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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">9 Dec 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h4> </div> <p>Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow? For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: Historypin is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">18 Nov 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Dinovember: Creative literacy starts young</a></h4> </div> <p>“Uh-oh,” Refe Tuma heard his girls whisper. “Mom and Dad are not going to like this.” It’s Dinovember, and his family’s plastic dinosaurs have been getting into mischief all month. Every year, Tuma and his wife devote the month of November to “convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: education</h1> </div> <div class="post-4210 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning category-strategy tag-africa tag-classroom tag-education tag-free tag-higher-education tag-learning-2 tag-massive-open-online-course tag-mobile tag-mooc tag-online-course" id="post-4210"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/07/29/online-courses-for-developing-the-developing-world/" rel="bookmark">Online courses for developing the developing world</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/07/29/online-courses-for-developing-the-developing-world/" rel="bookmark">July 29th, 2013</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4228" alt="Bangladesh laptop user" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-29-at-4.17.13-PM-150x98.png" width="150" height="98" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-29-at-4.17.13-PM-150x98.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-29-at-4.17.13-PM.png 235w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Online education can have a real impact in the developing world. Last week, we needed to hire a programmer for a small freelance job. To my surprise, several candidates advertised they had completed programming <a title="Lessons to be learned from MOOCs, 2 years out" href="http://www.idea.org/blog/2013/04/22/lessons-to-be-learned-from-moocs-2-years-out/">MOOCs</a>. These were young programmers in their 20’s, in countries like Pakistan and Thailand, who lacked college-level coursework, but are trying to launch freelancing careers based on online courses.</p> <p>Online courses and MOOCs may be a poor substitute for in-person learning with a charismatic teacher, but they are light-years better than nothing, and are particularly relevant for higher education and specific skills, when students are self-motivated. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/07/29/online-courses-for-developing-the-developing-world/#more-4210" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Online courses for developing the developing world">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/07/29/online-courses-for-developing-the-developing-world/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/africa/" rel="tag">Africa</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/free/" rel="tag">free</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/higher-education/" rel="tag">higher education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/massive-open-online-course/" rel="tag">Massive open online course</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mooc/" rel="tag">MOOC</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-course/" rel="tag">online course</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-4087 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity tag-education tag-games tag-ios tag-math tag-science" id="post-4087"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/12/04/math-and-science-ios-apps-for-young-children/" rel="bookmark">Math and Science iOS apps for young children</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/12/04/math-and-science-ios-apps-for-young-children/" rel="bookmark">December 4th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4100" title="DragonBox" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2012-12-04-at-7.40.28-PM-150x143.png" alt="" width="150" height="143" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2012-12-04-at-7.40.28-PM-150x143.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2012-12-04-at-7.40.28-PM.png 198w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />In the era of tablets and smart phones, parents of small children may consider educational apps. Recently, the “Slashdot” online community <a href="http://slashdot.org/story/12/11/23/2353256/ask-slashdot-math-and-science-ios-apps-for-young-kids">discussed</a> apps and kids. Nerdy parents chimed in with suggestions. This tech-savvy community is often reluctant to rely on apps, favoring “play time outside with soccer and baseballs, and inside with blocks, Hot Wheels, PlayDoh, etc.” But many parents found value in apps, at least occasionally.</p> <p>Here’s a list of ten apps that computer nerds turn to when they want to engage their young kids in math and science… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/12/04/math-and-science-ios-apps-for-young-children/#more-4087" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Math and Science iOS apps for young children">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/12/04/math-and-science-ios-apps-for-young-children/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/games/" rel="tag">games</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/math/" rel="tag">math</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/science/" rel="tag">science</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-4068 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning tag-culture tag-education tag-experiences tag-history tag-outreach tag-science" id="post-4068"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/14/three-examples-of-multidisciplinary-outreach-to-h-s-students/" rel="bookmark">Three examples of multidisciplinary outreach to H.S. students</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/14/three-examples-of-multidisciplinary-outreach-to-h-s-students/" rel="bookmark">November 14th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4079" title="Examining artifacts at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-11-14-at-7.16.19-PM-150x114.png" alt="" width="150" height="114" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-11-14-at-7.16.19-PM-150x114.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-11-14-at-7.16.19-PM.png 221w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Sciences and history can nicely meet at historical sites. It engages the history-minded in science, and the science-minded in history. Two examples were recently discussed by Chris Shires, director of interpretation and programs at the <a href="http://www.fordhouse.org">Edsel & Eleanor Ford House</a>. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/14/three-examples-of-multidisciplinary-outreach-to-h-s-students/#more-4068" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Three examples of multidisciplinary outreach to H.S. students">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/14/three-examples-of-multidisciplinary-outreach-to-h-s-students/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/culture/" rel="tag">culture</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/experiences/" rel="tag">experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/history/" rel="tag">history</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/science/" rel="tag">science</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3925 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity tag-education tag-exhibits tag-experiences tag-games tag-visitors" id="post-3925"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/23/five-kinds-of-games-to-engage-visitors-in-history-exhibits/" rel="bookmark">Five kinds of games to engage visitors in history exhibits</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/23/five-kinds-of-games-to-engage-visitors-in-history-exhibits/" rel="bookmark">October 23rd, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3926" title="Kids in historical dress at Plimoth" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-23-at-3.38.22-PM-150x95.png" alt="" width="150" height="95" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-23-at-3.38.22-PM-150x95.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-23-at-3.38.22-PM-240x153.png 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-23-at-3.38.22-PM.png 279w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Games and gaming principles have a useful role in exhibit design for both real world and virtual settings. “As educators, we’re always looking for ways to make museum content ‘stickier’ and more meaningful,” says Michelle Moon in a recent blog post, “<a href="http://www.aaslhnetwork.org/educatorsinterpreters/2012/10/19/all-fun-and-games/">All fun and games.</a>” Moon designs and runs public programs for adults at the <a href="http://www.pem.org">Peabody Essex Museum</a>.</p> <p>To get thinking about it, here are some simple game structures that work well for museum learning: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/23/five-kinds-of-games-to-engage-visitors-in-history-exhibits/#more-3925" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Five kinds of games to engage visitors in history exhibits">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/23/five-kinds-of-games-to-engage-visitors-in-history-exhibits/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/experiences/" rel="tag">experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/games/" rel="tag">games</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3902 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning tag-classroom tag-costs tag-education tag-higher-education tag-mooc tag-teaching" id="post-3902"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/15/75-free-courses-from-expensive-schools/" rel="bookmark">75 free courses from expensive schools</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/15/75-free-courses-from-expensive-schools/" rel="bookmark">October 15th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3907" title="Moooooooooc" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/MOOC-20uuehs-300x246-150x123.png" alt="" width="150" height="123" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/MOOC-20uuehs-300x246-150x123.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/MOOC-20uuehs-300x246-240x196.png 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/MOOC-20uuehs-300x246.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Undergraduate education is valuable, but expensive, averaging $375/course at a community college, and $3.5k/course at a private university. As higher education explores new business models, many are trying out free massive enrollment courses. These courses are typically not for credit (which is easier to administer and get internal approval for), and allows the schools to see what it takes chance the assumptions about delivering education. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/15/75-free-courses-from-expensive-schools/#more-3902" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading 75 free courses from expensive schools">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/15/75-free-courses-from-expensive-schools/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/costs/" rel="tag">costs</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/higher-education/" rel="tag">higher education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mooc/" rel="tag">MOOC</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/teaching/" rel="tag">teaching</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3882 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management tag-education tag-educational-technology tag-innovation tag-learning-2" id="post-3882"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/how-for-profits-can-innovate-in-education-technology/" rel="bookmark">How for-profits can innovate in education technology</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/how-for-profits-can-innovate-in-education-technology/" rel="bookmark">October 11th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3883" title="profit" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-11-at-1.18.52-PM-150x109.png" alt="" width="150" height="109" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-11-at-1.18.52-PM-150x109.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-11-at-1.18.52-PM-240x174.png 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-11-at-1.18.52-PM.png 260w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Can profits and kids mix? In a recent <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/n/incentivizing-innovation-in-education-or-a-role-for-for-profits-in-education">edSurge article</a>, Tom Segal argues for the role of the “for-profit” entrepreneurship in the development of educational technology. Profit motives are what spur innovation at the technological level and therefore schools should look to for-profit businesses to further advancements in education-related technology. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/how-for-profits-can-innovate-in-education-technology/#more-3882" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading How for-profits can innovate in education technology">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/how-for-profits-can-innovate-in-education-technology/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/educational-technology/" rel="tag">educational technology</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/innovation/" rel="tag">innovation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3411 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning tag-access tag-education tag-google tag-khan-academy tag-learning-2 tag-online-course tag-sebastian-thrun tag-stanford tag-stanford-university tag-teaching tag-udacity" id="post-3411"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/31/higher-ed-courses-with-massive-enrollments-a-revolution-starts/" rel="bookmark">Higher-ed courses with massive enrollments: A revolution starts</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/31/higher-ed-courses-with-massive-enrollments-a-revolution-starts/" rel="bookmark">January 31st, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3502" title="Video still of Andrew Ng" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.46.12-PM-150x143.png" alt="" width="150" height="143" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.46.12-PM-150x143.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.46.12-PM-300x287.png 300w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.46.12-PM.png 341w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />“Being able to teach machine learning to tens of thousands of people is one of the most gratifying experiences I’ve ever had,” says Stanford University computer science professor <a href="http://www.cs.stanford.edu/people/ang//index.html">Andrew Ng</a>.</p> <div id="attachment_3483" style="width: 125px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-3483 " title="Statement of accomplishment" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM-115x150.png" alt="" width="115" height="150" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM-115x150.png 115w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM-231x300.png 231w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM-790x1024.png 790w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM.png 801w" sizes="(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Over 12k students received a 'statement of accomplishment' from Ng’s Fall 2011 course.</p></div> <p>Over 100,000 students signed up for his free, <a href="http://www.ml-class.org/course/auth/welcome">fall 2011 course</a> on machine learning. The impacts were huge. <a href="http://lobotomys.blogspot.com/2012/01/online-courses.html">Over 12%</a> of the students completed the course, and received a statement of accomplishment. Ng says he “heard many stories from students about how they’re using it at work, about how it’s inspired them to go back to school, and so on.” In contrast, Ng’s normal, for-credit course at Stanford, one of the most popular on campus, would enroll <a href="http://jan2012.ml-class.org/">350 students</a>.</p> <p>It’s part of a new revolution in higher education, and it’s serious learning. They deliver complete courses where students are not only watching web-based lectures, but also actively participating, doing exercises, and deeply learning the material. Students are expected to devote ~12 hours a week to the course, to read and watch course materials, complete assignments, and take quizzes and an exam. <img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3526" title="Stanford" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.10.49-PM1-150x39.png" alt="" width="150" height="39" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.10.49-PM1-150x39.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.10.49-PM1-300x78.png 300w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.10.49-PM1.png 339w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Online students did not receive one-on-one interaction with professors, the full content of lectures, or a Stanford degree — those who completed the course received a statement of accomplishment. Course materials include prerecorded lectures (with in-video quizzes) and demos, multiple-choice quiz assignments, automatically-checked programming exercises with an interactive workbench, midterm and final exams, a discussion forum, optional additional exercises with solutions, and pointers to readings and resources.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/31/higher-ed-courses-with-massive-enrollments-a-revolution-starts/#more-3411" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Higher-ed courses with massive enrollments: A revolution starts">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/31/higher-ed-courses-with-massive-enrollments-a-revolution-starts/#comments">3 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google/" rel="tag">google</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/khan-academy/" rel="tag">Khan Academy</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-course/" rel="tag">online course</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/sebastian-thrun/" rel="tag">Sebastian Thrun</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/stanford/" rel="tag">Stanford</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/stanford-university/" rel="tag">Stanford University</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/teaching/" rel="tag">teaching</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/udacity/" rel="tag">Udacity</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3351 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-learning tag-access tag-art tag-classroom tag-community tag-craftsy tag-distance-learning tag-e-learning tag-education tag-experiences tag-museum tag-museum-of-modern-art tag-nytimes tag-online-course tag-the-new-york-times tag-user-interface" id="post-3351"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/24/online-courses-for-learning-skills-moma-nyt-knitting/" rel="bookmark">Online courses for learning skills: MoMA, NYT & knitting</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/24/online-courses-for-learning-skills-moma-nyt-knitting/" rel="bookmark">January 24th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Online courses can be a great way to teach (and learn) new skills. They can be small and highly personal, or scale to thousands of students. As followup to my <a title="What is an online course?" href="http://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/">post about “What is an online course?”</a>, let’s look behind the scenes at a few kinds of successful online classes, rich with video, feedback and large amounts of real-world work.</p> <p><strong>Structuring a course</strong></p> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3470" title="MoMA" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-23-at-3.30.59-PM1.png" alt="" width="153" height="41" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-23-at-3.30.59-PM1.png 153w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-23-at-3.30.59-PM1-150x40.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px" />The<strong> Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) </strong>currently has six 8 or 10 week <a href="http://www.moma.org/learn/courses/online">online courses</a>. The cost is $200 for self-guided courses, or $350 for instructor-led. The latter enroll 30-45 students. MoMA offers both knowledge classes, e.g., “Modern and Contemporary Art: 1945–1989,” and knowledge/skill courses, e.g., “Materials and Techniques of Postwar Abstract Painting,” in which students do hands-on work at home.</p> <p>The instructor-led classes offer structure, socialization and personalization; whereas, the self-guided courses are about individual freedom, providing access to curated articles and video, with no live instructor facilitation nor social interaction with other students.</p> <p><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-17-at-7.48.23-PM.png"><img class="alignleft" title="Video from the gallery" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-17-at-7.48.23-PM-150x82.png" alt="" width="150" height="82" /></a>The studio-art offerings have weekly assignments. For example, students paint canvases using the materials and techniques of iconic artists. They photograph their works in progress and finished, and upload them to discuss with other students and the instructor. Wendy Woon directs MoMA’s education department. She feels the 10-week timeframe has worked well for studio art, allowing enough time for a sense of trust and community to develop in the discussion forums so that students are willing to have “critical conversations” criticizing each other’s work.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/24/online-courses-for-learning-skills-moma-nyt-knitting/#more-3351" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Online courses for learning skills: MoMA, NYT & knitting">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/24/online-courses-for-learning-skills-moma-nyt-knitting/#comments">3 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/art/" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/craftsy/" rel="tag">Craftsy</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/distance-learning/" rel="tag">Distance Learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/e-learning/" rel="tag">e-learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/experiences/" rel="tag">experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum-of-modern-art/" rel="tag">Museum of Modern Art</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/nytimes/" rel="tag">NYTimes</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-course/" rel="tag">online course</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/the-new-york-times/" rel="tag">The New York Times</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/user-interface/" rel="tag">user interface</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3248 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning category-strategy tag-access tag-classroom tag-community tag-distance-education tag-education tag-gamification tag-higher-education tag-learning-2 tag-mobile tag-museum tag-online-course tag-teaching tag-virtual-school" id="post-3248"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/" rel="bookmark">What is an online course?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/" rel="bookmark">January 11th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3335" title="Online course robot" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-06-at-12.51.19-PM.png" alt="" width="121" height="142" /></p> <p>“The debate about which is better, face-to-face learning or online learning is fast becoming obsolete,” says <a href="http://learningdesign.psu.edu/index.php/section/staff/jennifer_berghage">Jennifer Berghage</a>, an instructional designer at Pennsylvania State University. The common goal is that “an online course should be, above all, <em>engaging</em>, so that the learner enjoys the learning and is able to not only assimilate it but retain it and apply it.”</p> <p>Online courses are revolutionizing formal education, and have opened a new genre of outreach on cultural and scientific topics. These courses deliver a series of lessons to a web browser or mobile device, to be conveniently accessed anytime, anyplace. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/#more-3248" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What is an online course?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/#comments">8 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/distance-education/" rel="tag">distance education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/gamification/" rel="tag">Gamification</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/higher-education/" rel="tag">higher education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-course/" rel="tag">online course</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/teaching/" rel="tag">teaching</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/virtual-school/" rel="tag">Virtual school</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2933 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications tag-audience tag-communications-2 tag-community tag-education tag-humanities tag-lego tag-nasa tag-outreach" id="post-2933"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/29/nasa-partners-with-community-lego-event-for-community-outreach/" rel="bookmark">NASA partners with community LEGO event for community outreach</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/29/nasa-partners-with-community-lego-event-for-community-outreach/" rel="bookmark">August 29th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2937" title="NASA BrickFair" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Screen-Shot-2011-08-29-at-11.36.23-AM.png" alt="" width="252" height="136" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Screen-Shot-2011-08-29-at-11.36.23-AM.png 252w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Screen-Shot-2011-08-29-at-11.36.23-AM-150x80.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" />A cheap and effective way to do community outreach is to piggyback or partner with existing events. NASA did this in a subtle and effective way earlier this month at an annual event for LEGO enthusiasts. “<a href="http://www.BrickFair.com/">BrickFair</a>” drew over 17 thousand people in a August weekend to a conference center near Dulles airport. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/29/nasa-partners-with-community-lego-event-for-community-outreach/#more-2933" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading NASA partners with community LEGO event for community outreach">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/29/nasa-partners-with-community-lego-event-for-community-outreach/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/communications-2/" rel="tag">communications</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/humanities/" rel="tag">humanities</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/lego/" rel="tag">LEGO</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/nasa/" rel="tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="navigation pagination" role="navigation"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current='page' class='page-numbers current'>1</span> <a class='page-numbers' href='https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/page/2/'>2</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/page/2/">Next page</a></div> </nav> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2025 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>