the project leader of the Cruising the 1970s research project, a pan-European queer history project involving researchers from Germany, Spain, Poland and the UK. Revolutionaries is produced and recorded at Edinburgh College of Art, and is hosted by Ardie Collins from the Engagement and Communications team. Music is Noahs Stark by krackatoa.

Individuals have their part to play in the transition towards a circular economy. In this episode, we will introduce the circular economy and strategies to facilitate a transition from our linear to a more circular economy. Furthermore, we visit a repair cafe and illustrate how you can extend product lifetimes. The episode is produced in connection to a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), called ‘Circular Economy: Sustainable Materials Management’, produced by the IIIEE together with European partners available on Coursera.

Just when I start to think I’m using my time well and getting a lot done in my life, I meet someone like Barbara Oakley. Barbara is a true polymath. She was a captain in the U.S. Army, a Russian translator on Soviet trawlers, a radio operator in the South Pole, an engineer, university professor, researcher and the author of 8 books. Oh, and she is also the creator and instructor of Learning to Learn, the most popular Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ever(!), with over one million enrolled students. In this fascinating interview, we cover many aspects of learning, including how to make it stick so we remember more and forget less, how to be more efficient so we learn more quickly, and how to remove that barriers that get in the way of effective learning. Specifically, Barbara covers: How she changed her brain from hating math and science to loving it so much she now teaches engineering to college students What neuroscience can tell us about how to learn more effectively The two modes of your brain and how that impacts what and how you learn Why backing off can sometimes be the best thing you can do when learning something new How to “chunk” your learning so new knowledge is woven into prior knowledge making it easily accessible The best ways to develop new patterns of learning in our brains How to practice a skill so you can blast through plateaus and improve more quickly Her favorite tactic for dealing with procrastination so you can spend more time learning The activities she recommends that rapidly increase neural connections like fertilizer on the brain Whether memorization has a place in learning anymore, or simply a barrier to true understanding The truth about “learning types” and how identifying as a visual or auditory learner might be setting yourself up for failure. ...and a whole lot more. If you want to be the most efficient learner you can be, and have more fun doing it, you won’t want to miss this discussion. GO PREMIUM: Support the podcast, get ad-free episodes, transcripts, and so much more: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-premium/  

Dr. Ann Masten is a Regents Professor of Child Development and the Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Masten has studied resilience in children and families experiencing homelessness for more than 25 years in collaboration with shelter providers and school districts in the Twin Cities. Her research focuses on risk and resilience in human development with the goal of informing and fostering practices and policies that support success for young people who have experienced trauma. She is the author of Ordinary Magic: Resilience in Development, among many other publications, and regularly offers a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on resilience which draws participants from around the world.

A new phenomenon being developed by the US university systems is the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Through his work teaching Permaculture within the Oregon State University Horticulture program, Andrew Millison was given the opportunity to develop an Introduction to Permaculture course in the MOOC format. Freely available to anyone interested, this course is slated to run three times this year with enrollment goals of thousands of students per course. Andrew will explain what a MOOC is and how it can expose and engage thousands of people in the Permaculture concept. Register for the MOOC at open.oregonstate.edu/courses/permaculture/ Learn more at permaculturevoices.com.

How Gamification, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Online, Mobile and Personalized Learning are the Future of Learning and Development. However, here we are in 2016 and already we have an almost daily onslaught of headlines on tech sites advising how the impending iPhone 7 will be thinner, waterproof, offer wireless charging and will also controversially drop the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack. The move will allow Apple to create a sleek, sexier handset, but will also require users to either purchase blue tooth connecting wireless headphones, whereas audiophiles and those who want to protect their thin phone's battery consumption will be obliged to buy a potentially expensive offering from Apple with a lightning connector. The purchase or upgrade to Apple's latest must have the device is not compulsory and there are a wealth of alternatives with the same features so why is everyone so outraged and what does it say about our society? If you don't like the latest version of a brand's phone, is this really a problem that someone in a 3rd-world country could ever comprehend?

Professor Craig Wright has been teaching an introductory course on classical music for as long as he can remember. It started as a traditional lecture course, became an active in-person lecture course, and four years ago he taught it in Yale Summer Session as a Small Private Online Course (SPOC). In the spring Craig transformed the course yet again, this time into a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Craig shares his journey with us on this episode of the Teach Better Podcast.

We recently wrapped up a four week long Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) called "Get A Grasp!" that covered everything from ideation to pitching your idea to networking. Each week we also had a live online panel with amazing artists and professionals in the industry. What you're about to listen to is the Week 1 panel, which came out with all cylinders firing. The topics, the guests, the conversation, all of it was well worth the price of admission. Which, oh by the way, was free. Just like this podcast. All in the name of art and comic creation. Alright, bring it in. Group hug! Instructor & Guests: Patrick Yurick (instructor), CEO of Making Comics (dotCom) (@patrickyurick) Ted Adams, CEO of IDW Publishing (@therealtedadams) Daniel Warren Johnson, creator of Space-Mullet (@danielwarrenart) Jim Zub, man of too many endeavors to list here (@jimzub) Douglas Wolk, writer of IDW's Judge Dredd (@douglaswolk) Kurt Christenson, writer of Power Play (@kurtchristenson) Kevin Cullen, Making Comics (dotCom)'s Head of Content Development & Scheduling (@colorthebooks) Song & Sound Attributions: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: "Backed Vibes (clean)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: InceptionBrassHitMedium.wav: Herbert Boland / www.freesound.org Old Fashion Radio Jingle 2.wav: club sound / www.freesound.org

Is the traditional lecture on the way out? What will the classroom of the future look like? Will the digital world transform the physical world of learning? Will edX and other Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) providers change the face of education forever? Technology is opening up new ways to teach and learn. It is also opening up new ways to understand how we learn. What do you think the future of learning should look like at ANU? Featuring panellists Professor Anant Agarwal President of edX and social entrepreneur Dr Inger Mewburn (The Thesis Whisperer) Director of Research Training at ANU Dr Paul Francis Astrophysicist and co-leader of the first ANU edX course Professor Andrew Walker Deputy Dean, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Mr Cam Wilson ANUSA President Chaired by ANU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington

Shimon Schocken and Noam Nisan developed a curriculum for their students to build a computer, piece by piece. When they put the course online -- giving away the tools, simulators, chip specifications and other building blocks -- they were surprised that thousands jumped at the opportunity to learn, working independently as well as organizing their own classes in the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). A call to forget about grades and tap into the self-motivation to learn.