August 2013 | Overview & Update Contents 2 Setting
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Description: August 2013 Overview Update Contents 2 Setting the Stage Higher education today Progress Report Accomplishments Faculty student feedback Looking Forward Phased work plan Financial sustainability Opportunities Setting the Stage
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August 2013 | Overview & Update Contents 2 Setting the Stage: Higher education today Progress Report: Accomplishments Faculty & student feedback Looking Forward: Phased work plan Financial sustainability Opportunities [ Setting the Stage ] 3 global appetite for knowledge faculty interest in improving teaching and learning enabling technologies and tech-savvy students cost pressures demand new education delivery models Setting the Stage | Higher Education Today 4 This is an important time in higher education: Setting the Stage | What Is edX? 5 May 2012 Harvard and MIT joined together to launch edX with three goals: expand access to high quality education worldwide improve teaching and learning on campus advance our understanding of how students learn through research not for profit university-led and run open source platform for MOOCs collaborative xConsortium partnership financial sustainability revenue models Setting the Stage | What Is edX? 6 edX was founded upon shared principles: people a start up organization in Kendall Square portal 1M+ global online learners 70% non-U.S. from 192 countries platform authoring tool for faculty course development & delivery Setting the Stage | What Is edX? 7 edX delivers online courses through: expand access to education improve teaching & learning on campus advance our understanding of how students learn through research Setting the Stage | What Is HarvardX? 8 HarvardX shares the same goals as edX: instructional expertise 16 course fellows & producers 2 research fellows 5 creative video professionals professional services 15 support staff with expertise in areas such as pedagogy, media, technology, and copyright law studios and space 2 campus video studios 4th & 5th floors of 125 Mt Auburn Setting the Stage | What Is HarvardX 9 HarvardX supports faculty innovation in teaching: 10 Setting the Stage | What Is HarvardX university & schools Alan Garber [Provost, edX board co-chair] Michael D. Smith [Dean, Faculty of Arts & Sciences] Katie Lapp [Executive Vice President] James Ryan [Dean of Graduate School of Education] Anne Margulies [VP & CIO] faculty Rob Lue [Faculty Director, FAS] 13 faculty members on the Faculty Committee Andrew Ho [Research Chair, GSE] 14 faculty members on the Research Committee staff Samantha Earp [Interim Executive Director] Annie Valva [Course Development Manager] Producers & creative professionals HarvardX is a University-level, faculty-led endeavor: [ Video ] Progress Report [ Progress Report ] 12 delivered 6 open courses CS50x, “Intro to CS” PH207x, “Health in Numbers” PH278x, “Health & Environment” CB22x,
