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EdX To Seek New Revenue Models
As edX approaches its one-year anniversary, the rapidly growing online venture is looking to become economically self-sufficient, said edX President Anant Agarwal at a virtual education conference on Monday.
Lue Named First Faculty Director of the Bok Center
Biology professor of practice Robert A. Lue was named the first Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning Thursday, a sign of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ increased emphasis on innovative teaching, both in person and online.
EdX Goes International as Six New Schools Join Partnership
EdX, the nonprofit online learning venture started by Harvard and MIT last May, announced Wednesday that it is doubling in size and expanding internationally with the addition of six new schools to its consortium.
EdX Town Hall Calls on Faculty
In a town hall meeting entitled “All About the X,” dozens of faculty members from across Harvard’s schools gathered to learn more about ongoing online course development and research at HarvardX, the subset of EdX courses and technologies taught and developed by Harvard faculty.
UT Austin Announces 2013-2014 EdX Offerings
On Tuesday, the University of Texas at Austin announced a roster of nine edX courses to be offered in the 2013-2014 academic year, with topics ranging from globalization and energy to pharmaceutics and music.
'The Ancient Greek Hero' Comes to edX
When CB22x: “The Ancient Greek Hero” debuts as one of edX’s first humanities courses this spring, the class will face an entirely new set of challenges than those faced by its quantitative predecessors.
EdX Launches Second HSPH Course
The new online version of the class, PH278x: “Human Health and Global Environmental Change,” will be offered this spring through edX, the online education platform launched by Harvard and MIT last May.
Students To Create Modules for ChinaX
The students who take Chinese History 185: “Creating ChinaX—Teaching China’s History Online” will produce work that will be used by thousands of online learners across the globe.
Law School Debuts First Online Course
Harvard Law School’s first ever online course launched Monday, opening up “Copyright,” a class taught by Law School professor William W. Fisher, III, to hundreds of people worldwide.
State of the City
Thomas M. Menino, the mayor of Boston, announces a new partnership between Harvard, MIT, and Boston at his State of the City address. He siad that the edX initiative will enable Boston community centers to become campuses themselves.
Partnership Brings EdX to Boston Community
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced a partnership between Harvard and MIT that will bring edX to the Boston community during his State of the City address Tuesday night.
Boston Mayor To Announce City Partnership with edX
Boston mayor Thomas M. Menino will announce a proposal to bring edX—the rapidly growing online education venture started by Harvard and MIT last spring—to the Boston community, according to a draft of his State of the City address, which he is slated to deliver on Tuesday night.
EdX Adds Physics Course to Spring Course Roster
Renowned MIT physics professor and virtual education veteran Walter Lewin has added his popular course on electricity and magnetism to this spring’s edX class offerings, announced the online educational platform on Tuesday.
TOP 12 NEWS STORIES OF 2012
While some stories of the past 12 months captivated the attention of people outside of Cambridge for a moment, others had a sustained and meaningful impact throughout the year on Harvard’s campus. On the last day of the year, The Crimson looks back at the 12 stories from 2012 that mattered the most at Harvard.
