A free, massively open online course (MOOC) on Understanding the Brain: The Neurobiology of Everyday Life will begin Monday, April 28, and will include what may become the world’s largest memory ...

UC Santa Cruz faculty venturing into the brave new world of online education are finding that a well-designed online course can be more accessible, and may even provide a better educational experience ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Philip Zelikow packs a lot into his modern world history course, roaming in a given week from the Napoleonic wars to Latin American revolutions to India circa 1800. But the ...

Nicholas Presnell has two professors for linear algebra: one official and one virtual. The first is at Arizona State University, where Mr. Presnell is a part-time graduate student in electrical ...

Why? Setting the agenda for the class meeting will reinforce to students what topics will be covered, while also demonstrating how prepared you are as an instructor, and can also help establish your ...

This session covers methods of effectively using and creating lectures for synchronous and asynchronous online courses. Participants will be given items and processes to use to help their own unique ...

Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s plan to make cram school lectures available online to less affluent students was approved by the city council Friday. During a regular session on Friday, the council approved a 4.25 ...

To stay focused during long online lectures, set up a distraction-free study space, break the lecture into smaller mental checkpoints, and take quick movement breaks. Use interactive tools, take ...

For three decades, UC Berkeley professor Alex Filippenko has taught his popular Introduction to General Astronomy class to up to 730 students in Wheeler Hall. While lecturing, he spins donuts on a ...