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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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 Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject: Yale University to post courses on Web for free |
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Yale University to post courses on Web for free
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Yale University to post courses on Web for free
POSTED: 6:03 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2006
BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) -- Yale University said on Wednesday it will offer digital videos of some courses on the Internet for free, along with transcripts in several languages, in an effort to make the elite private school more accessible.
While Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and others already offer course material online without charge, Yale is the first to focus on free video lectures, the New Haven, Connecticut-based school said.
The 18-month pilot project will provide videos, syllabi and transcripts for seven courses beginning in the 2007 academic year. They include "Introduction to the Old Testament," "Fundamentals of Physics" and "Introduction to Political Philosophy."
The courses cannot be counted toward a Yale degree, and educators say they are no substitute for actual teaching.
Students at Yale -- one of the nation's most exclusive schools and the alma mater of U.S. President George W. Bush -- can be expected to spend nearly $46,000 for this year's tuition, room and board.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for us to share a vital and central part of the Yale experience with those who, for whatever reason, are not in a position to pursue a Yale education at first hand," Yale President Richard Levin said in a written statement.
The project is funded by a $755,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Copyright 2006 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:47 pm Post subject: Re: Yale University to post courses on Web for free |
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| laogaiguk wrote: |
Yale University to post courses on Web for free
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Yale University to post courses on Web for free
POSTED: 6:03 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2006
BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) -- Yale University said on Wednesday it will offer digital videos of some courses on the Internet for free, along with transcripts in several languages, in an effort to make the elite private school more accessible.
While Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and others already offer course material online without charge, Yale is the first to focus on free video lectures, the New Haven, Connecticut-based school said.
The 18-month pilot project will provide videos, syllabi and transcripts for seven courses beginning in the 2007 academic year. They include "Introduction to the Old Testament," "Fundamentals of Physics" and "Introduction to Political Philosophy."
The courses cannot be counted toward a Yale degree, and educators say they are no substitute for actual teaching.
Students at Yale -- one of the nation's most exclusive schools and the alma mater of U.S. President George W. Bush -- can be expected to spend nearly $46,000 for this year's tuition, room and board.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for us to share a vital and central part of the Yale experience with those who, for whatever reason, are not in a position to pursue a Yale education at first hand," Yale President Richard Levin said in a written statement.
The project is funded by a $755,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Copyright 2006 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. |
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It's like buying jeans at Costco. They're the same brand, but something about the quality just isn't the same. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Bah, people just need to read if they want to learn. Don't need to participate in Yale's public relations machine. |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
| Bah, people just need to read if they want to learn. Don't need to participate in Yale's public relations machine. |
Right. If my experience in higher learning, lectures mainly serve to contextualise the reading that you have to do. Some people (for some reason I imagine people like cubanlord) will download these and get the fake satisfaction of a fake education, but without access to guidance, feedback and the Yale library, it's not going to do much in the end, unless you have a genuine layman's interest in the Old Testament, elementary physics and introductory political philosophy. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| gang ah jee wrote: |
Right. If my experience in higher learning, lectures mainly serve to contextualise the reading that you have to do. Some people (for some reason I imagine people like cubanlord) will download these and get the fake satisfaction of a fake education, but without access to guidance, feedback and the Yale library, it's not going to do much in the end, unless you have a genuine layman's interest in the Old Testament, elementary physics and introductory political philosophy. |
Not to mention a nice piece of paper that says you graduated from Yale university. |
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