Can someone please explain a little about HCI? For example, how it applies to real world, types of things you learn in class etc.
Stanford to host more online classes
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Re: Stanford to host more online classes
#72Does anyone else think a startup could be built around a software platform that universities could use for releasing their content to the world? See here: http://ideashower.posterous.com/idea-platform-that-universit... If anyone wants to work on this, contact me :)
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 reality that by itself makes the case for patent reform.
[1]: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec...
[2]: http://www.blackboard.com/about-bb/patents/patent-pledge.asp...
Re: Stanford to host more online classes
#73I 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 some one speaking to a camera.
Strictly my opinion based on a very small sample pool.
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#74Does anyone else think a startup could be built around a software platform that universities could use for releasing their content to the world? See here: http://ideashower.posterous.com/idea-platform-that-universit... If anyone wants to work on this, contact me :)
You should contact Thrun and Norvig who are running ai-class, they've started http://www.knowit.com/
Re: Stanford to host more online classes
#75Does anyone else think a startup could be built around a software platform that universities could use for releasing their content to the world? See here: http://ideashower.posterous.com/idea-platform-that-universit... If anyone wants to work on this, contact me :)
You should contact Thrun and Norvig who are running ai-class, they've started http://www.knowit.com/
Yeah but I would have to convince them that they need some random dude in Sweden :)
Re: Stanford to host more online classes
#76Does anyone else think a startup could be built around a software platform that universities could use for releasing their content to the world? See here: http://ideashower.posterous.com/idea-platform-that-universit... If anyone wants to work on this, contact me :)
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!
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#77Can someone please explain a little about HCI? For example, how it applies to real world, types of things you learn in class etc.
I think it is about making a good design of your product.
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#78Although I had to drop the previous classes due to time, this looks promising. Particularly with the unified style; that is the one thing that seemed to hurt this years effort - The most widely advertised course (AI) had the worst layout and 'features'.
What kind of time commitment does it require?
I've put about 2-4 hours a week into the ML class. However, I know that math (basic linear algebra and calculus so far) and have done scientific computing before so I can churn the exercises out pretty quick. The exercises are the best part. It's nice having a set of problems to work on instead of just watching an hours worth of videos each week.
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#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
" I'm a CS PhD student at Stanford and I am a (voluntary) co-creator of the programming assignments for the current ML class. It is a lot of work, but the way I see it, we only have to put great assignments together a single time, and thousands of people can enjoy them and benefit from them for years and years to come. That is what I call time well spent." As a consumer of Stanford's online classes(though not the ML…
thanks, I should add (and I hope this is somewhat obvious) that there is a team of about 7 or 8 of us in total. A lot of work goes into site/technical/video processing etc, and then there are 2.5 of us making the assignments. The real hero behind the assignments is Jiquan Ngiam ( http://cs.stanford.edu/~jngiam/ ) who is in charge and does most of the work. He is awesome, brilliant, very hard working, and I thoroughly…
I'm super excited about this, thanks so much for taking the time, it's appreciated by those who missed the opportunity to get a CS degree.
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#80Does anyone know when Tim Roughgarden's class will be available? Data structures and algorithms?