Faculty
Faculty
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New York Times Obituary: Pat Suppes
Pat Suppes, Pioneer in Computerized Learning, Dies at 92.
December 14, 2014
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Stanford, Cal leaders explore perspectives on online learning
President John Hennessy joined UC Berkeley's Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks in Berkeley last Friday for the opening Q&A of a two-day online education summit.
March 20, 2014
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Online course attracts 40,000 participants — and questions from GSE students
GSE professor Dan McFarland wins kudos for his first “MOOC,” but still is looking for ways to improve Stanford students' experience of the class.
February 05, 2013
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At Stanford, scholars debate the promises, pitfalls of online learning
Tanner Lecturer and respondents tackle the challenges of preserving the best of higher education while venturing onto new ground.
October 15, 2012
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Stanford takes landmark step in online learning, appoints new vice provost
The first vice provost of the office will be computer scientist John Mitchell, the Mary and Gordon Crary Family Professor in the School of Engineering.
August 20, 2012
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Stanford offers more free online classes for the world
In an ongoing experiment to leverage new educational technologies, the university is launching five free online classes this month.
March 06, 2012
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New York Times: Instruction for Masses Knocks Down Campus Walls
Experts say several factors have helped propel MOOCs to the center of the education stage, including improved technology and the exploding costs of traditional universities.
March 04, 2012
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New virtual reality research – and a new lab – at Stanford
Cutting down a virtual redwood with a virtual chainsaw may lead you to save trees by recycling more paper, according to an article in the Stanford Report.
October 20, 2011
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Stanford faculty collaborate to improve online education
Professors are building new software to simplify lecture recording, host course material online, spark discussion among students and teachers and share Stanford courses.
June 28, 2011
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Free online engineering courses prove a big hit
Stanford put 10 of its most popular computer science and electrical engineering courses on the Internet and made them available—for free—to anyone in the world.
October 15, 2008
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Revisiting Fred Terman's Role
Fred Terman's biography revisits roles in engineering, Stanford, Silicon Valley.
November 03, 2004