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Faust Kicks off Conference on Research in Higher Education
Harvard President Drew Faust was joined by Richard C. Levin, a former Yale president, and David J. Skorton, a former Cornell president.
Divinity School To Launch New EdX Course on Scriptures
The class, which will be taught by six faculty members and focus on the texts of the world’s major religions, will premiere this spring through edX, the non-profit MOOC provider that Harvard and MIT founded in 2012.
In ‘Flipped’ Classes, Faculty See Opportunities and Obstacles
The ramp-up in faculty interest comes as researchers publish more studies on the active learning model and others internally raise concerns.
HBS Looks To Replicate Classroom with New Online Initiative
HBX Live classrooms will exist entirely online and in real time. In a custom-designed WGBH studio, a high-resolution video wall mimics the amphitheater-style seating of a Business School classroom.
EdX Overtakes Coursera in Number of Ivy League Partners
Princeton’s decision to join edX comes just three months after the University of Pennsylvania joined with the intention of publishing three courses on the platform.
Students Praise HBX CORe, With Caveats
HBX CORe has made a concerted effort to reach out to students at the College, partnering officially, and somewhat controversially, with the Undergraduate Council to inform students about the program.
HarvardX 'Poetry in America' Course Moves to TV
The digital humanities initiative will expand to local television and will feature influential figures discussing poetry.
Digital and On-Campus Teaching Research Groups Merge
The research arms of HarvardX and the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching have merged to create a new research group.
EdX Users Cheat Through MOOC-Specific Method, Study Says
Roughly 1 percent of certificates granted by Harvard’s and MIT’s school-specific edX platforms were earned by users engaging in a new form of cheating.
Kennedy School Focuses Its Technology on Classrooms, Not MOOCs
Administrators at the Kennedy School of Government say they are prioritizing using digital tools on campus, rather than to distribute a curriculum worldwide.
Dimitar Sasselov
Astronomy professor Dimitar Sasselov teaches the edX course “Super-Earths and Life.”
The Founders: The Evolution of edX at Harvard and MIT
While the two schools co-founded the online learning platform three years ago, some say its effect has been greater on MIT’s campus.
Making Classes, but Not Money
As professors volunteer hours to developing online courses for edX, some call for the young platform to compensate its teachers.
HarvardX
HarvardX is the Harvard-specific branch of online platform EdX, which offers courses free of charge to students across the globe.
Harvard Admissions Office Considers How To Weigh MOOCs
Admissions officers are still considering how to weigh edX courses against conventional AP or IB classes when evaluating applicants.
HarvardX Participation and Completion Rates Vary by Discipline, Study Says
The report found that only 5 percent of participants who did not pay a fee for ID verification actually completed their online course.
EdX Settles With Department of Justice
The edX settlement will require the platform to become accessible for people with disabilities—including those who are deaf or visually impaired.
School of Public Health Will Launch Blended Master’s Degree
The Harvard School of Public Health will launch a new master’s degree program that will be offered largely online, with a small residential component.
EdX Partnership with Microsoft, Smithsonian Could Provide Professional Preparation
In collaboration with Microsoft and the Smithsonian Institution, edX will launch seven courses on programming and cloud technologies and three American history courses.
Analysis: Experts Say ADA Case Has Merit
Filed earlier this month, the complaint alleges that by not captioning its online content, edX, a virtual education platform founded by Harvard and MIT in 2012, violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Ed Portal Celebrates Opening of New Location
More than 200 people joined on Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of the Harvard Ed Portal in Allston’s new location at 224 Western Avenue.
HBX Will Open Online Introductory Courses to Students Worldwide
Any college student and those who have been out of college for up to nine years will have the opportunity to apply for the upcoming iteration of the Credential of Readiness (CORe) program, according to Bharat N. Anand ’88, HBX faculty chair.