More Clicks, Fewer Bricks, The Lecture Hall Is Obsolete A Debate /
Is the college of the future digital? With the growing popularity of massive open online courses known as MOOCs, and the availability of online degree programs at a fraction of their on-campus price, higher education is undergoing a major transformation. Does the traditional classroom stand a chance...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Intelligence Squared. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2014], c2014.
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1 streaming video file (100 min.) : sd., col. |
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Is the college of the future digital? With the growing popularity of massive open online courses known as MOOCs, and the availability of online degree programs at a fraction of their on-campus price, higher education is undergoing a major transformation. Does the traditional classroom stand a chance? Will virtual colleges be the great equalizer, offering education to millions of people? Or is a campus-based college experience with face-to-face contact and communication still necessary? Will online courses render the lecture hall obsolete? |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 01, 2014. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Part of the series Intelligence Squared. Introduction: More Clicks, Fewer Bricks: The Lecture Hall Is Obsolete: A Debate (2:58) -- Robert Rosenkranz (3:19) -- Debate "Housekeeping" (1:34) -- For the Motion: Anant Agarwal and Ben Nelson (3:13) -- Against the Motion: Jonathan Cole and (2:39) -- Opening Statement For: Anant Agarwal (7:25) -- Opening Statement Against: Jonathan Cole (6:31) -- Opening Statement For: Ben Nelson (6:45) -- Opening Statement Against: Rebecca Schuman (6:05) -- John Donovan Summarizes the Debate (3:13) -- QA: Why Will Technology Succeed This Time? (3:16) -- QA: Small Online Seminars with Professorial Guidance (3:40) -- QA: Problems of Prompt Feedback (6:14) -- QA: Democratization of MOOCs (5:05) -- QA: Replacement of Classroom Teachers (1:32) -- QA: Suitable Courses for Online Learning (2:17) -- QA: Cost Model and Intellectual Property (3:57) -- QA: Creation of Knowledge (4:45) -- QA: Business of Education Compared to Business of Technology and Creativity (1:46) -- QA: Employment Opportunities with Online Degrees (2:46) -- QA: More Involvement of Professors with Online Model (2:28) -- Closing Statement For: Anant Agarwal (2:41) -- Closing Statement Against: Jonathan Cole (2:12) -- Closing Statement For: Ben Nelson (2:09) -- Closing Statement Against: Rebecca Schuman (2:10) -- Post-Debate Voting Results (4:06) -- Credits: More Clicks, Fewer Bricks: The Lecture Hall Is Obsolete: A Debate (1:56) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Is the college of the future digital? With the growing popularity of massive open online courses known as MOOCs, and the availability of online degree programs at a fraction of their on-campus price, higher education is undergoing a major transformation. Does the traditional classroom stand a chance? Will virtual colleges be the great equalizer, offering education to millions of people? Or is a campus-based college experience with face-to-face contact and communication still necessary? Will online courses render the lecture hall obsolete? 9 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (100 min.) : sd., col. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
9 & up. |
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Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |