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Post by olozano »

ireadzalot wrote: post #71

Can someone please explain a little about HCI? For example, how it applies to real world, types of things you learn in class etc.

As it names suggests, HCI is a field that attempts to understand the way we interact with machines. The idea is that by understanding this relationship we should be able to build better designed software/hardware (or more usable, as it's known in the field). It's a merging field involving mainly psychology, design and computer science. As for how it applies to the real world, either UX design or usability engineering are probably the most commonly found examples out there.

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Post by gabaix »

sharmajai wrote: post #51
karpathy wrote: post #9

I get easily excited about education-related topics so I may be over-reacting, but I think these classes will jump-start an educational revolution, and that people will start to fully appreciate just how inefficient traditional teaching methods are. Some people like to say that this is nothing new because video lectures were posted on the internet for several years now (for example MIT Open Courseware etc.), but I th…

I have a masters in CS, and I am taking the online ML class. I highly appreciate how well organized the class is. Thankyou. I have a question though, is there a way these classes can be made to be taken anytime a student wants? The problem I am facing is that since I am also working fulltime, I just in time manage to submit the homework, and as a result, I can not take more than one classes at the same time, like the…

If you don't need concurrent learning to be motivated you can watch videos later. I wish there would be a way to be evaluated without any after-deadline penalty.

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Post by henrikgs »

spacemanaki wrote: post #66
henrikgs wrote: post #35

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For the ongoing courses it will be available, so I guess it will be the same for these also.The thing you miss out on taking them later is the structure of the class with deadlines (very good incentive to really sit down and learn!) and personal letter from the teachers

Do you have a reference for that about the ongoing courses? I tried to find something about it a while ago and couldn't. It would be awesome if they plan to just leave the whole web app with quizzes etc up and open for people to use at their own pace.

From The DB class FAQ:

Q: Will the materials still be available after the course is over?

At the very least, all of the materials in the OpenClassroom repository will be available, including videos with embedded quizzes, lecture notes, course materials, software guides, and extensive do-it-yourself exercises with solutions.

http://openclassroom.stanford.edu/MainFolder/CoursePage.php?...

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Post by gabaix »

One of the great hidden benefits of those classes is to taste the flavor of the classes, should they want to apply to the university. I would particularly interested in the difference between Berkeley classes (SaaS) and Stanford classes (CS101 or ML)

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Post by spacemanaki »

henrikgs wrote: post #103
spacemanaki wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have a reference for that about the ongoing courses? I tried to find something about it a while ago and couldn't. It would be awesome if they plan to just leave the whole web app with quizzes etc up and open for people to use at their own pace.

From The DB class FAQ: Q: Will the materials still be available after the course is over? At the very least, all of the materials in the OpenClassroom repository will be available, including videos with embedded quizzes, lecture notes, course materials, software guides, and extensive do-it-yourself exercises with solutions. http://openclassroom.stanford.edu/MainFolder/CoursePage.php?...

I was actually wondering about the AI class... it's not listed on the Open Classroom site. It's really weird that they are not under the same umbrella but I guess the AI class is managed by that start up or something? Thanks anyway.

Re: Stanford to host more online classes

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Post by pyoung »

LaGrange wrote: post #29
thomas11 wrote: post #23

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I'm doing ai-class and I find it just fine. After the first two weeks, all the technology worked just fine - what problems are you referring to? The video editing is also fine. If such minor issues break your rhythm, you might need to rethink your approach to the lessons. Given that there are still thousands of students in the class and enjoying it, it didn't "fail" at all.

They work, but they're less usable than the db and ml counterparts. On the other hand, the videos themselves are actually better (I love the pen-and-paper approach), and there's a lot more small questions within lectures, which helps keeping my ADD in check.

Try watching the ML or DB lectures in '1.5x' mode (it speeds the video up). Because of the faster pace, it is a really good counter to my ADD tendencies. Also it is really nice when you are trying to cram a few lectures into a short time period.

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karpathy wrote: post #9

I get easily excited about education-related topics so I may be over-reacting, but I think these classes will jump-start an educational revolution, and that people will start to fully appreciate just how inefficient traditional teaching methods are. Some people like to say that this is nothing new because video lectures were posted on the internet for several years now (for example MIT Open Courseware etc.), but I th…

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Re: Stanford to host more online classes

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Post by saraid216 »

itmag wrote: post #76
law wrote: post #72

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Unfortunately, Blackboards' patents preclude this from becoming a reality. For the next 15 years, Blackboard has an exclusive right to practice this "virtual classroom" business method.[1] Their patent pledge[2] promises that they will not assert their rights against any open-source or home-grown initiative, which is why Stanford et al. are able to get away with hosting their own content in this format. It's a harsh…

You mean they can just sit on the general idea of virtual classrooms? What a bunch of dicks!

Welcome to why patents suck.

Re: Stanford to host more online classes

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Post by henrikgs »

spacemanaki wrote: post #105
henrikgs wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From The DB class FAQ: Q: Will the materials still be available after the course is over? At the very least, all of the materials in the OpenClassroom repository will be available, including videos with embedded quizzes, lecture notes, course materials, software guides, and extensive do-it-yourself exercises with solutions. http://openclassroom.stanford.edu/MainFolder/CoursePage.php?...

I was actually wondering about the AI class... it's not listed on the Open Classroom site. It's really weird that they are not under the same umbrella but I guess the AI class is managed by that start up or something? Thanks anyway.

Copy pasting like a madman here, sorry about that.

From AI class FAQ;

Will the videos be available without enrolling? Yes, however you will not have access to any other features of the course including homeworks, exams, discussion groups, and posts from the professors.

So I guess you're out of luck as far as the web app, quizzez etc. All the videos are on Youtube so they will be available after the class has finished

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