| Date | Syllabus | Reading/Guest Lecturer | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 | Introduction and state-of-the-art online education effort |
Guest Lecturer: David Attwood Slides [pdf] Additional materials: http://www.onlineeducation.net/internet-revolutionizing-education http://www.onlinephdprograms.com/online-vs-traditional/ http://degreecentral.com/evolution-of-online-education-infographic/ | |
| Jan 27 | Game-based learning |
Guest Lecturer: Ben Sand | Project groups formed |
| Feb 03 | Platform technologies |
Guest Lecturer: Jack Kang (Director, Application Processor Business Unit, Marvell) Recording: [AVI] Slides: [PDF] Project Requirements: [pdf] | |
| Feb 10 | Areas where technologies can help education |
Guest Lecturer: Dan Garcia | Project proposal due |
| Feb 17 | Sensor monitoring technologies for education |
Guest Lecturer: Ralf Biedert | |
| Feb 24 | Machine learning techniques for education |
Guest Lecturer: Laurent El Ghaoui Title: Sparse Machine Learning for Large-Scale Text Analytics and Applications Reading: Education of a model student | |
| Mar 02 | Online education platform |
Guest Lecturer: Philip Soffer | |
| Mar 09 | Psychology, economics |
Guest Lecturer: Marti Hearst Title: What Can Behavioral Psychology Tell Us About the Future of Learning? | |
| Mar 16 | Social and crowd sourcing technologies for education |
Guest Lecturer: Howard Rheingold Guest Lecturer: Charles Reiss Guest Lecturer: Professor W. Kahan. | |
| Mar 23 | Psychology of technology-enhanced learning |
Guest Lecturer: Nathaniel Titterton | Project milestone (Now due Apr 2nd) |
| Mar 30 | Spring Break: No Lecture | ||
| Apr 06 | Interactive learning systems |
Guest Lecturer: Bret Victor | |
| Apr 13 | Massively Adaptive Education |
Guest Lecturer: George Davis | |
| Apr 20 | Communitysourcing: Engaging Local Crowds to Perform Expert Work Via Physical Kiosks |
Guest Lecturer: Tapan Parikh, Kurtis Heimerl, Sarah van Wart | |
| Apr 27 | Udemy |
Guest Lecturer: Gagan Biyani, Co-founder of Udemy | |
| May 02 (Wedn) 1:00pm-3:00pm (SODA 320) | Project Showcase | ||