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Re: Stanford to host more online classes

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Post by spacemanaki »

henrikgs wrote: post #110
spacemanaki wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

That question doesn't specifically address what happens after the course is over. I'd read all of this before, and that's why I was asking for a reference. Oh well, thanks again.

Re: Stanford to host more online classes

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Post by memetichazard »

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…

We'll have to see what happens to the evaluation systems once the term ends, but at the very least you can sign up for all the classes and download the videos.

More importantly, for evaluation purposes, the quizzes and exercises can be submitted late, though penalized in points. Since what you get out of the course for having a high score (a certificate/letter of completion?) is worth about as much as toilet paper, you can still do the exercises and be evaluated on them even weeks later. We'll have to see if they keep the system running past the end of the semester - probably won't happen with ML, but maybe DB will stick around a bit.

AI, well, that doesn't have any homework.

So, next semester, sign up for all the courses, stick with all of them past the introduction week, pick one or you you'll focus on, and dabble in the rest.

Well, maybe not the CS101 course...

Re: Stanford to host more online classes

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Post by memetichazard »

ya3r wrote: post #46

Direct URL of classes: New classes: (start in Jan/Feb 2012) Computer Science 101: http://www.cs101-class.org/ Software Engineering for Software as a Service: http://www.saas-class.org/ Human-Computer Interfaces: http://www.hci-class.org/ Natural Language Processing: http://www.nlp-class.org/ Game Theory: http://www.game-theory-class.org/ Probabilistic Graphical Models: http://www.pgm-class.org/ ----------------------…

No mention of the two Entrepreneurship classes? Were they not there originally?

Technology Entrepreneurship: http://www.startup-class.org/

Learn Launchpad: http://www.launchpad-class.org/

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So what are these courses? Video isn't working for me at the moment but judging by the descriptions they seem to be more involved than the CS courses:

Quoting from the Launchpad description:

  Instead you will be getting your hands dirty talking to
  customers, partners, competitors, as you encounter the 
  chaos and uncertainty of how a startup actually works.
EDIT: 10 minutes later, the Technology Entrepreneurship class redirects to a blank page and is no longer linked to from the other courses...

Hey, think this means there might be even more courses coming out later?

Re: Stanford to host more online classes

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Post by tryitnow »

viscanti wrote: post #60
marquis wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The time management part is difficult. I tried to keep up with ML but because I kept thinking, I'll do it over the weekend, I got a couple of weeks behind and ended up dropping. I'd love to join a study group in conjunction with the class - then I have the social pressure to keep up (but not necessarily share grades..)

I think independent study groups are the big win from this. This isn't the first time high quality videos have been online (the full "regular" ML class can be viewed on youtube), but because it's more "real-time" it allows for groups of people to work through the material together. It would be significantly more difficult to co-ordinate that with the MIT videos that you can watch whenever you'd like. Both are great r…

"Future ML and AI classes will have a tougher time having that same draw"

Really? Or are you pioneers? I know reading your comment just greatly increased the probability that I will take another class (currently in db-class) and seek out a study group next time.

Re: Stanford to host more online classes

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Post by tryitnow »

darasen wrote: post #73
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 largely agree with you, but, I feel that the in class presentations, when recorded well, are more engaging. Personal opinion being what it is for me I find it far easier to listen to Professor Sahami's recorded lessons (CS 106A) for an hour than I do Prof. Widom's into to DB classes. This is not intended as a slight to any person at Stanford. The real difference comes down to watching someone engage an audience and…

I second this, I am in the db-class and I can't help but think it would be more fun with an interactive class. Widom is a great teacher, but it's weird to just watch her in that room by herself talking about database stuff.

Re: Stanford to host more online classes

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Post by danielharan »

alok-g wrote: post #95
pitt1980 wrote: post #56

Since there seems to be someone involved in running these classes in this thread, I just want to throw this out there. The higher ratio of quizes per minutes of lecture the better. I think its ideal to never go more than 2-3 minutes without asking us something, even if its trivial. Right now I'm taking the AI classes, some of the units follow this rule and keep us paying attention through what I imagine would otherwi…

I would say that forcing longer time spans before quizzes forces you to maintain your attention and thus would help you retain your learning for longer.

I'd guess otherwise, but that would be easy to test for the course organizers.

Re: Stanford to host more online classes

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Post by anakanemison »

lix2333 wrote: post #67
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 definitely agree with you on the "huge difference between low-quality video/audio recording of a prof mumbling for an hour and post-processed, perfected snippets of videos presented in a coherent fashion, and most importantly with supplementary materials that encourage people to actually apply their knowledge and get feedback" part. I started the site noexcuselist.com as a page to direct people to the best places t…

Your webpage is nice. Thank you for sharing!

Re: Stanford to host more online classes

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Post by viscanti »

tryitnow wrote: post #114
viscanti wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think independent study groups are the big win from this. This isn't the first time high quality videos have been online (the full "regular" ML class can be viewed on youtube), but because it's more "real-time" it allows for groups of people to work through the material together. It would be significantly more difficult to co-ordinate that with the MIT videos that you can watch whenever you'd like. Both are great r…

"Future ML and AI classes will have a tougher time having that same draw" Really? Or are you pioneers? I know reading your comment just greatly increased the probability that I will take another class (currently in db-class) and seek out a study group next time.

I'm a big fan of the study group setting for these classes. It's been a great way to find and work with like-minded people. I'd encourage you to find one for future classes, but I'm not sure how sustainable they are.

The AI and ML classes drew a lot of attention to start with (over 100k signups). Follow up or repeat classes will obviously draw less interest. I'm interested in seeing how that translates to viable study group sizes. The good news is that the minimum viable size of a study group is fairly small.

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